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Melatonin

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.1% of orders. But demand is soft, at -32.5% this quarter, so Melatonin is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 7% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +13 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£1.1M/yr2.4M searches / yr
90-day growth
-32.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
52%top-5 click share · 24 brands · 55 sellers

Flapen Score

Melatonin against its category

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

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Melatonin market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Melatonin 2.4M times last year and spent an estimated £1.1M. The top 5 brands take 57% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 2.4M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -32.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.1M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
2.4M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-32.5%
Conversion, latest week
3.2%
Market size, estimated
£1.1Ma year
Peak month
January1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
melatonin890K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.03.

Listings sell for £14.03 on average, from £5.18 to £28.17. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £14.03 that is £21K to £28K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.03under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.18–£28.17
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
80K–100K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£21K–£28K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

84% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #445 within Alternative Medicine. It carries 1,884 reviews at 4.11 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
84%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
6.7%
Average rank
#445in Alternative Medicine
Average rating
4.11 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,884per listing
Listings tracked
31

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 6 of last year's 12 launches as successful.

12 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 6 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 32 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
12
Successful launches
6Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
32 months

Products

Top Melatonin 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 52% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£44K£88K£131K£175K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 falling

Sellers

55

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

37%

  • Hybrid Health14%
  • Generic14%
  • HILLTEN HEALTH14%
  • Unerder9%
  • novomins7%
  • NavoSupply6%

Demand

Melatonin search demand

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

70K50KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Melatonin search terms shoppers use

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

  • melatonin890K/yr
  • melatonin gummies537K/yr
  • sleep gummies352K/yr
  • melatonin tablets for sleeping172K/yr
  • lemme sleep gummies91K/yr
  • sleep gummies for adults83K/yr
  • melatonin tablets45K/yr
  • sleeping gummies27K/yr
  • melatonin 5mg24K/yr
  • melatonin gummies for adults29K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Melatonin

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

Complain

Sleep Quality21%+2.48

Do not help sleep

poor sleep quality

Did not help with sleep

Functionality-Overall14%−0.24

DOESNT WORK

Not effective

didnt get any results

Magnesium5%−0.03

This magnesium does not work

It is not your ordinary magnesium

doesnt actually tell the truth about the magnesium concentration

Value For Money4%+0.34

Way too expensive

Too expensive

not worth it

Dosage3%−0.04

The dosage is far too high

the misleading dosage

The dose is misleading

Love

Sleep Quality32%+2.48

HELPS WITH SLEEP

Deep sleep

Great night sleep

Quality-Overall11%+0.71

Excellent product

The capsules are high quality

the jar - much appreciated for quality

Value For Money7%+0.34

Good value for money

Fair Price

Excellent value for money

Taste-Overall6%−0.02

Good taste

No unpleasant aftertaste

no unpleasant taste

Magnesium6%−0.03

Best magnesium capsules

Best Magnesium Supplement

Best magnesium supplement around

Return

0.1% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing

Joint Pain50%▁▁▁▁█▁
Magnesium50%▁▁▁▁█▁

This magnesium does not work

It is not your ordinary magnesium

doesnt actually tell the truth about the magnesium concentration

FAQ

Common Melatonin questions

Answered from the same tracked data.