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4 Oz Cups

4 Oz Cups shows low returns (1.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

59
Worth a look

Top 13% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +10 vs the category median of 49

Market size 51Growth 42Conversion 73Competition 59Returns 93Price range 75Avg price 78Brand share 72Review moat 45Quality gap 23
This niche Category average · 14,768 niches

Is 4 Oz Cups profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 4 Oz Cups is a $296K/yr Amazon United States market (268K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

4 Oz Cups: 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 +13.4% over the last 90 days and 6.8% of searches end in a purchase.

$296K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr+13.4%268K
Conversion rate6.8%
Avg price$16.23

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand, so 38% of the market is open.

38%

open market share

Brands · sellers23 · 33
Top-5 product click share50%
Open market38%
Avg brand age46 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 · 30 products

Sponsored placement87%
New entrants (1y)6· 4 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews2,005

Top 4 Oz Cups 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

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

$0$15K$30K$44K$59K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

62%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

34%

  • Freshware19%
  • Amazon Basics17%
  • HOMIP11%
  • Turbo Bee10%
  • TV TOPVALUE5%
  • WhalePassing5%

4 Oz Cups demand & seasonality

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

Volume268KCVR6.8%Products30Brands23Top 5 Brands62%OOS Rate4.0%Rating4.6★Reviews2,005Avg BSR#310
6K4KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top 4 Oz Cups search terms shoppers use

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

  • 4 oz cups64K/yr
  • 4oz cups40K/yr
  • 4 oz plastic cups26K/yr
  • 4 oz paper cups22K/yr
  • 4oz paper cups17K/yr
  • 4oz plastic cups16K/yr
  • 4 oz cup11K/yr
  • 4 ounce cups9K/yr
  • 4oz cup9K/yr
  • 4 oz disposable cups9K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 4 Oz Cups

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

What buyers love

80% of reviews
Size-Overall18%

Versatile size and value

Quality-Overall16%

Good quality cups

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%

Just what I needed

Value For Money11%

Best price

Strength8%

They dont feel flimsy

What buyers complain about

70% of reviews
Size-Overall20%

Won't fit

Dispensing Mechanism16%

Do not fit in standard dispense

Strength7%

not as strong as I wanted

Thickness5%

they are thin

Shape/Style5%

Poor Shape

4 Oz Cups return rate & reasons

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

1.1%

Return rate

89%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
84%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
4%
3Value For Money
4%
4Quality-Overall
2%
5Strength
1%

Common 4 Oz Cups questions

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

Flapen scores 4 Oz Cups 59/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $296K/yr across 30 tracked products. 4 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +13.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 4 Oz Cups on Amazon United States is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.