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Rio

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Rio doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

46
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Market size 14Growth 83Conversion 66Competition 5Returns 100Price range 81Avg price 79Brand share 0Review moat 79Quality gap 16
This niche Category average

Is Rio profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Rio is a £57K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (58K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Rio: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +79.4% over the last 90 days and 6.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£57K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr+79.4%58K
Conversion rate6.0%
Avg price£16.51

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 45
Top-5 product click share93%
Open market0%
Avg brand age67 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.7★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 7 products

Sponsored placement71%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.7★
Avg reviews417

Top Rio 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 capture 93% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£6K£11K£17K£23K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Rio86%
  • Kandy Collection10%
  • Generic4%

Rio demand & seasonality

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

Volume58KCVR6.0%Products7Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate2.3%Rating4.7★Reviews417Avg BSR#213
4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top Rio search terms shoppers use

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

  • rio drink37K/yr
  • rio cans7K/yr
  • rio light6K/yr
  • rio tropical4K/yr
  • rio cans 24 pack5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rio

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

What buyers love

92% of reviews
Taste-Overall32%

It is the only can of juice i drink great taste

Value For Money26%

Great value for money

Quality-Overall7%

Cans are good

Freshness6%

Nice and refreshing

Soft Feel5%

Lovely refreshing soft drink can also be used as a mixer tried it with gin

What buyers complain about

86% of reviews
Taste-Overall67%

Bad taste

Sweetness7%

I cant remember having artificial sweeteners in it before

Flavor6%

New Improved Taste cans flavour is completely different

Artificial Sweeteners3%

I cant remember having artificial sweeteners in it before

Value For Money3%

But in 2013 it was bought out for £12 million by Scottish drinks giant Barr's

Common Rio questions

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

Flapen scores Rio 46/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £57K/yr across 7 tracked products. Search demand moved +79.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Rio on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jul–Aug, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.