12 oz plastic cups
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.9%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$20.99avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Great9.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Great$4.72–$56.35cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Great59%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Growth
Good+38.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Good53%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Good1,324.07avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay$227K$227K/yr · 114K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 12 oz plastic cups is a $227K/yr Amazon United States market (114K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 63/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
12 oz plastic cups market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $210K–$262K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 9.5%
- Avg BSR
- #374
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 93%
- Sponsored
- 90%
- Out of stock
- 2.1%
- Avg brand age
- 46 months
- Avg seller age
- 154 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
24 rising
Sellers
61
Top-5 brand share
59%
Top 20: 96%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 89%
Open market
36%
- TashiBox16%
- Amazon Basics15%
- Lamosi15%
- Clawsoff8%
- Lilymicky6%
- WhalePassing5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 98 weeks — +38.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top 12 oz plastic cups search terms
- 12 oz clear plastic cups28K/yr
- clear cups 12 oz14K/yr
- 12oz clear plastic cups11K/yr
- 12 oz clear cups9K/yr
- 12 oz10K/yr
- clear 12 oz plastic cups6K/yr
- clear solo cups 12 oz5K/yr
- 12oz cup5K/yr
- 12 oz cocktail cups4K/yr
- 12oz clear cups3K/yr
Top 12 oz plastic cups 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
TashiBox 12 Ounce - 100 Count Plastic Cups for Cold Drink Disposable Coffee Cups
TashiBox$12.264.7★6,255 rev
Lamosi 300 Pack 12 oz Clear Plastic Cups 12 Ounce Disposable Cold Drinking Cups for Party Picnic BBQ Travel Christmas Events
Lamosi$21.244.8★704 rev
Amazon Basics Disposable Clear Plastic Cups for Cold Drinks BPA-Free Easy to Hold 16oz 50 Count
Amazon Basics$4.804.7★6,269 rev
WhalePassing 200 pack 12 oz clear plastic cups - Disposable cold drink party cups Drinking cups for Birthday Picnic Travel Christmas Wedding and More
WhalePassing$14.454.7★82 rev
Lilymicky 300 Pack 12 oz Clear Plastic Cups Cold Disposable Plastic Drinking Cups for Parties Picnic BBQ Travel and Events
Lilymicky$21.864.7★1,645 rev
Newest
by launch date
EconoHome Clear PET Plastic Cups 12oz (Pack of 1000) Crystal Clear Durable Disposable Beverage Cups Perfect for Parties Events and Businesses
EconoHome$54.3539 rev
Clawsoff 12 oz Clear Plastic Cups 100 Count Disposable Dringking Cups 12 oz Cold Plastic Party Cup Bulk PET Clear Cup for Iced Coffee Smoothie Cold Beverage
Clawsoff$15.25244 rev
WhalePassing 200 pack 12 oz clear plastic cups - Disposable cold drink party cups Drinking cups for Birthday Picnic Travel Christmas Wedding and More
WhalePassing$14.4582 rev
Xlong 50 PCs Clear Round Bottom Plastic Cups Disposable Stemless Wine Glasses Iced Coffee Cups for Cold Drinks Juice Boba Tea Smoothie Milkshake Baby Shower Cups for Parties Weddings(12 Oz)
Xlong$9.7628 rev
Jycnolm 50 Pcs Round Bottom Plastic Cups 12 oz Disposable Stemless Wine Glasses Cocktail Clear Party Cups for Meeting Wedding Birthday Party Supplies
Jycnolm$12.39144 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumEconoHome Clear PET Plastic Cups 12oz (Pack of 1000) Crystal Clear Durable Disposable Beverage Cups Perfect for Parties Events and Businesses
EconoHome$54.354.3★
Clawsoff 12 oz Clear Plastic Cups 100 Count Disposable Dringking Cups 12 oz Cold Plastic Party Cup Bulk PET Clear Cup for Iced Coffee Smoothie Cold Beverage
Clawsoff$15.254.7★
Xlong 50 PCs Clear Round Bottom Plastic Cups Disposable Stemless Wine Glasses Iced Coffee Cups for Cold Drinks Juice Boba Tea Smoothie Milkshake Baby Shower Cups for Parties Weddings(12 Oz)
Xlong$9.764.7★
WhalePassing 200 pack 12 oz clear plastic cups - Disposable cold drink party cups Drinking cups for Birthday Picnic Travel Christmas Wedding and More
WhalePassing$14.454.7★
Walasaso Plastic Cups 100 Pack 12 Oz Clear Plastic Cups Disposable 12 Oz for Home Office Outdoors Picnic Suitable for Anniversary Party
Walasaso$14.214.2★
What buyers say about 12 oz plastic cups
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great quality cups”
“Good Deal”
“Sturdy Cups”
“Great size”
“held up well”
“Easy use container”
“As advertised”
“No leaks”
“These cups were the perfect thickness to dispense easily from my cup dispenser”
“Good material”
What buyers complain about
“Little flimsy”
“Too small”
“Theyre not like the highest quality cup”
“Description was not clease”
“hard to hold”
“cheap cheap material”
“They werent the thickest cups we have ever had”
“a little expensive for the amount you buy”
“They have a chemical taste as soon”
“broke them over time”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 12 oz plastic cups profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $227K/yr across 30 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +38.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (63/100).
- How competitive is the 12 oz plastic cups niche?
- 24 brands and 61 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 59% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 12 oz plastic cups?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Strength, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.9%.
- When does demand for 12 oz plastic cups peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 12 oz plastic cups niche?
- Listings span $4.72–$56.35; the average listing price is $20.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,324 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.