Cereal
MaybeReturns run at only 0.0% of orders. But prices span $0.98–$8.26, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Cereal is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 58 / 100Top 8% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +12 vs the category median of 4658
- Market size
- £1.4M/yr2.9M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -0.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 23%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 101 sellers
Flapen Score
Cereal against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Cereal is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Cereal market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cereal 2.9M times last year and spent an estimated £1.4M. The top 5 brands take 94% of clicks. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
15.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 2.9M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -0.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.4M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 2.9M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -0.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 15.9%
- Market size, estimated
- £1.4Ma year
- Peak month
- February1.4× the quietest month
- Top search term
- cereal1.3M searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £3.01.
Listings sell for £3.01 on average, from £0.98 to £8.26. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 400K to 500K a year. The average listing sells 4,000 to 5,000 of them. At £3.01 that is £12K to £15K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £3.01under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £0.98–£8.26
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 400K–500K
- Units per listing a year
- 4,000–5,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £12K–£15K
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
21% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1 within Breakfast Cereal. It carries 571 reviews at 4.61 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 21%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.4%
- Average rank
- #1in Breakfast Cereal
- Average rating
- 4.61 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 571per listing
- Listings tracked
- 73
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 2 of last year's 3 launches as successful.
3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 62 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 2Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 62 months
Products
Top Cereal products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Weetabix Crispy Minis Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cereal 500g
- Price
- £2.80
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 636
- Age
- 3y ago

Weetabix Original 48 pack
- Price
- £5.58
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,776
- Age
- 12y ago

Kelloggs Frosties Original Breakfast Cereal 925g
- Price
- £4.23
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 636
- Age
- 3y ago

Kelloggs Crunchy Nut Breakfast Cereal Big Box 840g
- Price
- £4.38
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,411
- Age
- 7y ago

Kelloggs Coco Pops Chocolate Breakfast Cereal 650g
- Price
- £3.71
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 663
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Morrisons Frosted Flakes Cereal 500g
- Price
- £1.58
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,172
- Age
- 9y ago

Weetabix Breakfast Packed with Fibre High in Vitamin D Low in Sugar and Salt 12 Biscuits (215g)
- Price
- £1.95
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 122
- Age
- 11y ago

Nestlé Cereals - Cookie Crisp Breakfast Cereal - Chocolate Chip Mini Cookies - High Fibre 6 Vitamins Calcium & Iron - 500g
- Price
- £2.54
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,075
- Age
- 6y ago

Nestlé Cereals - Shreddies Breakfast Cereal - Bitesize Wholegrain Wheat Cereal - The Original - High Fibre No Added Sugar - 1.1kg
- Price
- £3.70
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 561
- Age
- 3y ago

Kelloggs Corn Flakes 670g
- Price
- £2.88
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 216
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
Kelloggs Corn Flakes 670g
- Price
- £2.88
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 216
- Age
- 1y ago

Nestlé Cereals - Cheerios Breakfast Cereal - Multigrain Hoops Made With Oats Wheat and Barley - High Fibre No Added Sugar - 500g
- Price
- £2.90
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 141
- Age
- 1y ago

Kelloggs Corn Flakes 450g
- Price
- £2.72
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 122
- Age
- 2y ago

Kelloggs Coco Pops Chocolate Breakfast Cereal 420g
- Price
- £2.93
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 684
- Age
- 3y ago

Kelloggs Frosties Original Breakfast Cereal 925g
- Price
- £4.23
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 636
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 23% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
14 falling
Sellers
101
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
23%
Top 20: 62%
Open market
5%
- Kellogg's51%
- Weetabix23%
- Nestlé14%
- Morrisons5%
- Cheerios2%
- Kellogg's Krave1%
- Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 5%)
Demand
Cereal search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Search terms
Top Cereal search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- cereal1.3M/yr
- weetabix331K/yr
- breakfast215K/yr
- breakfast cereal99K/yr
- cornflakes117K/yr
- cereals84K/yr
- crunchy nut cornflakes90K/yr
- coco pops77K/yr
- morrisons cereal67K/yr
- rice krispies66K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cereal
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Tastes like soap
Chemical taste, not good
No taste
Not worth it
Bit expensive
Too expensive
small
Very small box
Bigger box
Disgusting
a very unusual smell
they are disgusting they smell like fairy liquid
Its not overly sweet either
full of sugar
Overly sweet
Love
So, great taste and quite addictive
Fantastic taste
Yummy cereal
Amazing Value
good value
Competitive price
Excellent product
Excellent purchased with a variety
Great product very pleased with purchase
Crispy
Crunchy
texture is crunching
Good if you need protein
Good snack anytime
Great usual taste and extra protein
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FAQ
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