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Drinking Games

Drinking Games shows low returns (0.8%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

56
Worth a look
Market size 38Growth 23Conversion 44Competition 71Returns 96Price range 40Avg price 37Brand share 93Review moat 44Quality gap 72
This niche Category average

Is Drinking Games profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Drinking Games is a £188K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (504K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 42% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Drinking Games: 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 -4.9% over the last 90 days and 3.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£188K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-4.9%504K
Conversion rate3.5%
Avg price£10.49

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 42% of demand, so 58% of the market is open.

58%

open market share

Brands · sellers36 · 53
Top-5 product click share42%
Open market58%
Avg brand age42 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 · 40 products

Sponsored placement45%
New entrants (1y)6· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews2,074

Top Drinking Games 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 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£6K£11K£17K£23K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

36 rising

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

42%

Top 20: 86%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

52%

  • These Cards Will Get You Drunk11%
  • L0famy9%
  • SMASHD.9%
  • Hlayshing7%
  • Berserk Games6%
  • KAWAII KOI6%

Drinking Games demand & seasonality

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

Volume504KCVR3.5%Products40Brands36Top 5 Brands42%OOS Rate6.9%Rating4.3★Reviews2,074Avg BSR#271
50K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.6×

Top Drinking Games search terms shoppers use

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

  • drinking games271K/yr
  • drinking games for adults96K/yr
  • drinking game56K/yr
  • adult drinking games18K/yr
  • drinking card games18K/yr
  • drinking card games for adults10K/yr
  • drinking6K/yr
  • truth or drink5K/yr
  • drinking card game5K/yr
  • drinking board games6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Drinking Games

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

What buyers love

93% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience55%

Fun game

Ease Of Use9%

Easy to use

Trivia Games8%

A great quiz card game that all the family can play

Value For Money6%

Worth it

Quality-Overall5%

Good value & quality, arrived on time

What buyers complain about

71% of reviews
Size-Overall13%

Quite small

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

which wasn't advertised

Value For Money11%

An expensive pack of playing cards

Fun/Entertainment Experience10%

Boring game

Functionality-Overall8%

Doesnt really work

Drinking Games return rate & reasons

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

0.8%

Return rate

39%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
20%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
13%
3Value For Money
11%
4Gifting Purpose
7%
5Product Condition
7%

Common Drinking Games questions

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

Flapen scores Drinking Games 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £188K/yr across 40 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -4.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Drinking Games on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 5.6× the quietest.