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haribo jelly babies

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Soft demand (-12.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 26Growth 19Conversion 64Competition 55Returns 100Price range 45Avg price 71Brand share 27Review moat 53Quality gap 37

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Good£14.47

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Good5.7%

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

Competition

Good52%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Good1,370.38

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Okay£1.12–£26.24

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay89%

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

Market size

Okay£104K

£104K/yr · 126K searches

Growth

Bad-12.3%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, haribo jelly babies is a £104K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (126K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

haribo jelly babies market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£87K–£116K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.7%
Avg BSR
#2
Page quality
0%
Prime
72%
Sponsored
25%
Out of stock
0.2%
Avg brand age
50 months
Avg seller age
165 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

70

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

8%

  • HARIBO65%
  • Monmore Confectionery11%
  • Swizzels7%
  • Krazy Kandi3%
  • Barratt3%
  • A-Z Sweetshop3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 8%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — -12.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.8×

Top haribo jelly babies search terms

  • 3kg sweets45K/yr
  • haribo jelly babies36K/yr
  • sweets 3kg11K/yr
  • haribo bulk10K/yr
  • haribo 3kg9K/yr
  • mini jelly babies5K/yr
  • jelly babies haribo4K/yr
  • bulk haribo3K/yr
  • haribo 3kg bags4K/yr
All search terms

Top haribo jelly babies 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%£4K8%£8K12%£12K16%£17K101001K10K 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 haribo jelly babies

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall28%

“Delicious jelly babies”

Value For Money25%

“Great value”

Sweetness17%

“Great sweets”

Flavor7%

“excellent flavor”

Quality-Overall5%

“The quality of this jelly beans is very good”

Gifting Purpose5%

“This was a christmas gift and was loved”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Product exactly as advertised”

Size-Overall1%

“Great size”

Crispiness1%

“Nice and juicy”

Blend/Ratio1%

“blue mix was nice”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall15%

“just not edible”

Value For Money9%

“I thought these were 1kg bags turns out not they are bloody expensive”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“it wasnt down anywhere on the sellers page”

Size-Overall8%

“Very large bag”

Flavor7%

“The bad: The disparity in the varying quantities of each flavour”

Color7%

“MOSTLY GREEN”

Blend/Ratio5%

“Not the usual mix hardly any dark beans”

Texture/Consistency-Overall4%

“They are a different texture”

Chunk/Clump/Collection4%

“All stuck together,just big clumps”

Durability4%

“They don't last the month out with us two”

Common questions

Is haribo jelly babies profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £104K/yr across 32 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the haribo jelly babies niche?
11 brands and 70 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in haribo jelly babies?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for haribo jelly babies peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the haribo jelly babies niche?
Listings span £1.12–£26.24; the average listing price is £14.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,370 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.