herbalife
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great£20.29avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Good£4.69–£44.12cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Okay1,920.6avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Okay2.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-2.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£71K£71K/yr · 141K searches
Competition
Bad81%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, herbalife is a £71K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (141K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
herbalife market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £81K–£101K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.5%
- Avg BSR
- #293
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 90%
- Sponsored
- 30%
- Out of stock
- 6.7%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 157 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
49
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Herbalife71%
- SlimFast21%
- Super Supplement5%
- Aloe Pura3%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.9×
Top herbalife search terms
- herbalife63K/yr
- herbalife shakes for weight loss37K/yr
- herbalife protein powder10K/yr
- slimfast strawberry8K/yr
- herbal life6K/yr
- strawberry slimfast4K/yr
- herbalife formula 14K/yr
- herbalife products2K/yr
- herbalife nutrition2K/yr
- herbalife shake2K/yr
Top herbalife 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 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Herbalife Formula 1 Shake Mix - Meal replacement shake mix for weight control and healthy nutrition (550g Vanilla Cream) (550 vanilla)
Herbalife£43.263.2★28 rev
HERBALIFE Afresh Energy Drink - Lemon Flavor & Tulsi Flavor For Weight Loss Energy Drink (50 g Lemon Tulsi Flavored)
Herbalife£32.243.0★1 rev
SlimFast Meal Replacement Powder Strawberry Flavour 584g 16 servings
SlimFast£7.774.6★3,534 rev
Herbalife Instant Herbal Drink with Tea Extracts - Raspberry Flavour - 50 g
Herbalife£31.814.4★4,203 rev
SlimFast Strawberry Meal Replacement Shake 6 x 325 ml
SlimFast£7.754.6★3,830 rev
Newest
by launch date
SlimFast Meal Replacement Powder Strawberry Flavour 300g (8 Meals)
SlimFast£4.69349 rev
Herbalife Formula 1 Shake Mix - Meal replacement shake mix for weight control and healthy nutrition (550g Vanilla Cream) (550 vanilla)
Herbalife£43.2628 rev
Herbalife Tea Concentrate: Original 3.6 OZ (102g) Herbalife Tea
Herbalife£44.12141 rev
HERBALIFE Afresh Energy Drink - Lemon Flavor & Tulsi Flavor For Weight Loss Energy Drink (50 g Lemon Tulsi Flavored)
Herbalife£32.241 rev
SlimFast Meal Replacement Powder Blueberry Flavour 584g 16 Servings
SlimFast£8.03773 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Aloe Pura Aloe Vera Maximum Strength Juice Natural Vegan Cruelty Free Food Supplement 1ltr
Aloe Pura£8.274.4★
HERBALIFE Afresh Energy Drink - Lemon Flavor & Tulsi Flavor For Weight Loss Energy Drink (50 g Lemon Tulsi Flavored)
Herbalife£32.243.0★
Herbalife Instant Herbal Drink with Tea Extracts - Raspberry Flavour - 50 g
Herbalife£31.814.4★
SlimFast Meal Replacement Powder Blueberry Flavour 584g 16 Servings
SlimFast£8.034.6★
Non-GM Vitamin Protein Powders Weight Loss Shake Food Supplement (Vanilla Flavour) 300g Dairy Free Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans Diet Meal Replacement Slimming Shakes for Weight Loss Meal
Super Supplement£15.004.2★
What buyers say about herbalife
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great for a snack”
“It's easy to use like their other flavors”
“Amazing price”
“Excellent product”
“Theres a lot of protein in these drinks which is great”
“as advertised”
“Works well in aiding weight loss”
“Refreshing”
“Decent size”
“Smooth & easy to blend”
What buyers complain about
“both of these tubs tasted miserable”
“High in sugar”
“Waste of money”
“Not a fan of this flavour”
“Didn't work”
“Doesn't dissolve in glass”
“Thick and tasteless”
“Very artificial and leaves an aftertaste, not nice at all”
“when I have one I feel less hungry due to protein content”
“The latter I found had an artificial taste”
Common questions
- Is herbalife profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £71K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -2.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the herbalife niche?
- 4 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in herbalife?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Sweetness, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for herbalife peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep; the busiest month runs 5.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the herbalife niche?
- Listings span £4.69–£44.12; the average listing price is £20.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,921 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.