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Donut Cushion

Maybe

The products selling today average only 4.1★. But demand is soft, at -12.2% this quarter, so Donut Cushion is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
60
60 / 100
Top 9% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +12 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£492K/yr389K searches / yr
90-day growth
-12.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
49%top-5 click share · 24 brands · 32 sellers

Flapen Score

Donut Cushion against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Donut Cushion is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

60Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Donut Cushion market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Donut Cushion 389K times last year and spent an estimated £492K. The top 5 brands take 57% of clicks. Flapen scores it 60 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 389K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -12.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £492K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
389K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-12.2%
Conversion, latest week
8.2%
Market size, estimated
£492Ka year
Peak month
March1.2× the quietest month
Top search term
donut cushion134K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £15.36.

Listings sell for £15.36 on average, from £6.54 to £26.27. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £15.36 that is £12K to £15K a year per listing.

Average price
£15.36inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.54–£26.27
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£12K–£15K
Returns
2.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

97% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 90% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #107 within Medical Supplies & Equipment. It carries 1,465 reviews at 4.14 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
97%
Prime listings
90%
Out of stock, average day
6.5%
Average rank
#107in Medical Supplies & Equipment
Average rating
4.14 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,465per listing
Listings tracked
31

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 5 of last year's 16 launches as successful.

16 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 5 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 26 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
16
Successful launches
5Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
26 months

Products

Top Donut Cushion products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£20K£39K£59K£79K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 falling

Sellers

32

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

36%

  • AUVON17%
  • ERGONOMIC INNOVATIONS15%
  • Ecosafeter10%
  • ComfyBums8%
  • WABCEI7%
  • iMedic6%

Demand

Donut Cushion search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

8K6KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Search terms

Top Donut Cushion search terms shoppers use

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

  • donut cushion134K/yr
  • doughnut cushion44K/yr
  • hemorrhoid cushion31K/yr
  • donut pillow28K/yr
  • piles cushion20K/yr
  • ring cushions for pressure relief19K/yr
  • ring cushion16K/yr
  • rubber ring to sit on medical18K/yr
  • donut cushion for coccyx pain14K/yr
  • donut cushions13K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Donut Cushion

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Comfort-Overall18%+2.24

Very uncomfortable

Sitting absolutely kills me

which lead to some discomfort after a while

Size-Overall14%−0.14

I wasnt happy with the size

Too small

the size is a bit too large

Hard Feel9%−0.16

Too firm for me

Too hard

it is not soft

Cushion9%+0.16

the cushion itself is rock hard

Uncomfortable cushion

My initial reaction was that the cushion was a lot firmer than I expected

Functionality-Overall5%−0.09

It doesn't really do it for me

it did not help her

Doesnt work

Love

Comfort-Overall34%+2.24

Very comfortable to use

Its comfortable and easy to use

Most comfortable

Cushion17%+0.16

Comfy Cushion

Great cushion

Excellent cushion

Quality-Overall11%+0.81

Excellent product

solid build quality

looks well made

Value For Money5%

Good value

Excellent value

Value for money

Soft Feel4%

The cushion is soft

Soft and easy to

It's soft

Return

2.8% Return rate 31% Fixable by listing

Comfort-Overall28%█▇▆▇▆█

Very uncomfortable

Sitting absolutely kills me

which lead to some discomfort after a while

Size-Overall22%▇▇███▅

I wasnt happy with the size

Too small

the size is a bit too large

Cushion10%▆▅█▅▇▆

the cushion itself is rock hard

Uncomfortable cushion

My initial reaction was that the cushion was a lot firmer than I expected

Functionality-Overall8%▅▇▆▄▆█

It doesn't really do it for me

it did not help her

Doesnt work

Hard Feel8%▆▇█▇▄▄

Too firm for me

Too hard

it is not soft

FAQ

Common Donut Cushion questions

Answered from the same tracked data.