Root Beer
FailThe top 5 brands take 93% of clicks, so Root Beer is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 48 / 100Top 40% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +2 vs the category median of 4648
- Market size
- £203K/yr187K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +5.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 69%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 35 sellers
Flapen Score
Root Beer against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Root Beer is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Root Beer market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Root Beer 187K times last year and spent an estimated £203K. The top 5 brands take 93% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
6.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 187K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +5.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £203K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 187K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +5.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 6.1%
- Market size, estimated
- £203Ka year
- Peak month
- September2.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- root beer163K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £17.74.
Listings sell for £17.74 on average, from £5.68 to £33.76. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £17.74 that is £9K to £13K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £17.74inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £5.68–£33.76
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 10K–13K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £9K–£13K
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
31% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 69% ship with Prime. On an average day, 23.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #107 within Fizzy Drinks. It carries 737 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 31%
- Prime listings
- 69%
- Out of stock, average day
- 23.9%
- Average rank
- #107in Fizzy Drinks
- Average rating
- 4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 737per listing
- Listings tracked
- 13
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.
3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 55 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 55 months
Products
Top Root Beer products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Tropical Sun Root Beer 330ml Cans Non-Alcoholic Fizzy Drink Sweet & Refreshing Caribbean Flavour Caffeine-Free Soft Drink Pack of 24
- Price
- £15.84
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,473
- Age
- 10y ago

A & W Root Beer 355ml Cans (2 X 12 Pack) - Total 24 Cans
- Price
- £24.43
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,444
- Age
- 6y ago

A&W Root Beer 12 Fl Oz (Pack Of 12)
- Price
- £16.38
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 37
- Age
- 2y ago

A&W Root Beer Fridge Pack Cans 12x335ml (Pack of 12) Packaging may vary
- Price
- £15.95
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,376
- Age
- 14y ago

A&W Root Beer Singles to Go Drink Mix 15 g
- Price
- £5.68
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 216
- Age
- 10y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
A & W Root Beer 355ml Cans (2 X 12 Pack) - Total 24 Cans | Packaging may vary | Canadian Root Beer
- Price
- £26.61
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 3mo ago

Claeys Old Fashioned Hard Candy Root Beer 6 oz
- Price
- £5.92
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,112
- Age
- 13y ago

AA&WW Root Beer Soda 355ml x 12 Pack Limited Edition USA Import American Party Pack For Parties and Special Ocassions
- Price
- £19.27
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 10mo ago

A&W Root Beer Fridge Pack Cans 12x335ml (Pack of 12) Packaging may vary
- Price
- £15.95
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,376
- Age
- 14y ago

Tropical Sun Root Beer 330ml Cans Non-Alcoholic Fizzy Drink Sweet & Refreshing Caribbean Flavour Caffeine-Free Soft Drink Pack of 24
- Price
- £15.84
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,473
- Age
- 10y ago
Newest
by launch date
A & W Root Beer 355ml Cans (2 X 12 Pack) - Total 24 Cans | Packaging may vary | Canadian Root Beer
- Price
- £26.61
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 3mo ago

AA&WW Root Beer Soda 355ml x 12 Pack Limited Edition USA Import American Party Pack For Parties and Special Ocassions
- Price
- £19.27
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 10mo ago

Bunda-berg Root Beer | Australian Family Owned | 375ML Bottle | Pack of 12
- Price
- £33.76
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 11mo ago

A&W Root Beer 12 Fl Oz (Pack Of 12)
- Price
- £16.38
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 37
- Age
- 2y ago

A & W Root Beer 355ml Cans (2 X 12 Pack) - Total 24 Cans
- Price
- £24.43
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,444
- Age
- 6y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
35
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- A & W52%
- Tropical Sun22%
- Soda Folk8%
- Puregro6%
- FIZZYBERRIES5%
- Hartridges3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Demand
Root Beer search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×
Search terms
Top Root Beer search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- root beer163K/yr
- a&w root beer14K/yr
- aw root beer5K/yr
- root beer cans3K/yr
- a&w2K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Root Beer
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
leaves a horible after taste
it tastes awfull
not real tasting
It's a shame it's so expensive but
I wish it was a little cheaper
a little expensive
no sweeteners that leave a bad after taste
Is it sugar free? Absolutely not
Too sweet for me
the maple syrup flavour is barely noticeable
It doesn't have the depth of flavour that A
Chilling it or serving it with ice will really make its flavour less strong
no sweeteners that leave a bad after taste
which has a terrible sweetener aftertaste
Love
Tastes fine, very easy to do
Great Tasting
It tastes absolutely delicious
Always great flavour
had a slightly more vanilla flavour to it
It used to be rich with flavour
Good quality
Great product
Quality Root beer
A&W root beer is a true class beverage
if your a lover of ROOT BEER this is the best one out there
One of my favourite drinks
The use of maple syrup as the sweetener is absolutely brilliant
sweet
Thankfully, these are sweet, crisp, and properly fizzy
Return
0.0% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing
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