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muscletech protein powder

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A small market ($51K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 13Growth 15Conversion 20Competition 47Returns 100Price range 84Avg price 95Brand share 24Review moat 26Quality gap 70

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible£31.75

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£8.18–£59.50

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

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay57%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Okay3,945.94

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad90%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Conversion

Bad1.6%

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

Growth

Bad-20.1%

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

Market size

Bad£51K

£51K/yr · 100K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, muscletech protein powder is a £51K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (100K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

muscletech protein powder market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£48K–£64K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.6%
Avg BSR
#78
Page quality
0%
Prime
67%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
16.3%
Avg brand age
64 months
Avg seller age
163 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

74

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Muscletech44%
  • Warrior21%
  • USN13%
  • SCI-MX6%
  • Optimum Nutrition6%
  • MaxiNutrition5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 102 weeks — -20.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top muscletech protein powder search terms

  • protein powder with creatine12K/yr
  • muscletech protein powder17K/yr
  • protein and creatine powder10K/yr
  • whey protein with creatine10K/yr
  • nitrotech protein powder10K/yr
  • muscletech12K/yr
  • all in one protein powder8K/yr
  • muscle tech protein powder8K/yr
  • muscle tech4K/yr
  • nitrotech4K/yr
All search terms

Top muscletech protein powder 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%£5K20%£10K30%£15K40%£20K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about muscletech protein powder

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall19%

“Trusted brand with consistent quality”

Taste-Overall15%

“No nasty taste”

Value For Money9%

“Reasonable price”

Nutritional Content8%

“Good tasting Protein Powder”

Solubility7%

“easy to mix”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As advertised”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Blend/Ratio4%

“Mixes really well”

Flavor2%

“the flavour is also very tasty”

Muscle Pain Relief2%

“Helps to keep my muscles strong”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall13%

“taste was pretty artificial”

Solubility7%

“doesn't mix well”

Flavor7%

“not a fan of the chocolate flavour”

Value For Money6%

“Not worth the money for less”

Nutritional Content5%

“The protein was not good”

Side Effects4%

“started getting what I can only describe as hangover headaches and grogginess/brain fog”

Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief3%

“Something wrong with the batch I got this time, has given multiple stomach pains, stopped using and then tried again and same”

Measurement/Reading Accuracy2%

“which isnt ideal of wanting to take accurate measures”

Sweetness2%

“way too chemical sweet tasting”

Dosage2%

“The dose is for sure bigger than I can fit in the bottle at once”

Top return reasons

Value For Money50%
Side Effects50%

Common questions

Is muscletech protein powder profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £51K/yr across 18 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -20.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the muscletech protein powder niche?
8 brands and 74 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in muscletech protein powder?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Solubility, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for muscletech protein powder peak?
Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the muscletech protein powder niche?
Listings span £8.18–£59.50; the average listing price is £31.75 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,946 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.