corned beef
Worth a lookShows searches that convert (28.0% search→purchase), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Conversion
Incredible28.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Great37%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Good747.14avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Good£596K£596K/yr · 527K searches
Price range
Good£1.70–£36.80cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+4.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£4.04avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, corned beef is a £596K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (527K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
corned beef market data
- Units sold / yr
- 125K–150K
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £505K–£606K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 28.0%
- Avg BSR
- #16
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 98%
- Sponsored
- 2%
- Out of stock
- 0.6%
- Avg brand age
- 69 months
- Avg seller age
- 176 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
11 rising
Sellers
54
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
37%
Top 20: 75%
Open market
3%
- Morrisons77%
- Princes14%
- M MID-TIER3%
- Montorsi2%
- Hertford Fine Foods1%
- Ship1%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +4.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×
Top corned beef search terms
- corned beef161K/yr
- cooked meat125K/yr
- cold meat80K/yr
- sandwich meat38K/yr
- deli meat26K/yr
- sliced meat23K/yr
- cooked meats22K/yr
- corn beef16K/yr
- cold meats12K/yr
- cornbeef6K/yr
Top corned beef 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Newest
by launch date
Morrisons Italian Herb Ham 120g
Morrisons£2.6552 rev
Morrisons British Thinly Sliced Cooked Ham 120g
Morrisons£2.40136 rev
Morrisons British Thinly Sliced Roast Chicken 120g
Morrisons£2.73120 rev
Montorsi Deli Herb Ham 100g
Montorsi£1.9593 rev
Prime Deli Corned Beef 225g
Morrisons£3.22233 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
What buyers say about corned beef
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Sooo happy to hear from the meat eaters that this was delicious”
“A quality product that is at a affordable price”
“Good price”
“Love this flavor”
“I enjoyed it in my home made bread Roll”
“Fresh”
“Quick n easy”
“Herbs are a good idea”
“easy to use for sandwiches”
“The cans are a decent size too”
What buyers complain about
“Bit tasteless”
“To expensive”
“it tended to dry out too quickly”
“Contains nitrates”
“Could be a little bit thicker”
“Very crumbly and slices break up”
“Sent one that was full of fat”
“only has a small amount of corn beef flavour”
“Okay not very garlic”
“Not a nice texture at all”
Common questions
- Is corned beef profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £596K/yr across 44 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +4.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (60/100).
- How competitive is the corned beef niche?
- 11 brands and 54 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in corned beef?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Moist/Dry. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for corned beef peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the corned beef niche?
- Listings span £1.70–£36.80; the average listing price is £4.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 747 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.