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title: "Cordyceps — £118K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **cordyceps**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-26.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 28Growth 12Conversion 88Competition 21Returns 99Price range 64Avg price 71Brand share 41Review moat 72Quality gap 53
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****10.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****616.85**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Good****£14.55**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****£7.22–£28.60**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****80%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Market size**
**Okay****£118K**
£118K/yr · 80K searches
**Competition**
**Bad****74%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Growth**
**Bad****-26.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, cordyceps is a £118K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **cordyceps market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **6K–8K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£87K–£116K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **10.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#161**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **69%**
- **Out of stock**
- **11.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **38 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **174 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 74% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**11 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**24**
**Top-5 brand share**
**80%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**74%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**15%**
- ALPHA0137% - Nootro Labs19% - Vegavero12% - Mission C6% - Wiseshrooms6% - Puresport5% - Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 15%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -26.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/health-personal-care/cordyceps/trend)
## **Top cordyceps search terms**
- **cordyceps**47K/yr-18.5%7.1% conv. - **cordyceps capsules**12K/yr-20.9%7.9% conv. - **cordyceps mushroom**14K/yr-51.3%4.4% conv. - **cordyceps militaris**4K/yr-34.1%1.0% conv. - **cordyceps sinensis**3K/yr-22.7%3.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/health-personal-care/cordyceps/search-terms)
## **Top cordyceps 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%10%£12K20%£24K30%£36K40%£47K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Organic Cordyceps Mushroom Extract 7500mg High Strength Polysaccharides Supplement 90 Vegan Capsules (3 Months Supply) Resealable and Recyclable Pouch By Alpha01**ALPHA01**£8.12**4.4★103 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CFX3BVBY) [2**Nootro Essentials Cordyceps Supplements High Strength 10:1 Mushroom Extract with 10000Mg & 40% Polysaccharides Supports Peak Performance & Energy Levels (60 Servings 2 Months Supply)**Nootro Labs**£14.99**4.7★38 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FXGZ5V3X) [3**Vegavero Cordyceps Sinensis 19 500 mg Daily | 10:1 Mushroom Extract | 4-Month Supply | 40% Polysaccharides | NO Additives | Lab-Tested | Vegan**Vegavero**£16.85**4.3★1,543 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01G7428BG) [4**Mission C Cordyceps Mushroom 8000mg with Vitamin B5 Capsules**Mission C**£17.24**4.7★19 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F6VWX2MG) [5**Cordyceps Capsules 6500mg | Cordyceps Mushroom Extract Supplement | 90 Capsules | Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans | by Wiseshrooms**Wiseshrooms**£10.81**4.4★96 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D45T7J89)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Nootro Essentials Cordyceps Supplements High Strength 10:1 Mushroom Extract with 10000Mg & 40% Polysaccharides Supports Peak Performance & Energy Levels (60 Servings 2 Months Supply)**Nootro Labs**£14.99**38 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FXGZ5V3X) [**Mission C Cordyceps Mushroom 8000mg with Vitamin B5 Capsules**Mission C**£17.24**19 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F6VWX2MG) [**Love Mushrooms Organic Cordyceps Capsules 4 000mg per Capsule | High Strength Mushroom Extract Supplement for Endurance Stamina & Natural Energy Support | Vegan Plant Based UK Made | 30 Capsules**Love Mushrooms**£7.73**57 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DMTJZ4KM) [**Cordyceps Capsules 6500mg | Cordyceps Mushroom Extract Supplement | 90 Capsules | Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans | by Wiseshrooms**Wiseshrooms**£10.81**96 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D45T7J89) [**Vegavero Cordyceps Sinensis Organic 13 000 mg | Mushroom Extract 20:1 | 40% Polysaccharides and 0.5% Adenosin | NO Additives | Lab-Tested | Vegan**Vegavero**£15.46**165 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CMV8JRKN)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Nootro Essentials Cordyceps Supplements High Strength 10:1 Mushroom Extract with 10000Mg & 40% Polysaccharides Supports Peak Performance & Energy Levels (60 Servings 2 Months Supply)**Nootro Labs**£14.99**4.7★**▲ 85%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FXGZ5V3X) [**Mission C Cordyceps Mushroom 8000mg with Vitamin B5 Capsules**Mission C**£17.24**4.7★**▲ 71%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F6VWX2MG) [**Organic Cordyceps Mushroom Extract 7500mg High Strength Polysaccharides Supplement 90 Vegan Capsules (3 Months Supply) Resealable and Recyclable Pouch By Alpha01**ALPHA01**£8.12**4.4★**▲ 36%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CFX3BVBY) [**Vegavero Cordyceps Sinensis Organic 13 000 mg | Mushroom Extract 20:1 | 40% Polysaccharides and 0.5% Adenosin | NO Additives | Lab-Tested | Vegan**Vegavero**£15.46**4.4★**— 10%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CMV8JRKN) [**Vegavero Cordyceps Sinensis 19 500 mg Daily | 10:1 Mushroom Extract | 4-Month Supply | 40% Polysaccharides | NO Additives | Lab-Tested | Vegan**Vegavero**£16.85**4.3★**— 3%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01G7428BG)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about cordyceps**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**15%
*“Consistent quality supplements”*
**Energy Level**7%
*“energy level”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Worth it”*
**Focus Enhancement**6%
*“they help with concentration on desk work too”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Ease of use”*
**Vitamin**6%
*“it was comfortable to take alongside other daily vitamins”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**6%
*“The capsules are easy to take”*
**Nutritional Content**6%
*“Worth considering as part of a healthy diet and healthy lifestyle”*
**Ingredients-Overall**4%
*“Ingredients-wise its quite clean”*
**Sleep Quality**4%
*“Very good helps me sleep at night and stay asleep”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Dosage**8%
*“Started taking these, still sceptical about tablets form over actual powder to put in drinks, food ect”*
**Value For Money**7%
*“not the best value for money”*
**Functionality-Overall**7%
*“don't see or feel any result”*
**Natural Resource Wastage**5%
*“Waste of time”*
**Side Effects**4%
*“still taking them even though the effect is not obvious”*
**Sleep Quality**3%
*“I'm not sure if I've noticed any immediate benefit to my energy or sleep quality as I've also changed my diet around the same time”*
**Nutritional Content**3%
*“such a shame its got brown rice as a filler in it - which provides zero nutritional value in it”*
**Taste-Overall**3%
*“There is no particular taste or smell from them”*
**Visibility**2%
*“don't see or feel any result”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“The capsules are on the larger size”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Software/Application**100%
## **Common questions**
- **Is cordyceps profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £118K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -26.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- **How competitive is the cordyceps niche?**
- 11 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 74% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in cordyceps?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Dosage, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for cordyceps peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the cordyceps niche?**
- Listings span £7.22–£28.60; the average listing price is £14.55 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 617 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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