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Soup Mug

soft demand (-57.5% this quarter) — Soup Mug doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Market size 27Growth 0Conversion 54Competition 60Returns 97Price range 24Avg price 30Brand share 47Review moat 47Quality gap 57
This niche Category average

Is Soup Mug profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Soup Mug is a £116K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (268K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Soup Mug: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -57.5% over the last 90 days and 4.5% of searches end in a purchase.

£116K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr-57.5%268K
Conversion rate4.5%
Avg price£9.62

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand, so 23% of the market is open.

23%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 63
Top-5 product click share49%
Open market23%
Avg brand age38 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 · 24 products

Sponsored placement63%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews1,797

Top Soup Mug 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 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£12K£23K£35K£46K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

63

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

18%

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  • GBhome7%
  • Hoilse6%
  • NUTRIUPS5%
  • London Empire5%

Soup Mug demand & seasonality

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

Volume268KCVR4.5%Products24Brands13Top 5 Brands77%OOS Rate11.7%Rating4.4★Reviews1,797Avg BSR#1,479
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.1×

Top Soup Mug search terms shoppers use

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

  • soup mug64K/yr
  • microwave soup mug with lid30K/yr
  • soup cup23K/yr
  • soup bowl with lid20K/yr
  • microwave soup bowl13K/yr
  • soup mugs15K/yr
  • soup mugs with handles9K/yr
  • soup cups11K/yr
  • ceramic soup bowl with lid9K/yr
  • soup cups with lids8K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Soup Mug

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

What buyers love

75% of reviews
Quality-Overall25%

Excellent product

Size-Overall10%

The lid fits snugly

Value For Money10%

Good value for money

Ease Of Use9%

Easy to use

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

As advertised

What buyers complain about

66% of reviews
Leak-Proof23%

NOT leakproof

Quality-Overall12%

poor construction quality

Durability6%

durability could be better

Size-Overall5%

Not fit for purpose

Material Quality5%

low quality plastics

Soup Mug return rate & reasons

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

0.6%

Return rate

61%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
41%
2Leak-Proof
10%
3Color
8%
4Weight Heavy
8%
5Defective Material/Parts
6%

Common Soup Mug questions

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

Flapen scores Soup Mug 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £116K/yr across 24 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -57.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Soup Mug on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 5.1× the quietest.