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milka

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Soft demand (-13.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 29Growth 18Conversion 43Competition 49Returns 100Price range 67Avg price 31Brand share 27Review moat 67Quality gap 30

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good826.3

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good£1.24–£43.07

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

Competition

Okay56%

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

Conversion

Okay3.4%

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

Avg price

Okay£9.72

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay£125K

£125K/yr · 377K searches

Brand share

Okay89%

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

Growth

Bad-13.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, milka is a £125K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (377K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

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

milka market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 1,250–1,500/product
Revenue / yr
£292K–£389K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.4%
Avg BSR
#627
Page quality
0%
Prime
78%
Sponsored
4%
Out of stock
0.3%
Avg brand age
53 months
Avg seller age
162 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

3%

  • Milka68%
  • Cadbury14%
  • --8%
  • vapewaves3%
  • Swiss+2%
  • your surprise2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
12K8KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top milka search terms

  • milka chocolate136K/yr
  • milka140K/yr
  • boost chocolate bar20K/yr
  • chocolate offers24K/yr
  • milka chocolate bars25K/yr
  • boost bars8K/yr
  • cadbury boost4K/yr
  • chocolate milka7K/yr
  • boost bar4K/yr
  • boost chocolate4K/yr
All search terms

Top milka 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%5%£6K10%£12K15%£19K20%£25K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about milka

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall36%

“Great taste”

Value For Money23%

“Fair price”

Sweetness6%

“Lovely chocolate”

Size-Overall6%

“I found the sizes of the bars to be adequate”

Flavor4%

“Great choice of flavours”

Quality-Overall3%

“The variety is decent”

Gifting Purpose2%

“Great for a gift”

Blend/Ratio2%

“The mixture of milk”

Baking1%

“Very nice cake bars”

Correct Contents1%

“Cant fault”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall35%

“Not size I was expecting”

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

“Misleading”

Value For Money10%

“when I went to re buy the price had doubled”

Taste-Overall5%

“not as tasty as I though they would be”

Ingredients-Overall4%

“We want the proper cadburys ingredients back”

Storage Temperature4%

“This particular order was stored incorrectly so the chocolate split due to the warm weather”

Durability2%

“Theyre never last long”

Oily/Greasy2%

“unlike that stuff full of palm oil”

Flavor2%

“Still good chocolate tho buying it this way is expensive tho you pay the extra for getting lots of different flavours not several of the same flavour”

Quality-Overall1%

“Not the best”

Common questions

Is milka profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £125K/yr across 23 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the milka niche?
7 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 56% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in milka?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for milka peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the milka niche?
Listings span £1.24–£43.07; the average listing price is £9.72 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 826 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.