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St Johns Wort

St Johns Wort shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (-15.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

50
Worth a look
Market size 42Growth 17Conversion 95Competition 24Returns 100Price range 43Avg price 55Brand share 30Review moat 69Quality gap 67
This niche Category average

Is St Johns Wort profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, St Johns Wort is a £218K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (140K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

St Johns Wort: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -15.2% over the last 90 days and 12.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£218K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-15.2%140K
Conversion rate12.4%
Avg price£12.55

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.

13%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 11
Top-5 product click share71%
Open market13%
Avg brand age52 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 11 products

Sponsored placement73%
New entrants (1y)4· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews731

Top St Johns Wort 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£22K£44K£65K£87K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

11

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

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  • Schwabe27%
  • NATURAL & HEALTHY UK14%
  • Vitaherbs9%
  • ALZURO LABS9%
  • ProBotanics8%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)

St Johns Wort demand & seasonality

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

Volume140KCVR12.4%Products11Brands8Top 5 Brands87%OOS Rate10.5%Rating4.3★Reviews731Avg BSR#10
5K3KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top St Johns Wort search terms shoppers use

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

  • st johns wort89K/yr
  • st johns wort tablets maximum strength28K/yr
  • st johns wort tablets13K/yr
  • ucalm st johns wort4K/yr
  • st. johns wort4K/yr
  • wort2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about St Johns Wort

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

What buyers love

74% of reviews
Value For Money16%

The price seems reasonable for these

Quality-Overall9%

Given the high dosage and quality, this supplement is reasonably priced compared to others on the market

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing9%

easy to swallow

Focus Enhancement9%

works really well to regulate mood

Stress/Anxiety8%

Anxiety relief

What buyers complain about

56% of reviews
Side Effects26%

Ive no idea what if any effect Wort has on me

Stress/Anxiety16%

May increase anxiety in some people

Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief4%

these give me the worst stomach upset ever

Ingredients-Overall4%

Not sure what hidden ingredients is in these

Dosage3%

some have a stronger dose

St Johns Wort return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.1%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Magnesium
100%

Common St Johns Wort questions

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

Flapen scores St Johns Wort 50/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £218K/yr across 11 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -15.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for St Johns Wort on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.