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Glass Bottled Water

Glass Bottled Water shows low returns (0.1%), but a small market ($160K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

53
Worth a look
Market size 34Growth 38Conversion 61Competition 53Returns 100Price range 57Avg price 81Brand share 56Review moat 47Quality gap 37
This niche Category average

Is Glass Bottled Water profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Glass Bottled Water is a £160K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (173K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

Glass Bottled Water: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +10.3% over the last 90 days and 5.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£160K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr+10.3%173K
Conversion rate5.4%
Avg price£17.21

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand, so 29% of the market is open.

29%

open market share

Brands · sellers14 · 78
Top-5 product click share53%
Open market29%
Avg brand age58 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 26 products

Sponsored placement85%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews1,788

Top Glass Bottled Water products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£8K£16K£24K£32K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

78

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

22%

  • Acqua Panna23%
  • Harrogate Spring Water16%
  • VOSS13%
  • Aqua Carpatica11%
  • Harrogate Spa8%
  • mynutri7%

Glass Bottled Water demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume173KCVR5.4%Products26Brands14Top 5 Brands71%OOS Rate1.7%Rating4.5★Reviews1,788Avg BSR#84
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Glass Bottled Water search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • glass bottled water55K/yr
  • glass water23K/yr
  • water glass bottle15K/yr
  • acqua panna12K/yr
  • water in glass bottles12K/yr
  • glass bottle water12K/yr
  • aqua panna water8K/yr
  • still water glass bottle6K/yr
  • mineral water glass bottle5K/yr
  • acqua panna water4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Glass Bottled Water

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

89% of reviews
Taste-Overall34%

Nice crisp taste

Quality-Overall19%

Reasonable price for quality

Value For Money13%

Good value

Freshness8%

Fresh

Size-Overall4%

Good size

What buyers complain about

80% of reviews
Taste-Overall33%

Awful tasting water

Value For Money19%

Too expensive

Dilute/Watery6%

Expensive water

Size-Overall4%

these are slightly bigger bottles

Weight Heavy4%

Was left outside my door and eas heavy and i am 67

Common Glass Bottled Water questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Glass Bottled Water 53/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £160K/yr across 26 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +10.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Glass Bottled Water on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.