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Plate

Plate shows low returns (1.4%), 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 13Conversion 31Competition 78Returns 86Price range 69Avg price 77Brand share 79Review moat 65Quality gap 60
This niche Category average

Is Plate profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Plate is a £193K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (489K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Plate: 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 -23.8% over the last 90 days and 2.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£193K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr-23.8%489K
Conversion rate2.5%
Avg price£15.81

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand, so 44% of the market is open.

44%

open market share

Brands · sellers30 · 45
Top-5 product click share37%
Open market44%
Avg brand age43 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 55 products

Sponsored placement80%
New entrants (1y)9· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews889

Top Plate 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£8K£15K£23K£31K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

30 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 68%

Open market

38%

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Plate demand & seasonality

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

Volume489KCVR2.5%Products55Brands30Top 5 Brands56%OOS Rate15.4%Rating4.4★Reviews889Avg BSR#73
35K25KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top Plate search terms shoppers use

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

  • side plates92K/yr
  • small plates33K/yr
  • small dinner plates32K/yr
  • dessert plates33K/yr
  • white plates33K/yr
  • white dinner plates36K/yr
  • dinner plate31K/yr
  • ceramic plates26K/yr
  • side plates set of 627K/yr
  • side plates set of 417K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plate

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

What buyers love

85% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

Excellent quality

Size-Overall19%

Good size

Value For Money14%

worth it

Color11%

Beautiful colours

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

just like their photo

What buyers complain about

72% of reviews
Size-Overall37%

Small plates

Quality-Overall11%

Not recommended, look cheap

Value For Money6%

however a little expensive

Color5%

there are also some slight yellow tinges on what should be white

Weight Heavy4%

Very heavy plates

Plate return rate & reasons

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

1.4%

Return rate

88%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
78%
2Quality-Overall
4%
3Color
3%
4Weight Heavy
2%
5Advertised Vs Actual Product
2%

Common Plate questions

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

Flapen scores Plate 56/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £193K/yr across 55 tracked products. 0 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -23.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Plate on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.