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empty bottle

Worth a look

Shows no brand lock-in (top 5 brands take 40% of clicks), but a small market ($44K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 11Growth 43Conversion 27Competition 81Returns 91Price range 86Avg price 79Brand share 95Review moat 43Quality gap 30

Brand share

Incredible40%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Great$4.92–$98.35

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

Competition

Great34%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great$16.56

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Okay+14.0%

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

Review moat

Okay2,181.09

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay2.1%

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

Market size

Bad$44K

$44K/yr · 124K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, empty bottle is a $44K/yr Amazon United States market (124K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 40% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

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

empty bottle market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$66K–$83K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.1%
Avg BSR
#248
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
79%
Out of stock
1.2%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
150 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

47 falling

Sellers

83

Top-5 brand share

40%

Top 20: 79%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 68%

Open market

56%

  • ljdeals14%
  • DNSEN7%
  • AOZITA7%
  • Lissomballon6%
  • Norcalway5%
  • BRIGHTFROM4%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 10 weeks — +14.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KMay '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26

Top empty bottle search terms

  • empty plastic bottles16K/yr
  • empty bottle17K/yr
  • refillable bottles14K/yr
  • 12 oz bottle9K/yr
  • bulk bottles7K/yr
  • empty plastic bottles for liquid3K/yr
  • refill bottles6K/yr
  • clear plastic bottle6K/yr
  • bottles bulk4K/yr
  • liquid bottle5K/yr
All search terms

Top empty bottle 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%$1K6%$3K9%$4K12%$5K101001K10K 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 empty bottle

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall14%

“And good quality bottle”

Size-Overall10%

“I like the size”

Spray/Flow10%

“Spray”

Value For Money9%

“Decent price”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“As described”

Ease Of Use7%

“Ease of Use”

Leak-Proof7%

“No leak”

Durability5%

“They dont break which is great”

Ease Of Cleaning4%

“Great for cleaning”

Strength3%

“They are sturdy”

What buyers complain about

Leak-Proof18%

“Leaks badly”

Spray/Flow9%

“The nozzle broke off”

Size-Overall7%

“Quite large”

Quality-Overall7%

“Extremely poor quality”

Durability6%

“Broke after 2 uses”

Dishwasher Safe3%

“NOT dishwasher safe”

Ease Of Use3%

“Hard to use”

Thickness3%

“The plastic is very thick”

Functionality-Overall3%

“1 of 3 non-functional”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“Cleanliness was next to impossible”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall54%
Value For Money6%
Leak-Proof5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Material Quality5%
Quality-Overall4%
Spray/Flow4%
Functionality-Overall3%
Motor Power2%
Strength2%

Common questions

Is empty bottle profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $44K/yr across 57 tracked products. 6 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +14.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the empty bottle niche?
47 brands and 83 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 40% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in empty bottle?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Leak-Proof, Spray/Flow, Size-Overall. The return rate is 1.2%.
What does it cost to enter the empty bottle niche?
Listings span $4.92–$98.35; the average listing price is $16.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,181 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.