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Supplements

Fail

Shoppers spend only $71K a year here, so Supplements is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 1,348 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −4 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£71K/yr256K searches / yr
90-day growth
-14.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
41%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 159 sellers

Flapen Score

Supplements against its category

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

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Supplements market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Supplements 256K times last year and spent an estimated £71K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 256K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £71K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
256K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-14.7%
Conversion, latest week
2.7%
Market size, estimated
£71Ka year
Peak month
January1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
supplements164K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.12.

Listings sell for £10.12 on average, from £2.65 to £24.80. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.12 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.12under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.65–£24.80
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

98% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #10 within Combination Multivitamins & Minerals. It carries 9,288 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
98%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.4%
Average rank
#10in Combination Multivitamins & Minerals
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
9,288per listing
Listings tracked
40

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 61 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
61 months

Products

Top Supplements 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 41% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past 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%

Demand

Supplements search demand

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

7K5KPrime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Supplements search terms shoppers use

The exact words 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

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Supplements

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

Complain

Taste-Overall7%−0.02

The aftertaste is awful

Horrible taste

Fishy taste

Functionality-Overall6%−0.06

Did not work

Not working properly

Not Effective

Dosage6%−0.04

the misleading dosage

Dosage is too high

Not accurate dosage

Side Effects5%−0.04

Bad side effects

Make me sick

Unpleasant side effect

Size-Overall5%

They are huge

Very small

Rather large tablets

Love

Quality-Overall18%+1.50

the capsules feel high quality

Amazing quality

Definitely a solid quality product

Value For Money13%+0.91

Amazing value

Fair price

Good value for money

Sleep Quality7%+0.35

HELPS WITH SLEEP

Sleep has improved

sleep more deeply

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing6%+0.24

Easy to Swallow

Easy to chew

no issues swallowing them

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%+0.27

As Advertised

As Described

Exactly as advertised

Return

0.1% Return rate 0% Fixable by listing

Dosage17%▁▁▁▁█▁

the misleading dosage

Dosage is too high

Not accurate dosage

Magnesium17%▁▁▁▁█▁

It is not your ordinary magnesium

This magnesium does not work

This is not magnesium glycinate

Joint Pain17%▁▁▁▁█▁
Vitamin17%█▁▁▁▁▁
Certifications17%▁▁█▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Supplements questions

Answered from the same tracked data.