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Beer

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But prices span $6.62–$19.11, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Beer is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 4% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +15 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£3.8M/yr4.5M searches / yr
90-day growth
+13.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
57%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 49 sellers

Flapen Score

Beer against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Beer is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Beer market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Beer 4.5M times last year and spent an estimated £3.8M. The top 5 brands take 73% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 4.5M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +13.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £3.8M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
4.5M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+13.7%
Conversion, latest week
8.1%
Market size, estimated
£3.8Ma year
Peak month
December2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
beer1.6M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.31.

Listings sell for £10.31 on average, from £6.62 to £19.11. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 400K to 500K a year. The average listing sells 15,000 to 20,000 of them. At £10.31 that is £155K to £206K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.31under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.62–£19.11
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
400K–500K
Units per listing a year
15,000–20,000
Revenue per listing a year
£155K–£206K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

20% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #60 within Beer, Wine & Spirits. It carries 1,469 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
20%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.2%
Average rank
#60in Beer, Wine & Spirits
Average rating
4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,469per listing
Listings tracked
20

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are established.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 72 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
72 months

Products

Top Beer products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£378K£756K£1.1M£1.5M101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

21%

  • STELLA ARTOIS29%
  • Budweiser15%
  • Heineken12%
  • Carlsberg10%
  • San Miguel7%
  • Cruzcampo6%

Demand

Beer search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

175K125KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Beer search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • beer1.6M/yr
  • lager613K/yr
  • beers and lagers offers415K/yr
  • budweiser251K/yr
  • lager offers deal of the day232K/yr
  • stella artois cans 18 x 440220K/yr
  • stella145K/yr
  • beers121K/yr
  • carling lager 18 pack128K/yr
  • cruzcampo89K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Beer

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Taste-Overall54%−0.19

it tasted really funky

Taste has changed to the worst

Worse taste ever

Leak-Proof8%

the lager had leaked out

Size-Overall8%+0.29

Well largeris larger

Value For Money4%+3.49

If it is very expensive when you look just keep checking until it goes down

Smell4%−0.01

Absolutely minging, tastes like the smell of a dirty pub

Love

Value For Money42%+3.49

Absolutely great value for your Ching Ching

Good value

Brilliant value for money

Taste-Overall20%−0.19

Classic taste

The taste was lovely

Awesome beer

Alcohol Flavor18%−0.01

A nice strong beer

Awesome beer

One of the best beers available

Quality-Overall7%+0.52

Brilliant quality

high-quality, and always hits the spot

Good product

Flavor5%+0.39

Best ever flavour

just quality clean crisp tasting lager

great tasting lager

FAQ

Common Beer questions

Answered from the same tracked data.