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Hmb

a small market ($53K/yr) — Hmb doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Market size 13Growth 19Conversion 76Competition 27Returns 100Price range 52Avg price 60Brand share 45Review moat 91Quality gap 55
This niche Category average

Is Hmb profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Hmb is a £53K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (55K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Hmb: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -11.6% over the last 90 days and 7.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£53K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr-11.6%55K
Conversion rate7.3%
Avg price£13.24

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand, so 22% of the market is open.

22%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 26
Top-5 product click share69%
Open market22%
Avg brand age59 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 · 15 products

Sponsored placement73%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews176

Top Hmb 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 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£5K£11K£16K£21K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

26

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

16%

  • Mr Run24%
  • Applied Nutrition21%
  • Bulk17%
  • ALPHA018%
  • OLIMP SPORT NUTRITION8%
  • Nutra Science6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 16%)

Hmb demand & seasonality

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

Volume55KCVR7.3%Products15Brands12Top 5 Brands78%OOS Rate10.1%Rating4.4★Reviews176Avg BSR#1,157
2K2KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top Hmb search terms shoppers use

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

  • hmb30K/yr
  • hmb supplements18K/yr
  • hmb powder8K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Hmb

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

What buyers love

67% of reviews
Quality-Overall13%

Good combination

Value For Money11%

Exceptional Value: Offering 66 servings in a compact 100g pouch makes this an incredibly cost-effective addition to a supplement stack

Nutritional Content10%

Boost protein

Vitamin8%

This one keeps things quite straightforward with HMB paired with vitamin D

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing6%

easy to take with water

What buyers complain about

44% of reviews
Taste-Overall7%

Theres no real taste to them

Leak-Proof6%

was leaking somehow from the top

Side Effects6%

Side effects

Functionality-Overall6%

Had little effect

Dosage4%

What caught me out is the dose - 1,000mg a day is only a third of what most studies use for real results

Common Hmb questions

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

Flapen scores Hmb 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £53K/yr across 15 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -11.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Hmb on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.