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Capybara

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — Capybara doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

40
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Market size 80Growth 20Conversion 44Competition 0Returns 98Price range 62Avg price 74Brand share 0Review moat 26Quality gap 23
This niche Category average

Is Capybara profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Capybara is a £1.1M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (2.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

Capybara: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -10.3% over the last 90 days and 3.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£1.1M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr80K
Search volume / yr-10.3%2.2M
Conversion rate3.5%
Avg price£14.84

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 7
Top-5 product click share100%
Open market0%
Avg brand age13 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 · 4 products

Sponsored placement75%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews3,948

Top Capybara 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 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£287K£574K£861K£1.1M101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

7

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Shoppawhile82%
  • PonFxp9%
  • Bukbas5%
  • Jeasona4%

Capybara demand & seasonality

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

Volume2.2MCVR3.5%Products4Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate0.6%Rating4.6★Reviews3,948Avg BSR#62
100K60KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Top Capybara search terms shoppers use

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

  • capybara1.1M/yr
  • capybara gifts541K/yr
  • capybara plush230K/yr
  • capybara teddy54K/yr
  • capybara toy42K/yr
  • capybara toys28K/yr
  • capybara gifts for girls23K/yr
  • capybara stuff21K/yr
  • jellycat capybara21K/yr
  • capybara squishmallow21K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Capybara

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

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Quality-Overall52%

Good quality

Size-Overall10%

But when it got to its correct size it was very nice

Comfort-Overall10%

Comfort

Soft Feel8%

Soft and cuddly

Value For Money8%

Good value for money

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Ease Of Use33%

in a bag hard to open

Quality-Overall33%

Did not look like toy in picture - cheap quality

Adhesion/Stickiness17%

still had glue

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%

Did not look like toy in picture - cheap quality

Capybara return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

19%

Fixable by listing

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

1Quality-Overall
31%
2Gifting Purpose
13%
3Stitch/Finish/Polish
11%
4Material Quality
10%
5Size-Overall
8%

Common Capybara questions

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

Flapen scores Capybara 40/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £1.1M/yr across 4 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -10.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Capybara on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.