soda water
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible18.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Great276.93avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Great+75.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Good£348K£348K/yr · 207K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay88%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Avg price
Okay£9.11avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Bad71%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Price range
Bad£0.72–£17.56cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, soda water is a £348K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (207K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
soda water market data
- Units sold / yr
- 60K–80K
- avg 3,000–4,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £547K–£729K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 18.4%
- Avg BSR
- #1,066
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 73%
- Sponsored
- 60%
- Out of stock
- 0.8%
- Avg brand age
- 64 months
- Avg seller age
- 170 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
10 flat
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- Morrisons32%
- by Amazon19%
- Schweppes14%
- Folkington's13%
- Britvic11%
- The Artisan Drinks Company3%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +75.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jun, Jul, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Top soda water search terms
- soda water162K/yr
- soda water cans17K/yr
- soda water bottles8K/yr
- club soda8K/yr
- schweppes soda water5K/yr
- fever tree soda water4K/yr
- soda water 1l3K/yr
Top soda water 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 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Morrisons Soda Water 1 litre
Morrisons£0.874.6★851 rev
by Amazon Soda Water Sparkling 1L
by Amazon£0.724.3★617 rev
Britvic Soda Water 150ml Can (Pack of 24)
Britvic£12.964.7★217 rev
Folkingtons Club Soda Water 24 Cans Natural Minerals Drink Mixer 24 Count (Pack of 1)
Folkington's£13.334.5★344 rev
SCHWEPPES SODA WATER 150ML X 24
Schweppes£15.684.6★74 rev
Newest
by launch date
Soda Water Carbonated Water with Sodium Bicarbonate Crisp Refreshing Mixer 1 Litre 6 Pack
Generic£8.315 rev
Maison Perrier Plain Sparkling Water cans 8x330ml
Maison Perrier£4.13111 rev
by Amazon Sparkling Spring Water 6 x 500ml
by Amazon£1.21819 rev
by Amazon Soda Water Sparkling 1L
by Amazon£0.72617 rev
Britvic Soda Water 150ml Can (Pack of 24)
Britvic£12.96217 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSoda Water Carbonated Water with Sodium Bicarbonate Crisp Refreshing Mixer 1 Litre 6 Pack
Generic£8.314.5★
Maison Perrier Plain Sparkling Water cans 8x330ml
Maison Perrier£4.134.0★
Double Dutch Premium Soda Water 24 x 200ml Glass Bottles
Double Dutch£16.744.3★
by Amazon Sparkling Spring Water 6 x 500ml
by Amazon£1.214.3★
Morrisons Soda Water 1 litre
Morrisons£0.874.6★
What buyers say about soda water
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent value”
“Clean taste”
“feels good value for a brand with such consistent quality”
“It is incredibly refreshing”
“Small and neat cans”
“If you are a fan of spirits—specifically whisky highballs or a classic gin and soda—Britvic Soda Water in the 150ml can is arguably the most practical choice on the market”
“Sparkling sensational and refreshing”
“something convenient for on the go”
“Handy to have bottles of fizzy spring water,carry in bag when out n'about, convenient,healthy,refreshing,thanks”
“as described by seller”
What buyers complain about
“really strange taste”
“the quality of the bottles is appalling”
“Terrible for price”
“Not as described”
“watery as other brands”
“Not very nice tasted salty had to throw all 6 bottles away”
“Almost zero fizz”
“Bitter/chemically aftertaste”
“Water has no particular taste”
“Rubbish soda, hardly any fizz”
Common questions
- Is soda water profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £348K/yr across 15 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +75.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- How competitive is the soda water niche?
- 10 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in soda water?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for soda water peak?
- Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the soda water niche?
- Listings span £0.72–£17.56; the average listing price is £9.11 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 277 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.