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black owned businesses on amazon

Launch it

A $8.3M/yr market growing +39.1% this quarter with returns at 0.2% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 100Growth 62Conversion 76Competition 38Returns 99Price range 89Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 44Quality gap 27

Market size

Incredible$8.3M

$8.3M/yr · 4.3M searches

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible$27.02

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$9.90–$73.13

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

Conversion

Great7.1%

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

Growth

Good+39.1%

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

Review moat

Okay2,107.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay62%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black owned businesses on amazon is a $8.3M/yr Amazon United States market (4.3M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Launch it — 62/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black owned businesses on amazon market data

Units sold / yr
300K–400K
avg 15,000–20,000/product
Revenue / yr
$8.1M–$10.8M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.1%
Avg BSR
#234
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
89%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
127 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

3 rising

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Black Girl Vitamins52%
  • BLACK GIRL SUNSCREEN45%
  • Generic3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 24 weeks — +39.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
120K80KSpike '26Prime Day '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top black owned businesses on amazon search terms

  • black girl vitamins2.4M/yr
  • black girl sunscreen1.2M/yr
  • sunscreen for black women107K/yr
  • black girl sunscreen spf 50105K/yr
  • black girl sunscreen spf 3078K/yr
  • black girl56K/yr
  • black owned businesses on amazon79K/yr
  • black owned products44K/yr
  • blackgirl vitamins50K/yr
  • sunscreen for black people20K/yr
All search terms

Top black owned businesses on amazon 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%$828K20%$1.7M30%$2.5M40%$3.3M1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about black owned businesses on amazon

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

What buyers love

Vitamin16%

“Awesome Vitamin”

Taste-Overall13%

“Excellent taste”

Quality-Overall10%

“It feels like a high quality product that is specifically made with care”

Suitability Combination Skin4%

“works great for my sensitive skin”

Energy Level4%

“Energy boost”

Brightness/Shine/Glow3%

“gives a very nice shine”

Hair Growth3%

“it help with my hair i love it”

Value For Money3%

“Good value for the money”

Joint Pain2%

“This really improved my joints”

Skin Health2%

“My skin improved”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall11%

“didn't taste fresh”

Value For Money10%

“They are expensive”

Size-Overall5%

“Small for the price”

Vitamin4%

“Allergic Reaction to these Vitamins”

Allergies3%

“it can cause skin allergies”

Sweetness3%

“Too Sweet”

Smell3%

“Very weird smell”

Functionality-Overall3%

“They did not do anything”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“False advertisement”

Oily/Greasy2%

“Its very oily on the skin”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall29%
Advertised Vs Actual Product20%
Leak-Proof6%
Value For Money6%
Oily/Greasy5%
Defective Material/Parts5%
Smell4%
Ingredients-Overall3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Suitability Combination Skin2%

Common questions

Is black owned businesses on amazon profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $8.3M/yr across 18 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +39.1%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (62/100).
How competitive is the black owned businesses on amazon niche?
3 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 62% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black owned businesses on amazon?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Value For Money, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.2%.
What does it cost to enter the black owned businesses on amazon niche?
Listings span $9.90–$73.13; the average listing price is $27.02 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,107 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.