root beer
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 93% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great£17.74avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good737.31avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Good6.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good£5.68–£33.76cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay£203K£203K/yr · 187K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+5.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Okay69%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, root beer is a £203K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (187K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
root beer market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £177K–£222K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.1%
- Avg BSR
- #107
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 69%
- Sponsored
- 31%
- Out of stock
- 23.9%
- Avg brand age
- 55 months
- Avg seller age
- 163 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond 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 & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×
Top root beer search terms
- root beer163K/yr
- a&w root beer14K/yr
- aw root beer5K/yr
- root beer cans3K/yr
- a&w2K/yr
Top root beer 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 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
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
Tropical Sun£15.844.5★1,473 rev
A & W Root Beer 355ml Cans (2 X 12 Pack) - Total 24 Cans
A & W£24.434.7★1,444 rev
A&W Root Beer 12 Fl Oz (Pack Of 12)
A & W£16.384.7★37 rev
A&W Root Beer Fridge Pack Cans 12x335ml (Pack of 12) Packaging may vary
A & W£15.954.6★1,376 rev
A&W Root Beer Singles to Go Drink Mix 15 g
A & W£5.684.1★216 rev
Newest
by launch date
A & W Root Beer 355ml Cans (2 X 12 Pack) - Total 24 Cans | Packaging may vary | Canadian Root Beer
Puregro£26.6113 rev
AA&WW Root Beer Soda 355ml x 12 Pack Limited Edition USA Import American Party Pack For Parties and Special Ocassions
FIZZYBERRIES£19.2727 rev
Bunda-berg Root Beer | Australian Family Owned | 375ML Bottle | Pack of 12
Generic£33.764 rev
A&W Root Beer 12 Fl Oz (Pack Of 12)
A & W£16.3837 rev
A & W Root Beer 355ml Cans (2 X 12 Pack) - Total 24 Cans
A & W£24.431,444 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumA & W Root Beer 355ml Cans (2 X 12 Pack) - Total 24 Cans | Packaging may vary | Canadian Root Beer
Puregro£26.614.8★
Claeys Old Fashioned Hard Candy Root Beer 6 oz
Claeys£5.924.6★
AA&WW Root Beer Soda 355ml x 12 Pack Limited Edition USA Import American Party Pack For Parties and Special Ocassions
FIZZYBERRIES£19.274.6★
A&W Root Beer Fridge Pack Cans 12x335ml (Pack of 12) Packaging may vary
A & W£15.954.6★
Tropical Sun Root Beer 330ml Cans Non-Alcoholic Fizzy Drink Sweet & Refreshing Caribbean Flavour Caffeine-Free Soft Drink Pack of 24
Tropical Sun£15.844.5★
What buyers say about root beer
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Tastes fine, very easy to do”
“Always great flavour”
“Good quality”
“A&W root beer is a true class beverage”
“The use of maple syrup as the sweetener is absolutely brilliant”
“Does the job”
“I found the drink so refreshing”
“Nice root beer with no artificial sweeteners”
“And at a reasonable not rip off price please and thank you”
“A great caffeine-free bargain that has officially taken over my fridge”
What buyers complain about
“leaves a horible after taste”
“It's a shame it's so expensive but”
“no sweeteners that leave a bad after taste”
“the maple syrup flavour is barely noticeable”
“no sweeteners that leave a bad after taste”
“slightly heavy on the aniseed”
“smells like a chemical”
“Zero alcohol despite being called 'beer'”
“Deceptive advertising”
“The packaging was a different color”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is root beer profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £203K/yr across 13 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the root beer niche?
- 8 brands and 35 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in root beer?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for root beer peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the root beer niche?
- Listings span £5.68–£33.76; the average listing price is £17.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 737 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.