sherbet
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.0%), but a small market ($46K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great306.44avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Good5.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Good71%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Okay£0.98–£21.21cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Okay£8.87avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Bad-2.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£46K£46K/yr · 101K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sherbet is a £46K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (101K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sherbet market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £44K–£53K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.1%
- Avg BSR
- #4
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 78%
- Sponsored
- 44%
- Out of stock
- 2.3%
- Avg brand age
- 57 months
- Avg seller age
- 171 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
19 flat
Sellers
53
Top-5 brand share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 85%
Open market
26%
- Barratt44%
- Just Treats12%
- BBB BAKING BEAUTY & BEYOND7%
- Berrymans4%
- Retro Sweet Kings4%
- Krazy Kandi4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -2.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top sherbet search terms
- sherbet43K/yr
- sherbert16K/yr
- sherbet fountain16K/yr
- sherbet sweets13K/yr
- sherbert fountain sweets5K/yr
- sherbet sticks5K/yr
- sherbet fountains3K/yr
Top sherbet 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sherbet Fountains x10 Tubes
Barratt£7.034.6★1,178 rev
Barratt Sherbet Fountain 48 x 25g Bag
Barratt£18.814.7★579 rev
Baking Beauty and Beyond Premium Candy Floss Sugar 100g - Lemon Sherbet Flavour
BBB BAKING BEAUTY & BEYOND£3.084.3★4,032 rev
barratts Sherbet Fountains x 10
Barratt£7.144.6★77 rev
Just Treats Blue Crystals (500g Share Bag)
Just Treats£7.774.4★45 rev
Newest
by launch date
Swizzels Retro Sherbet Fizz Dips Triple Dip x12 Bulk Box Pick & Mix
Swizzels£6.710 rev
Maynards Bassetts Sherbet Lemons Tangy Lemon Sweets 162 g (Pack of 1)
Maynards Bassetts£0.9834 rev
Barratt Sherbet Fountains 48 x 25g Tubes Bulk Sharing Box | Classic Fizzy Powder with Liquorice Dipping Stick | Professionally Packed for Freshness
Krazy Kandi£19.343 rev
25 x Strawberry Flavour Cream Soda Blocks - Sherbet Block Sweets - Melt In Your Mouth Retro Sherbet Sweet Blocks - Gift Pouch
Candy Lane£9.1822 rev
Krazy Kandi Sherbet Fruits 1kg Bulk Bag | Assorted Flavour Hard Boiled Sweets with Fizzy Sherbet Centre | Classic Retro British Candy | Party Sweets | Traditional Confectionery for Sharing & Gifting
Krazy Kandi£7.7688 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSwizzels Retro Sherbet Fizz Dips Triple Dip x12 Bulk Box Pick & Mix
Swizzels£6.710.0★
Maynards Bassetts Sherbet Lemons Tangy Lemon Sweets 162 g (Pack of 1)
Maynards Bassetts£0.984.4★
Baking Beauty and Beyond Premium Candy Floss Sugar 100g - Lemon Sherbet Flavour
BBB BAKING BEAUTY & BEYOND£3.084.3★
Sherbet Fruits - 1KG Bulk Bag - Fruit Sherbets Sweets - The Sweet Jar Co.
THE SWEET JAR CO.£8.614.5★
10 Pack Double Dip Perfect For Party Bags Wedding Favours & Sharing By Sweetish
Sweetish£5.455.0★
What buyers say about sherbet
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Sweet tooth”
“Taste exactly as they used to, perfect treat”
“The sherbet lemons very good quality”
“Nice flavours”
“Decent value for the price”
“as described”
“Good product will be a gift”
“Tangy”
“They say they taste really fruity and refreshing”
“Nice size to take on the bus”
What buyers complain about
“Hard, tasteless”
“Bit more expensive”
“Wors sherbet sweets I have ever had”
“Sadly they were quite stale”
“A lot smaller than they used to be”
“Not a good product for the amount of money”
“Sherbert is vile”
“Hard”
“They don't seem to last very long”
“not much flavour or filling”
Common questions
- Is sherbet profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £46K/yr across 32 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the sherbet niche?
- 19 brands and 53 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sherbet?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Sweetness. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for sherbet peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the sherbet niche?
- Listings span £0.98–£21.21; the average listing price is £8.87 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 306 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.