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congratulations card

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 18Growth 70Conversion 84Competition 83Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 11Brand share 81Review moat 90Quality gap 22

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great196.36

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Great9.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Competition

Great32%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great54%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Growth

Good+52.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£74K

£74K/yr · 210K searches

Avg price

Bad£3.79

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£1.21–£12.16

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, congratulations card is a £74K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (210K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 54% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

congratulations card market data

Units sold / yr
20K–25K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£76K–£95K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.3%
Avg BSR
#443
Page quality
0%
Prime
96%
Sponsored
76%
Out of stock
6.8%
Avg brand age
27 months
Avg seller age
166 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

25 falling

Sellers

34

Top-5 brand share

54%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

32%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

38%

  • SWEETZER & ORANGE13%
  • Old English Company13%
  • Piccadilly Greetings12%
  • Printperfect9%
  • Me To You8%
  • Nokular7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +52.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Top congratulations card search terms

  • congratulations card139K/yr
  • well done card40K/yr
  • well done cards10K/yr
  • congratulations cards9K/yr
  • you did it card6K/yr
  • congrats card6K/yr
All search terms

Top congratulations card products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%£2K6%£4K9%£7K12%£9K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about congratulations card

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall33%

“Excellent quality”

Value For Money16%

“Good price”

Color11%

“Nice and colourful”

Design-Overall10%

“with a good range of different designs”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“Card as shown”

Thickness4%

“Thick”

Ease Of Use2%

“simple”

Size-Overall2%

“are a nice size”

Paper Quality2%

“The quality of the paper is excellent”

Writing Experience2%

“Nd matte makes it more comfortable to write on for me”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall21%

“Although perhaps not the best quality cardboard they are good value for money”

Size-Overall10%

“the size is a little novel being smaller than the standard”

Flexibility9%

“Bent and bucked”

Print Quality5%

“The printing is terrible”

Storage Capacity5%

“The only thing I would say is that the storage box isnt really a proper storage box in practice”

Thickness3%

“the cards themselves arent the thickest”

Value For Money1%

“costly”

Certifications1%

“The product description says the card used is FSC certified - oddly it doesn't say that on the card itself -”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall45%
Quality-Overall23%
Design-Overall9%
Water Resistance9%
Print Quality5%
Defective Material/Parts5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Common questions

Is congratulations card profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £74K/yr across 50 tracked products. 1 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +52.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
How competitive is the congratulations card niche?
25 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 54% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in congratulations card?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Flexibility. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for congratulations card peak?
Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the congratulations card niche?
Listings span £1.21–£12.16; the average listing price is £3.79 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 196 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.