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cookies

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 59Growth 24Conversion 99Competition 93Returns 100Price range 44Avg price 8Brand share 46Review moat 78Quality gap 50

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible17.6%

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

Competition

Great22%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Great438.13

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Good£472K

£472K/yr · 912K searches

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay77%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Okay£0.48–£26.54

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

Growth

Bad-2.4%

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

Avg price

Bad£2.94

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cookies is a £472K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (912K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 62/100.

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

cookies market data

Units sold / yr
150K–200K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
£441K–£588K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
17.6%
Avg BSR
#145
Page quality
0%
Prime
99%
Sponsored
11%
Out of stock
4.7%
Avg brand age
53 months
Avg seller age
172 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (22% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

82

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

22%

Top 20: 55%

Open market

18%

  • Morrisons51%
  • Maryland9%
  • Fox's6%
  • Cadbury6%
  • McVitie's5%
  • GreHom5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 18%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KBlack Friday '25Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top cookies search terms

  • cookies459K/yr
  • savers202K/yr
  • cookie72K/yr
  • maryland cookies39K/yr
  • chocolate chip cookies28K/yr
  • morrisons savers75K/yr
  • chocolate cookies16K/yr
  • maryland10K/yr
  • saver7K/yr
  • choc chip cookies4K/yr
All search terms

Top cookies 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%2%£9K4%£19K6%£28K8%£38K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about cookies

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall30%

“Absolutely delicious”

Value For Money15%

“Best price”

Baking12%

“Great cookies”

Quality-Overall12%

“Best quality”

Freshness5%

“Keeps fresh”

Flavor4%

“Love this flavor”

Crispiness3%

“Very nice crisp biscuits”

Sweetness2%

“Great taste, sweet”

Size-Overall2%

“Good size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“As expected”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall14%

“Taste artificial”

Size-Overall11%

“Very small tin with small biscuits inside”

Value For Money8%

“Cheap”

Thickness6%

“flat for my liking”

Quality-Overall6%

“however I was very disappointed with the quality this time as the majority of the biscuits were broken”

Chunk/Clump/Collection4%

“Broken buiscuits”

Flavor4%

“just the flavour was different”

Sweetness4%

“Too sweet”

Moist/Dry4%

“though the cheese always seems to dry”

Powdered/Crumbled3%

“Crushed”

Common questions

Is cookies profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £472K/yr across 82 tracked products. 5 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (62/100).
How competitive is the cookies niche?
18 brands and 82 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 22% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in cookies?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Size-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for cookies peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the cookies niche?
Listings span £0.48–£26.54; the average listing price is £2.94 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 438 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.