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Selenium

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.81–$13.87) — Selenium doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Market size 40Growth 18Conversion 97Competition 24Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 22Brand share 56Review moat 45Quality gap 27
This niche Category average

Is Selenium profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Selenium is a £207K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (176K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Selenium: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -13.6% over the last 90 days and 15.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£207K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr30K
Search volume / yr-13.6%176K
Conversion rate15.0%
Avg price£7.83

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand, so 29% of the market is open.

29%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 16
Top-5 product click share71%
Open market29%
Avg brand age66 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 12 products

Sponsored placement83%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews2,010

Top Selenium 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 capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£21K£41K£62K£83K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

22%

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  • Solgar13%
  • NEW LEAF PRODUCTS10%
  • Nutravita7%
  • Zipvit7%
  • Horbäach6%

Selenium demand & seasonality

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

Volume176KCVR15.0%Products12Brands12Top 5 Brands71%OOS Rate7.7%Rating4.6★Reviews2,010Avg BSR#7
4K3KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top Selenium search terms shoppers use

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

  • selenium109K/yr
  • selenium supplements52K/yr
  • selenium 200mcg5K/yr
  • selenomethionine3K/yr
  • selen4K/yr
  • selenium supplement3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Selenium

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

What buyers love

76% of reviews
Hair Growth21%

Helps your hair grow

Quality-Overall17%

Amazing quality

Value For Money14%

Good price

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing8%

Easy to swallow

Vitamin4%

Great supplement works well

What buyers complain about

58% of reviews
Functionality-Overall15%

Did not work

Smell8%

they smell foul

Value For Money6%

a £2 price increase

Thickness6%

Hair has come a bit thicker

Hair Related6%

My hair was falling out in clumps

Common Selenium questions

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

Flapen scores Selenium 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £207K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -13.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Selenium on Amazon United Kingdom is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.