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title: "Chicken Thigh — £3.4M/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 50/100 · £3.4M/yr market. Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **chicken thigh**
**Worth a look**
Shows searches that convert (20.6% search→purchase), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 96Growth 22Conversion 100Competition 41Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 14Brand share 0Review moat 51Quality gap 27
**Conversion**
**Incredible****20.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Incredible****£3.4M**
£3.4M/yr · 3.2M searches
**Review moat**
**Good****1,463.83**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Okay****60%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-5.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Avg price**
**Bad****£5.07**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****£1.94–£12.18**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, chicken thigh is a £3.4M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (3.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **chicken thigh market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **600K–800K**
- avg 30,000–40,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£3.0M–£4.1M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **20.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#5**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **0%**
- **Out of stock**
- **8.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **51 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **171 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**2 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**27**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**60%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Morrisons97% - CO OP3%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
80K60KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/chicken-thigh/trend)
## **Top chicken thigh search terms**
- **chicken**2.2M/yr-5.5%11.7% conv. - **chicken breast**780K/yr-4.6%25.1% conv. - **chicken fillets**40K/yr-7.5%10.7% conv. - **chicken breast fillets**43K/yr-4.7%16.3% conv. - **fresh chicken**26K/yr-8.0%12.1% conv. - **chicke**17K/yr+54.8%2.2% conv. - **breast**19K/yr-9.9%2.5% conv. - **chicken breasts**17K/yr-10.6%24.6% conv. - **chicken fillet**11K/yr+27.8%10.0% conv. - **special offers**15K/yr-16.3%0.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/chicken-thigh/search-terms)
## **Top chicken thigh 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.
0%10%£337K20%£674K30%£1.0M40%£1.3M1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Morrisons Chicken Breast Fillet 1kg**Morrisons**£6.83**4.6★4,893 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M6628A9) [2**Morrisons Chicken Breast Fillet 630g**Morrisons**£4.86**4.6★1,742 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01M2Z8J8C) [3**Morrisons Chicken Fillet 330g**Morrisons**£2.71**4.5★844 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09RP38GQQ) [4**Morrisons British Chicken Breast Fillets 2kg**Morrisons**£12.18**4.6★758 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08F2R12RH) [5**Morrisons Diced Chicken Breast Fillets 600g**Morrisons**£4.87**4.7★1,142 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N3OZ696)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Morrisons Savers Chicken Breast Pieces 750g**Morrisons**£5.35**204 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F5X9DBCR) [**Morrisons Savers Cooked Chicken Pieces 210g**Morrisons**£1.94**470 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNQHJD5Z) [**Morrisons British Chicken Thighs 1kg**Morrisons**£3.63**2,402 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09XBS6WCX) [**Morrisons Diced Chicken Fillet 400g**Morrisons**£3.93**633 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09T777MDR) [**Morrisons Chicken Fillet 330g**Morrisons**£2.71**844 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09RP38GQQ)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Morrisons British Chicken Breast Fillets 2kg**Morrisons**£12.18**4.6★**▲ 52%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08F2R12RH) [**Co-op Space to Thrive British Chicken Breast Fillets 300g**CO OP**£2.78**4.5★**▲ 39%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08XSCBZNL) [**Morrisons Chicken Thigh Fillets 1kg**Morrisons**£6.93**4.6★**▲ 35%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08F2SLK68) [**Morrisons Chicken Legs 1.35kg**Morrisons**£3.82**4.7★**▲ 20%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LQPONZU) [**Morrisons Savers Cooked Chicken Pieces 210g**Morrisons**£1.94**4.4★**▲ 14%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BNQHJD5Z)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about chicken thigh**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**27%
*“Nice taste”*
**Quality-Overall**19%
*“Good quality”*
**Value For Money**16%
*“Affordable price”*
**Freshness**13%
*“Nice and fresh”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Good size”*
**Cooking Instructions**4%
*“ALL GOOD COOK WELL”*
**Baking**2%
*“Beautiful chicken bread”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Convenient”*
**Crispiness**2%
*“tasty chicken thighs”*
**Flavor**2%
*“Full of flavour”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**26%
*“Not tasty”*
**Size-Overall**9%
*“These fillets are huge”*
**Moist/Dry**9%
*“Small fresh Morrisons chicken was dry and tasteless”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Cheap and best”*
**Dilute/Watery**6%
*“Too much water added”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“Misleading Placement”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Price is high”*
**Smell**4%
*“The smell was horrendous”*
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**3%
*“Small fresh Morrisons chicken was dry and tasteless”*
**Oily/Greasy**3%
*“Fatty and had lots of veins🤢”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is chicken thigh profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £3.4M/yr across 18 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -5.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- **How competitive is the chicken thigh niche?**
- 2 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in chicken thigh?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Size-Overall, Moist/Dry. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for chicken thigh peak?**
- Demand peaks in Feb; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the chicken thigh niche?**
- Listings span £1.94–£12.18; the average listing price is £5.07 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,464 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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