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title: "Comte Cheese — $274K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 51/100 · $274K/yr market. Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **comte cheese**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.1%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 50Growth 15Conversion 81Competition 41Returns 99Price range 87Avg price 94Brand share 8Review moat 65Quality gap 37
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****$22.74**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$5.87–$93.60**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****8.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Good****895.8**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Market size**
**Okay****$274K**
$274K/yr · 144K searches
**Competition**
**Okay****60%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-20.7%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****97%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, comte cheese is a $274K/yr Amazon United States market (144K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **comte cheese market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **13K–15K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$284K–$341K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **8.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#285**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **92%**
- **Sponsored**
- **60%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **81 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **167 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**7 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**594**
**Top-5 brand share**
**97%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**60%**
Top 20: 92%
**Open market**
**1%**
- Conté à Paris53% - JureFlore30% - Emmi6% - Conte elegant5% - MARKY'S2% - Scardello Artisan Cheese2% - Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/comte-cheese/trend)
## **Top comte cheese search terms**
- **conte**40K/yr-17.3%0.9% conv. - **comte cheese**28K/yr-4.3%13.3% conv. - **comte**13K/yr-1.5%12.9% conv. - **conte crayon**17K/yr-38.2%7.8% conv. - **conte pencils**8K/yr-21.8%3.9% conv. - **conte crayons for artists**6K/yr+7.4%7.7% conv. - **conte a paris**7K/yr-10.4%2.0% conv. - **conte tights**11K/yr-59.6%0.1% conv. - **conte crayons**8K/yr-42.0%8.7% conv. - **conte a paris pastel pencils**4K/yr-20.2%2.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/comte-cheese/search-terms)
## **Top comte cheese 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%10%$27K20%$55K30%$82K40%$110K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket 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.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Juraflore Comte**JureFlore**$10.81**4.6★426 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0787VN38Y) [2**Cont Paris Crayons - Sketching Colors Matchbox Set Set of 4**Conté à Paris**$7.63**4.4★819 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001E0HOO0) [3**Cont Paris 18 Count Assorted Carrs Crayons Drawer Box**Conté à Paris**$25.47**4.6★1,915 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0LDG50) [4**Cont Paris Sketching & Drawing Pencils Set of 6 Sanguine Assorted**Conté à Paris**$14.14**4.6★1,277 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AJR910O) [5**Conte Womens Classic Sheer Pantyhose Tights Prestige 20 denier - Tan XL Bronze X-Large**Conte elegant**$13.52**4.3★331 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057IH0DA)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Cont Paris Sketching Carr Crayons 2 Pack Black 2B (2460 / 2B)**Conté à Paris**$6.44**68 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HVBTKGT) [**Comte AOC Fort St. Antoine French Cheese - 1 lb / 454 g - GUARANTEED OVERNIGHT**MARKY'S**$64.60**17 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3BSZNJX) [**Cont Paris Sketching Carr Crayons 2 Pack Sanguine Watteau**Conté à Paris**$5.87**68 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HV7J516) [**Cont Paris Sketching Carr Crayons 2 Pack Black HB (2460 / HB)**Conté à Paris**$6.06**68 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HV9RK75) [**Juraflore Comte**JureFlore**$10.81**426 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0787VN38Y)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Cont Paris Colour Pastel Carr Wood Box Set of 48 Assorted**Conté à Paris**$37.64**4.4★**▲ 197%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005WU7E52) [**Conte French Cut Sheer Push Up Lace Control Top Slimming Pantyhose Tights Style 20 Den Nude (Natural) Small**Conte elegant**$14.90**4.3★**▲ 163%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010MT6RVO) [**Cont Paris 24 Count Assorted Colored Carrs Crayons Set**Conté à Paris**$30.14**4.6★**▲ 135%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0048DISAY) [**Cont Paris Studio Sketch Set Pencils and Carrs Crayons Assorted**Conté à Paris**$27.15**4.6★**▲ 52%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001KZH2GE) [**Cont Paris Sketching Carr Crayons 2 Pack Black 2B (2460 / 2B)**Conté à Paris**$6.44**4.6★**▲ 48%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HVBTKGT)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about comte cheese**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Taste-Overall**28%
*“Tastes very good”*
**Flavor**10%
*“Great flavor”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Good value for the money”*
**Color**8%
*“the colors were great”*
**Freshness**7%
*“Fresh, tasty”*
**Drawing Experience**5%
*“But a really nice addition to my animal drawing”*
**Gifting Purpose**3%
*“This was a gift for my daughter”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Just right”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Great to use”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“Quedan perfectas,”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**15%
*“A little pricey for the size”*
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“the quality has diminished for this old staple drawing tool”*
**Size-Overall**13%
*“Smaller than I expected”*
**Durability**11%
*“it kept breaking”*
**Taste-Overall**8%
*“nutty taste gruyere is known for”*
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**6%
*“Sent moldy too often”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“Misled”*
**Soft Feel**3%
*“too soft like charcoal now”*
**Ingredients-Overall**3%
*“However it is made with nasty enzymes”*
**Sweetness**3%
*“im not a fan of sweet cheese now after having it”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Defective Material/Parts**35%
**Size-Overall**22%
**Value For Money**9%
**Color**8%
**Durability**4%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
**Certifications**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Display Colors**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is comte cheese profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $274K/yr across 25 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -20.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- **How competitive is the comte cheese niche?**
- 7 brands and 594 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in comte cheese?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for comte cheese peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the comte cheese niche?**
- Listings span $5.87–$93.60; the average listing price is $22.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 896 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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