Is crabbies ginger beer profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £39K/yr across 4 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +75.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).

How competitive is the crabbies ginger beer niche?

2 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in crabbies ginger beer?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.2%.

When does demand for crabbies ginger beer peak?

Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 3.8× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the crabbies ginger beer niche?

Listings span £2.36–£19.99; the average listing price is £11.53 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 439 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

crabbies ginger beer

Skip it

A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.8%

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

Growth

Great+75.0%

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

Review moat

Great438.5

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Okay£11.53

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay£2.36–£19.99

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

Market size

Bad£39K

£39K/yr · 35K searches

Competition

Bad100%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, crabbies ginger beer is a £39K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (35K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

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

crabbies ginger beer market data

Units sold / yr: 4K–5K; avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr: £46K–£58K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 9.8%
Avg BSR: #44
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 25%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 65 months
Avg seller age: 174 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Crabbie95%
Fentimans5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +75.0% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

Open Trend

Top crabbies ginger beer search terms

crabbies ginger beer18K/yr +83.5%9.8% conv.
crabbies9K/yr +67.3%8.0% conv.
alcoholic ginger beer5K/yr +57.7%3.6% conv.
crabbies alcoholic ginger beer3K/yr +78.6%10.6% conv.

All search terms

Top crabbies ginger beer 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 4 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Crabbies Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer 12x500ml

Crabbie£17.654.2★58 rev

Crabbies Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer 500ml

Crabbie£2.364.8★31 rev

Crabbies Green Ginger Wine 70cl

Crabbie£6.104.7★1,651 rev

Hollows & Fentimans Alcoholic Ginger Beer - 4% Vol - All Natural - Botanically Brewed Craft Beer - Infused with Natural Ginger Root - 8 x 500ml

Fentimans£19.994.0★14 rev

Newest

by launch date

Crabbies Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer 500ml

Crabbie£2.3631 rev

1y ago

Crabbies Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer 12x500ml

Crabbie£17.6558 rev

2y ago

Crabbies Green Ginger Wine 70cl

Crabbie£6.101,651 rev

6y ago

Hollows & Fentimans Alcoholic Ginger Beer - 4% Vol - All Natural - Botanically Brewed Craft Beer - Infused with Natural Ginger Root - 8 x 500ml

Fentimans£19.9914 rev

10y ago

What buyers say about crabbies ginger beer

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall25%

“Great product”

Alcohol Flavor25%

“The beer is delicious”

Flavor22%

“High in strength and awesome taste, a great choice for my whiskey mack, delicious”

Taste-Overall14%

“proper ginger kick”

Value For Money8%

“Excellent price”

What buyers complain about

Ease Of Use33%

“Why so difficult to come by”

Common questions

Is crabbies ginger beer profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £39K/yr across 4 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +75.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the crabbies ginger beer niche?: 2 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in crabbies ginger beer?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for crabbies ginger beer peak?: Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 3.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the crabbies ginger beer niche?: Listings span £2.36–£19.99; the average listing price is £11.53 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 439 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.