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title: "Chilli Oil — £549K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 57/100 · £549K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **chilli oil**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 62Growth 9Conversion 93Competition 73Returns 100Price range 13Avg price 22Brand share 70Review moat 74Quality gap 38
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****11.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****553.33**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Good****41%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Good****63%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Market size**
**Good****£549K**
£549K/yr · 609K searches
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Bad****£7.88**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Bad****£2.42–£16.84**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-32.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, chilli oil is a £549K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (609K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **chilli oil market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **60K–80K**
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£473K–£630K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **11.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#220**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **67%**
- **Sponsored**
- **76%**
- **Out of stock**
- **5.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **66 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **164 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**18 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**102**
**Top-5 brand share**
**63%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**41%**
Top 20: 86%
**Open market**
**31%**
- LAO GAN MA31% - Lee Kum Kee10% - Zen Group9% - EDE Group7% - Blissify6% - WaNaHong6%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -32.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
12K8KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/chilli-oil/trend)
## **Top chilli oil search terms**
- **chilli oil**206K/yr-26.5%9.0% conv. - **crispy chilli oil**115K/yr-49.3%13.5% conv. - **chilli crisp**69K/yr-23.6%10.9% conv. - **laoganma crispy chilli oil**39K/yr-39.3%17.2% conv. - **crispy chili oil**10K/yr+113.1%13.0% conv. - **chili crisp**20K/yr-16.3%10.3% conv. - **chili oil**22K/yr-35.7%6.3% conv. - **chilli crunch**16K/yr-22.9%5.8% conv. - **lao gan ma**21K/yr-42.2%9.3% conv. - **lao gan ma crispy chilli oil**16K/yr-36.4%13.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/grocery/chilli-oil/search-terms)
## **Top chilli oil 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%4%£22K8%£44K12%£66K16%£88K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Laoganma Crispy Chilli in Oil 210g (Pack of 3)**LAO GAN MA**£8.97**4.5★812 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B091NDMPGN) [2**Laogan ma Crispy Chilli in Oil 670g**LAO GAN MA**£11.15**4.6★1,520 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01BJ0Z92I) [3**Crispy Chilli Oil 210g Spicy Chilli Crisp Hot Sauce Jar - Savoury Crunchy Texture | Authentic Chinese Umami Condiment for Noodles Rice Stir-Fries and dips**Zen Group**£6.41**4.5★41 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GKWX6NTG) [4**WaNaHong Laoganma Crispy Chilli in Oil (Pack of 4)**WaNaHong**£12.12**4.6★484 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0835885LT) [5**Laoganma Crispy Chilli Oil 1 Pack (210g Each) Chinese Chilli Oil with Crunchy Texture and Premium Ingredients for Cooking Dipping and Topping**EDE Group**£5.51**4.5★88 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFBQBBKD)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Laoganma Crispy Chilli Oil 1 Pack (210g Each) Chinese Chilli Oil with Crunchy Texture and Premium Ingredients for Cooking Dipping and Topping**EDE Group**£5.51**88 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FFBQBBKD) [**Lao Gan Ma Crispy Chilli Oil 210g (Pack of 2) Spicy Chilli Oil with Crispy Soybeans | Authentic Chinese Chilli Sauce | Perfect for Noodles Rice & Dumplings | Crispy Texture with Soybeans**LAO GAN MA**£7.58**11 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GXGJGW8T) [**Crispy Chilli Oil 210g Spicy Chilli Crisp Hot Sauce Jar - Savoury Crunchy Texture | Authentic Chinese Umami Condiment for Noodles Rice Stir-Fries and dips**Zen Group**£6.41**41 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GKWX6NTG) [**Lee Kum Kee Chiu Chow Chilli Oil Vegan No Added MSG Preservatives or Colouring 170 g (Pack of 3)**Lee Kum Kee**£7.82**46 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G354ST4W) [**Blissify - Lao gań ma Crispy Chilli Oil 210g Each (Pack of 3) Famous Chinese Spicy Chilli Oil for Cooking Dipping and Topping**Blissify**£8.89**18 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FYSBZZSD)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Crispy Chilli Oil 210g Spicy Chilli Crisp Hot Sauce Jar - Savoury Crunchy Texture | Authentic Chinese Umami Condiment for Noodles Rice Stir-Fries and dips**Zen Group**£6.41**4.5★**▲ 364%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GKWX6NTG) [**Lao Gan Ma Crispy Chilli Oil 210g (Pack of 2) Spicy Chilli Oil with Crispy Soybeans | Authentic Chinese Chilli Sauce | Perfect for Noodles Rice & Dumplings | Crispy Texture with Soybeans**LAO GAN MA**£7.58**4.6★**▲ 360%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GXGJGW8T) [**Blissify - Lao gań ma Crispy Chilli Oil 210g Each (Pack of 3) Famous Chinese Spicy Chilli Oil for Cooking Dipping and Topping**Blissify**£8.89**4.0★**▲ 232%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FYSBZZSD) [**Lee Kum Kee Chiu Chow Chilli Oil Vegan No Added MSG Preservatives or Colouring 170 g (Pack of 3)**Lee Kum Kee**£7.82**4.9★**▲ 121%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G354ST4W) [**Blue Nile Foods Chilli Oil Variety Pack 210g Crispy & Peanut Flavour Chinese Chilli Oils Crunchy Spicy Condiments Perfect for Stir-Fries Noodles Rice Dips & More Vegan & No Gluten 2-Pack**Blue Nile Foods**£14.72**4.6★**▲ 87%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4YJ98RY)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about chilli oil**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**28%
*“Absolutely delicious”*
**Spiciness**15%
*“Not too hot or spicy”*
**Flavor**13%
*“Amazing flavour”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“It's a consistent quality product”*
**Crispiness**9%
*“Good crunch”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Good value”*
**Oily/Greasy**2%
*“it is by far the nicest chilli oil I've tried”*
**Ingredients-Overall**2%
*“I love to use as authentic as possible ingredients to replicate my favourite flavours”*
**Cooking Instructions**2%
*“Pack of three is useful for regular cooking”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**1%
*“a lovely crunchy texture to almost any dish”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Spiciness**15%
*“not as spicy as I expected”*
**Oily/Greasy**12%
*“Its mostly oil”*
**Taste-Overall**11%
*“Didn't like the taste”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Also think its quite overpriced”*
**Flavor**4%
*“This is not the flavor I had in mind”*
**Moist/Dry**3%
*“This was so dry”*
**Quality-Overall**3%
*“I highly doubt it will be in good quality in more than a year”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“The title is slightly misleading”*
**Crispiness**2%
*“lacking in crunch”*
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**2%
*“Smashed jar”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is chilli oil profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £549K/yr across 33 tracked products. 3 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -32.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- **How competitive is the chilli oil niche?**
- 18 brands and 102 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 63% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in chilli oil?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Spiciness, Oily/Greasy, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for chilli oil peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Jun; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the chilli oil niche?**
- Listings span £2.42–£16.84; the average listing price is £7.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 553 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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