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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.44–$14.56) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 51Growth 7Conversion 97Competition 15Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 23Brand share 20Review moat 23Quality gap 38

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible15.8%

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

Market size

Good£292K

£292K/yr · 224K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad8,263

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Bad£8.26

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad92%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

Bad82%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-36.3%

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

Price range

Bad£3.44–£14.56

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, mag is a £292K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (224K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

mag market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 2,500–3,000/product
Revenue / yr
£248K–£330K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
15.8%
Avg BSR
#22
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
92%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
164 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 82% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

44

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

5%

  • VitaBright36%
  • Vitabiotics Ultra27%
  • Nobi Nutrition13%
  • Zipvit8%
  • Nutrition Geeks8%
  • SMNutrition3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 21 weeks — -36.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KMar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top mag search terms

  • magnesium glycinate 400mg43K/yr
  • vitabright magnesium glycinate27K/yr
  • vitabiotics magnesium34K/yr
  • tablet magnesium9K/yr
  • magnesium 6 in 1 complex12K/yr
  • ultra magnesium8K/yr
  • magnesium glycinate and zinc8K/yr
  • magnesium 400mg8K/yr
  • pro magnesium 46K/yr
  • magnesium 500mg5K/yr
All search terms

Top mag 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%£29K20%£58K30%£88K40%£117K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about mag

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

What buyers love

Sleep Quality25%

“sleep more deeply”

Quality-Overall16%

“the quality is always consistent”

Magnesium10%

“Best magnesium out there”

Value For Money10%

“EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“As Advertised”

Muscle Pain Relief5%

“Muscle pain improved”

Vitamin3%

“Vitamins, easy to swallow good amount of supply”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing3%

“Easy to chew and tasty”

Efficiency3%

“Effective: They do exactly what I bought them for”

Ease Of Use2%

“Easy Peasy”

What buyers complain about

Sleep Quality15%

“unable to sleep”

Magnesium10%

“It is not your ordinary magnesium”

Functionality-Overall7%

“It does absolutely nothing”

Dosage6%

“The dose is misleading”

Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief6%

“Caused severe stomach cramps”

Size-Overall5%

“Small size”

Side Effects5%

“However, I have had some uncomfortable side effects:”

Quality-Overall3%

“There is no reason for this sort of quality control failure unless I am misunderstanding the process”

Value For Money3%

“Expensive”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Misleading Product”

Top return reasons

Magnesium50%
Joint Pain50%

Common questions

Is mag profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £292K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -36.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the mag niche?
9 brands and 44 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 82% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in mag?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Sleep Quality, Magnesium, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
What does it cost to enter the mag niche?
Listings span £3.44–£14.56; the average listing price is £8.26 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,263 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.