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Popcorn Maker

Popcorn Maker shows low returns (0.9%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

62
Worth a look
Market size 61Growth 14Conversion 30Competition 75Returns 96Price range 44Avg price 95Brand share 84Review moat 51Quality gap 93
This niche Category average

Is Popcorn Maker profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Popcorn Maker is a £520K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (686K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 62/100.

Popcorn Maker: 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 -21.1% over the last 90 days and 2.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£520K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr-21.1%686K
Conversion rate2.4%
Avg price£31.23

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand, so 49% of the market is open.

49%

open market share

Brands · sellers25 · 35
Top-5 product click share40%
Open market49%
Avg brand age34 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.0★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 30 products

Sponsored placement87%
New entrants (1y)6· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.0★
Avg reviews1,477

Top Popcorn Maker 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 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£16K£31K£47K£62K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

25 flat

Sellers

35

Top-5 brand share

51%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

43%

  • Gadgy14%
  • andrew james13%
  • FOHERE9%
  • YASHE9%
  • Yabano8%
  • GILES & POSNER5%

Popcorn Maker demand & seasonality

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

Volume686KCVR2.4%Products30Brands25Top 5 Brands51%OOS Rate8.4%Rating4.0★Reviews1,477Avg BSR#18
30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×

Top Popcorn Maker search terms shoppers use

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

  • popcorn machine413K/yr
  • popcorn maker164K/yr
  • pop corn maker machine28K/yr
  • popcorn maker machine22K/yr
  • popcorn machines8K/yr
  • air popcorn maker7K/yr
  • pop corn maker8K/yr
  • pop corn machine5K/yr
  • hot air popcorn machine5K/yr
  • popcorn popper4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Popcorn Maker

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

What buyers love

70% of reviews
Value For Money12%

Worth it

Ease Of Use11%

Easy to use

Quality-Overall11%

Great machine

Ease Of Cleaning8%

cleaning it is straightforward once it has cooled down

Cooking Experience5%

Makes great popcorn

What buyers complain about

71% of reviews
Heating12%

gets really hot

Quality-Overall12%

Not the best build quality

Durability11%

Stopped working after first use

Functionality-Overall8%

Low efficiency and yield

Size-Overall7%

The popcorn you get is smaller than supermarket too

Popcorn Maker return rate & reasons

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

0.9%

Return rate

15%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
31%
2Size-Overall
10%
3Heating
10%
4Quality-Overall
7%
5Durability
7%

Common Popcorn Maker questions

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

Flapen scores Popcorn Maker 62/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £520K/yr across 30 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -21.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Popcorn Maker on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.