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Supplements

a small market ($71K/yr) — Supplements doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Market size 18Growth 18Conversion 34Competition 73Returns 100Price range 44Avg price 34Brand share 49Review moat 22Quality gap 43
This niche Category average

Is Supplements profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Supplements is a £71K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (256K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Supplements: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -14.7% over the last 90 days and 2.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£71K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-14.7%256K
Conversion rate2.7%
Avg price£10.12

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand, so 24% of the market is open.

24%

open market share

Brands · sellers22 · 159
Top-5 product click share41%
Open market24%
Avg brand age61 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 40 products

Sponsored placement98%
New entrants (1y)2· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews9,288

Top Supplements 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 take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£3K£6K£8K£11K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

159

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

20%

  • Nutrition Geeks48%
  • WeightWorld8%
  • Zipvit7%
  • NEW LEAF PRODUCTS7%
  • HealthEssent6%
  • Free Soul5%

Supplements demand & seasonality

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

Volume256KCVR2.7%Products40Brands22Top 5 Brands76%OOS Rate0.4%Rating4.5★Reviews9,288Avg BSR#10
7K5KPrime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top Supplements search terms shoppers use

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

  • supplements164K/yr
  • vitamins for tiredness and fatigue24K/yr
  • supplement16K/yr
  • heights vitamins12K/yr
  • vit11K/yr
  • energy vitamins7K/yr
  • single vitamins10K/yr
  • energy supplements for women4K/yr
  • vitamins for energy and tiredness3K/yr
  • suppliments2K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Supplements

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

What buyers love

66% of reviews
Quality-Overall18%

the capsules feel high quality

Value For Money13%

Amazing value

Sleep Quality7%

HELPS WITH SLEEP

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing6%

Easy to Swallow

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

As Advertised

What buyers complain about

47% of reviews
Taste-Overall7%

The aftertaste is awful

Functionality-Overall6%

Did not work

Dosage6%

the misleading dosage

Side Effects5%

Bad side effects

Size-Overall5%

They are huge

Supplements 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.

1Dosage
17%
2Magnesium
17%
3Joint Pain
17%
4Vitamin
17%
5Certifications
17%

Common Supplements questions

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

Flapen scores Supplements 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £71K/yr across 40 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -14.7% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Supplements on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan, where the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.