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wings

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Soft demand (-19.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 16Growth 15Conversion 66Competition 39Returns 99Price range 40Avg price 19Brand share 33Review moat 89Quality gap 78

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great215.71

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good5.9%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Okay£1.35–£24.01

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Competition

Okay62%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Okay85%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Avg price

Bad£6.69

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£64K

£64K/yr · 162K searches

Growth

Bad-19.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, wings is a £64K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (162K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

wings market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£54K–£67K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.9%
Avg BSR
#78
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
41%
Out of stock
25.9%
Avg brand age
37 months
Avg seller age
206 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Morrisons61%
  • Iceland8%
  • MUNAFIE6%
  • HENBRANDT5%
  • Tanganan5%
  • dinghaole5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 10%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 86 weeks — -19.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KSpike '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.4×

Top wings search terms

  • wings138K/yr
  • wing16K/yr
  • wings costume7K/yr
All search terms

Top wings 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.

0%15%£10K30%£19K45%£29K60%£38K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about wings

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Taste-Overall40%

“Amazing chicken”

Quality-Overall16%

“which were quite well made”

Value For Money6%

“value for money”

Cooking Instructions6%

“Cheap and easy to cook”

Size-Overall5%

“Good size & value”

Soft Feel4%

“Lovely and tender”

Flavor4%

“Great buy great flavour”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“The way it looks”

Baking2%

“good quality enjoy baking these wings”

Ease Of Use2%

“Convenient”

What buyers complain about

Smell22%

“Bad smell”

Oily/Greasy11%

“Fatty”

Texture/Consistency-Overall11%

“didnt even have texture of chicken”

Taste-Overall11%

“What expecting it to taste better than normal wings like when you spend more to get a better steak”

Value For Money9%

“Ever increasing prices since 2019”

Size-Overall6%

“Smaller than expected”

Wrinkles4%

“The skirt was somewhat creased in its packet”

Quality-Overall4%

“Very poor quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Didnt come the way it looks on the picture at all”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall47%
Strap/String Quality18%
Quality-Overall7%
Material Quality6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Defective Material/Parts4%
Brightness/Shine/Glow4%
Adhesion/Stickiness3%
Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%
Durability1%

Common questions

Is wings profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £64K/yr across 17 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the wings niche?
9 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 62% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in wings?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Oily/Greasy, Texture/Consistency-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for wings peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 5.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the wings niche?
Listings span £1.35–£24.01; the average listing price is £6.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 216 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.