5 oz paper cups
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.7%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great$19.14avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$7.30–$38.23cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good42%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Market size
Good$709K$709K/yr · 332K searches
Brand share
Good67%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Good1,123.24avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-2.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 5 oz paper cups is a $709K/yr Amazon United States market (332K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 64/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
5 oz paper cups market data
- Units sold / yr
- 40K–50K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- $766K–$957K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.2%
- Avg BSR
- #339
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 97%
- Sponsored
- 92%
- Out of stock
- 14.7%
- Avg brand age
- 48 months
- Avg seller age
- 163 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
16 falling
Sellers
99
Top-5 brand share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
42%
Top 20: 82%
Open market
27%
- Clawsoff21%
- SIUQ15%
- JOLLY PARTY12%
- Lamosi11%
- Crisky8%
- LITOPAK7%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Top 5 oz paper cups search terms
- 5 oz paper cups85K/yr
- paper cups 5 oz49K/yr
- 5oz paper cups45K/yr
- dixie cups 5oz28K/yr
- 5 ounce paper cups15K/yr
- 5 oz dixie cups22K/yr
- 5oz paper cups disposable9K/yr
- 5 oz paper cups disposable13K/yr
- 5oz dixie cups17K/yr
- bathroom cups 5 oz9K/yr
Top 5 oz paper 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
Clawsoff 100 Count 5 oz Bathroom Cups 5 oz Disposable Paper Cups Small Mouthwash Cup 5 Ounce Mini White Espresso Cups for Party Travel Picnic
Clawsoff$8.014.7★481 rev
Lamosi 100 Pack 5 oz Paper Cups Disposable Small Bathroom Cups 5oz Mini Espresso Cups for Mouthwash Travel Party Picnics Home
Lamosi$7.494.7★1,398 rev
SIUQ 300 Pack 5 oz Paper Cups Disposable Bathroom Cups Small Mouthwash Cups Hot/Cold Beverage Drinking Mini Cup for Party Picnic BBQ Travel (Daisy)
SIUQ$17.904.8★2,603 rev
500 Pack 5oz Paper Cups Multicolor Paper Disposable Cups Small Mouthwash Cups Cold Beverage Drinking Cup for Party Travel and Event (Strip)
JOLLY PARTY$21.444.5★1,742 rev
CUPLOOV 500Pack 5 oz Paper Cups Multicolor Small Bathroom Mouthwash Disposable Paper Cups Dessert Dispenser for Home Use Party Picnic Travel and Event BBQ 5 Colors
CUPLOOV$19.934.7★248 rev
Newest
by launch dateLamosi 100 Pack 5 oz Paper Cups Disposable Small Bathroom Cups 5oz Mini Espresso Cups for Mouthwash Travel Party Picnics Home
Lamosi$7.491,398 rev
Clawsoff 100 Pack 5 oz Paper Cups Disposable Kraft Bathroom Cups 5 Ounce Espresso Coffee Hot/Cold Beverage Cups for Home Kitchen Party
Clawsoff$9.56559 rev
BYSNOW 100 Pack 5 oz Paper Cups Disposable Bathroom Cups Small Mouthwash Cups Mini Paper Cups for Bathroom White 100Pack
BYSNOW$8.041,041 rev
Clawsoff 100 Count 5 oz Bathroom Cups 5 oz Disposable Paper Cups Small Mouthwash Cup 5 Ounce Mini White Espresso Cups for Party Travel Picnic
Clawsoff$8.01481 rev
Lamosi 5 oz Paper Disposable Cups 300 Pack Small Bathroom Mouthwash Drinking Cup for Water Coffee Sample Tasting and Dessert
Lamosi$18.641,742 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumClawsoff 100 Count 5 oz Bathroom Cups 5 oz Disposable Paper Cups Small Mouthwash Cup 5 Ounce Mini White Espresso Cups for Party Travel Picnic
Clawsoff$8.014.7★
Lamosi 100 Pack 5 oz Paper Cups Disposable Small Bathroom Cups 5oz Mini Espresso Cups for Mouthwash Travel Party Picnics Home
Lamosi$7.494.7★
Lamosi 5 oz Paper Disposable Cups 300 Pack Small Bathroom Mouthwash Drinking Cup for Water Coffee Sample Tasting and Dessert
Lamosi$18.644.7★
500 Pack 5oz Paper Cups Multicolor Paper Disposable Cups Small Mouthwash Cups Cold Beverage Drinking Cup for Party Travel and Event (Dots)
JOLLY PARTY$20.644.5★
JOLLY CHEF 500 Count 5 oz Paper Cups Disposable Bathroom Mouthwash White Drinking Cups for Home Office School Store Use
JOLLY CHEF$20.834.7★
What buyers say about 5 oz paper cups
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent quality”
“Good size”
“Excellent Value”
“As advertised”
“Not flimsy”
“Love the colors”
“They dont leak”
“I like having a choice of design”
“hold up well”
“easily to use”
What buyers complain about
“Too big”
“Many of them either have black smudges inside the cup of leak”
“Difficult to get apart”
“Sticky cups”
“Poor qualit”
“Terrible cups, not wax lined so fall apart after two uses”
“the inside of the cups have a mild odor to them that I didnt particularly care for”
“A little too firm for me”
“not recommended for hot liquids”
“bigger and don't fit in the dispenser”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 5 oz paper cups profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $709K/yr across 38 tracked products. 4 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (64/100).
- How competitive is the 5 oz paper cups niche?
- 16 brands and 99 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 5 oz paper cups?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Leak-Proof, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.7%.
- When does demand for 5 oz paper cups peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 5 oz paper cups niche?
- Listings span $7.30–$38.23; the average listing price is $19.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,123 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.