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Wkd

Wkd shows low returns (0.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

56
Worth a look
Market size 45Growth 76Conversion 54Competition 36Returns 99Price range 52Avg price 59Brand share 10Review moat 98Quality gap 53
This niche Category average

Is Wkd profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Wkd is a £241K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (410K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Wkd: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +61.8% over the last 90 days and 4.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£241K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr+61.8%410K
Conversion rate4.5%
Avg price£13.10

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand, so 4% of the market is open.

4%

open market share

Brands · sellers7 · 43
Top-5 product click share63%
Open market4%
Avg brand age68 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 18 products

Sponsored placement11%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews47

Top Wkd products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£24K£48K£72K£96K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

2%

  • VK40%
  • Breezer30%
  • Smirnoff13%
  • WKD10%
  • Titleist3%
  • Celebration Spirits2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)

Wkd demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume410KCVR4.5%Products18Brands7Top 5 Brands96%OOS Rate4.7%Rating4.4★Reviews47Avg BSR#426
15K10KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jul, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.0×

Top Wkd search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • bacardi breezer81K/yr
  • wkd80K/yr
  • smirnoff ice54K/yr
  • wkd blue34K/yr
  • breezer16K/yr
  • vk party pack7K/yr
  • blue wkd19K/yr
  • vk alcohol21K/yr
  • alcopops12K/yr
  • breezers drinks10K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Wkd

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

92% of reviews
Taste-Overall34%

and an enjoyable fresh taste

Value For Money16%

Great price

Flavor10%

I found this one flavour to be super addictive

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%

Exactly as advertised and well handled

Alcohol Flavor9%

Nice drink

What buyers complain about

42% of reviews
Taste-Overall15%

At 3.4% there is no real alcohol taste to speak of

Alcohol Content11%

The 3.4% ABV means that the taste of alcohol is barely noticeable

Ingredients-Overall7%

Theres no ingredients on the label

Durability4%

Well they didn't last 24 hours

Color3%

The colour is a bit off putting as its quite orange and watery, so you expect an orange flavour

Wkd return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.2%

Return rate

100%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
100%

Common Wkd questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Wkd 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £241K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +61.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Wkd on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jul–Dec, where the busiest month runs 4.0× the quietest.