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5 Oz Plastic Cups

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

Flapen Score

70
Worth a look

Top 1% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +21 vs the category median of 49

Market size 63Growth 51Conversion 85Competition 81Returns 96Price range 82Avg price 95Brand share 88Review moat 48Quality gap 24
This niche Category average · 14,768 niches

Is 5 Oz Plastic Cups profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 5 Oz Plastic Cups is a $566K/yr Amazon United States market (259K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 47% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 70/100.

5 Oz Plastic 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 +21.9% over the last 90 days and 9.5% of searches end in a purchase.

$566K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K
Search volume / yr+21.9%259K
Conversion rate9.5%
Avg price$23.07

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 47% of demand, so 53% of the market is open.

53%

open market share

Brands · sellers31 · 72
Top-5 product click share34%
Open market53%
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 · 51 products

Sponsored placement92%
New entrants (1y)11· 8 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews1,660

Top 5 Oz Plastic 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

$0$23K$45K$68K$91K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

31 rising

Sellers

72

Top-5 brand share

47%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

34%

Top 20: 70%

Open market

47%

  • BYSNOW14%
  • Clawsoff9%
  • Dealmed8%
  • JOLLY CHEF8%
  • Turbo Bee7%
  • SIUQ6%

5 Oz Plastic Cups demand & seasonality

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

Volume259KCVR9.5%Products51Brands31Top 5 Brands47%OOS Rate0.7%Rating4.6★Reviews1,660Avg BSR#410
15K10KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Top 5 Oz Plastic Cups search terms shoppers use

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

  • 5 oz plastic cups62K/yr
  • 5 oz cups44K/yr
  • 5oz plastic cups39K/yr
  • 5oz cups27K/yr
  • small plastic cups 5 oz10K/yr
  • 5 ounce plastic cups9K/yr
  • 5 oz clear plastic cups7K/yr
  • 5 oz disposable cups8K/yr
  • plastic cups 5 oz6K/yr
  • 5 ounce cups6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 5 Oz Plastic Cups

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

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Size-Overall20%

Love the size

Value For Money15%

Great Value

Quality-Overall15%

Good Quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

Just as shown

Strength8%

Sturdy cops, and very convenient being clear

What buyers complain about

77% of reviews
Size-Overall30%

Won't fit

Strength10%

Made a very flimsy material

Dispensing Mechanism9%

Do not fit in standard dispense

Ease Of Use7%

Difficult to work with

Adhesion/Stickiness5%

Sticky

5 Oz Plastic Cups return rate & reasons

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

0.8%

Return rate

86%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
79%
2Advertised Vs Actual Product
6%
3Value For Money
5%
4Quality-Overall
3%
5Thin
2%

Common 5 Oz Plastic Cups questions

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

Flapen scores 5 Oz Plastic Cups 70/100 on Amazon United States — Worth a look. The niche generates $566K/yr across 51 tracked products. 8 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +21.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for 5 Oz Plastic Cups on Amazon United States peaks in Aug–Sep, where the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.