Is cheerios profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £71K/yr across 11 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).

How competitive is the cheerios niche?

5 brands and 58 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in cheerios?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Taste-Overall, Stale/Rotten/Spoiled. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for cheerios peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the cheerios niche?

Listings span £0.84–£8.77; the average listing price is £3.93 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 325 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

cheerios

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Conversion

Incredible20.5%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great325.09

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-0.4%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad£71K

£71K/yr · 89K searches

Competition

Bad81%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Avg price

Bad£3.93

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£0.84–£8.77

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cheerios is a £71K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (89K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

cheerios market data

Units sold / yr: 15K–20K; avg 1,500–2,000/product
Revenue / yr: £59K–£79K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 20.5%
Avg BSR: #1
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 45%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 55 months
Avg seller age: 165 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 flat

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Cheerios41%
Nestle Cheerios30%
Nestlé23%
General Mills4%
Kellogg's2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 91 weeks — -0.4% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Open Trend

Top cheerios products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Nestlé Cereals - Cheerios Breakfast Cereal - Multigrain Hoops Made With Oats Wheat and Barley - High Fibre No Added Sugar - 800g

Nestle Cheerios£3.954.7★285 rev

Nestlé Cereals - Cheerios Breakfast Cereal - Multigrain Hoops Made With Oats Wheat and Barley - High Fibre No Added Sugar - 500g

Cheerios£2.904.7★141 rev

Nestlé Cereals- Cheerios Breakfast Cereal - Honey Hoops Made With Oats Wheat and Barley - High Fibre No Added Sugar - 515g

Cheerios£3.124.6★207 rev

Nestlé Cereals - Cheerios Breakfast Cereal - Honey Hoops Made With Oats Wheat and Barley - High Fibre No Added Sugar - 370g

Nestlé£2.984.6★724 rev

Nestlé Cereals - Cheerios Breakfast Cereal - Multigrain Hoops Made With Oats Wheat and Barley - High Fibre No Added Sugar - 390g

Nestlé£2.954.6★610 rev

Newest

by launch date

Nestlé Cereals - Cheerios Breakfast Cereal - Very Berry Hoops Made with Oats Wheat and Barley - High Fibre No Added Sugar - 435G

Cheerios£3.1913 rev

8mo ago

Nestlé Cereals - Cheerios Breakfast Cereal - Multigrain Hoops Made With Oats Wheat and Barley - High Fibre No Added Sugar - 500g

Cheerios£2.90141 rev

1y ago

Nestlé Cereals- Cheerios Breakfast Cereal - Honey Hoops Made With Oats Wheat and Barley - High Fibre No Added Sugar - 515g

Cheerios£3.12207 rev

3y ago

Nestlé Cereals - Cheerios Breakfast Cereal - Multigrain Hoops Made With Oats Wheat and Barley - High Fibre No Added Sugar - 800g

Nestle Cheerios£3.95285 rev

3y ago

Nestlé Cereals - Honey Cheerios Breakfast Cereal & Milk Bar - High Fibre 5 Vitamins & Calcium - 6 x 25g Bar Multipack

Nestlé£0.84137 rev

5y ago

What buyers say about cheerios

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Taste-Overall34%

“Tastes of home”

Sweetness14%

“Nice sweet fix”

Value For Money13%

“Very nice very reasonable price”

Nutritional Content6%

“its great i can buy on Amazon for gluten free”

Ease Of Use6%

“Handy on the go”

Quality-Overall5%

“Very good seller”

Freshness4%

“Fresh cereal”

Gifting Purpose4%

“Great value for money i donation to my church food bank”

Vegan/Organic2%

“One of the better neutral cereals”

Flavor2%

“that doesn't effect the flavour”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money35%

“a bit pricey”

Taste-Overall15%

“Tasteless”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled12%

“Vile”

Quality-Overall8%

“Okay for a change not the best ive had”

Hard Feel8%

“Its a hard pass from me”

Sweetness4%

“not super sweet”

Flavor4%

“Very disapointed not nice flavour at all”

Common questions

Is cheerios profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £71K/yr across 11 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
How competitive is the cheerios niche?: 5 brands and 58 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cheerios?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Taste-Overall, Stale/Rotten/Spoiled. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for cheerios peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cheerios niche?: Listings span £0.84–£8.77; the average listing price is £3.93 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 325 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.