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The Ordinary Niacinamide

Maybe

Shoppers spend $11.7M a year here. But the top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so The Ordinary Niacinamide is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 34% of 10,978 Beauty & Personal Care niches · +3 vs the category median of 48
Market size
$11.7M/yr9.0M searches / yr
90-day growth
+0.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
66%top-5 click share · 1 brands · 4 sellers

Flapen Score

The Ordinary Niacinamide against its category

The dotted line is the Beauty & Personal Care average. Past it, The Ordinary Niacinamide is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The The Ordinary Niacinamide market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for The Ordinary Niacinamide 9.0M times last year and spent an estimated $11.7M. One brand takes every click. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

9.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 9.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +0.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $11.7M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
9.0M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+0.7%
Conversion, latest week
9.4%
Market size, estimated
$11.7Ma year
Peak month
January2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
the ordinary4.9M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $13.81.

Listings sell for $13.81 on average, from $5.86 to $29.76. Amazon reports units sold in ranges, and this niche reaches the top one: 800K units or more a year. The average listing sells 40,000 to 50,000 of them. At $13.81 that is $552K to $691K a year per listing.

Average price
$13.81under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$5.86–$29.76
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
800K or moreAmazon's top range
Units per listing a year
40,000–50,000
Revenue per listing a year
$552K–$691K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #41 within Serums. It carries 19,679 reviews at 4.60 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#41in Serums
Average rating
4.60 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
19,679per listing
Listings tracked
18

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 55 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
0
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
55 months

Products

Top The Ordinary Niacinamide products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 66% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

$0$1.2M$2.3M$3.5M$4.7M1K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

1 flat

Sellers

4

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • The Ordinary100%

Demand

The Ordinary Niacinamide search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

300K200KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top The Ordinary Niacinamide search terms shoppers use

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

  • the ordinary4.9M/yr
  • ordinary2.4M/yr
  • the ordinary niacinamide561K/yr
  • ordinary niacinamide serum305K/yr
  • the ordinary niacinamide 10% + zinc 1%143K/yr
  • ordinary serum209K/yr
  • the ordinary serum123K/yr
  • ordinary skin care67K/yr
  • ordinary niacinamide52K/yr
  • the ordinary niacinamide serum43K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about The Ordinary Niacinamide

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Allergies13%−0.05

Cause rash

Allergic Reaction

Skin irritation

Functionality-Overall9%−0.07

Never worked

Didn't work for me

No result

Skin Health7%−0.04

Caused Skin burn

Burns My Skin

Made skin have a rash

Moist/Dry6%

it isn't moisturizing

No hydration at all

Non hydrating

Smell5%−0.01

Weird Scent

Weird smell

No scent

Love

Suitability Combination Skin16%+1.57

Good for sensitive skin

super helpful for textured skin

gentle on sensitive skin

Quality-Overall14%+0.96

its super affordable for the quality

Great product for me

EXCELLENT PRODUCT

Value For Money13%+0.74

Great deal

Very affordable

affordable price

Soft Feel7%

leaves my skin soft

Skin feels smooth

Gentle on skin

Moist/Dry7%

Doesnt dry out my skin

dries fast

Excellent moisturizer

Return

0.3% Return rate 29% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall20%███▇█▇

Never worked

Didn't work for me

No result

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%██▇▇█▇
Size-Overall11%▇▆▇▇▇█

Bigger than expected

Smaller than expected

for me it just wasnt a good fit

Value For Money7%▅▆▅█▅█

not worth the $

WASTE OF MONEY

Just, it's expensive

Product Condition6%▅▇█▇▇▇

FAQ

Common The Ordinary Niacinamide questions

Answered from the same tracked data.