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16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids

16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids shows low returns (0.8%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

69
Worth a look

Top 2% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +20 vs the category median of 49

Market size 57Growth 62Conversion 65Competition 85Returns 96Price range 64Avg price 85Brand share 91Review moat 50Quality gap 30
This niche Category average · 14,768 niches

Is 16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids is a $428K/yr Amazon United States market (388K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 44% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 69/100.

16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +39.6% over the last 90 days and 5.8% of searches end in a purchase.

$428K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr+39.6%388K
Conversion rate5.8%
Avg price$19.05

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 44% of demand, so 56% of the market is open.

56%

open market share

Brands · sellers47 · 61
Top-5 product click share30%
Open market56%
Avg brand age34 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 71 products

Sponsored placement94%
New entrants (1y)25· 23 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews1,521

Top 16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

$0$9K$17K$26K$34K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

47 rising

Sellers

61

Top-5 brand share

44%

Top 20: 81%

Top-5 click share

30%

Top 20: 67%

Open market

51%

  • AOZITA11%
  • Dealusy10%
  • Cappatua9%
  • PODJULFA7%
  • Voatree6%
  • Lamosi6%

16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume388KCVR5.8%Products71Brands47Top 5 Brands44%OOS Rate2.4%Rating4.6★Reviews1,521Avg BSR#356
13K8KSpike '25Spike '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top 16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids search terms shoppers use

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

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What reviews say buyers love and hate about 16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

87% of reviews
Quality-Overall23%

Good quality cups

Size-Overall13%

Love the size

Strength13%

NOT FLIMSY

Value For Money11%

They are affordable

Durability6%

durable material

What buyers complain about

71% of reviews
Size-Overall19%

smaller than i expected

Strength13%

so flimsy

Quality-Overall9%

Cheap quality

Leak-Proof9%

Leaks

Thickness6%

these are way too thick

16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.8%

Return rate

73%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
65%
2Value For Money
10%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
5%
4Strength
3%
5Quality-Overall
3%

Common 16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids 69/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $428K/yr across 71 tracked products. 23 of 25 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +39.6% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 16 Oz Plastic Cups with Lids on Amazon United States is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.