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butterfly plates

Worth a look

Shows no brand lock-in (top 5 brands take 33% of clicks), but a small market ($63K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 16Growth 33Conversion 47Competition 90Returns 56Price range 44Avg price 86Brand share 96Review moat 93Quality gap 25

Brand share

Incredible33%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Review moat

Great144.99

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Great25%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great$19.20

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Good2.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Okay3.8%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Okay$5.53–$198.93

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Growth

Okay+6.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad$63K

$63K/yr · 88K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, butterfly plates is a $63K/yr Amazon United States market (88K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 33% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

butterfly plates market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$58K–$77K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.8%
Avg BSR
#1,615
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
87%
Out of stock
13.5%
Avg brand age
26 months
Avg seller age
156 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (25% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

53 falling

Sellers

61

Top-5 brand share

33%

Top 20: 75%

Top-5 click share

25%

Top 20: 63%

Open market

62%

  • Xjoviative11%
  • WDF6%
  • LDFDRT5%
  • XIENBLOC5%
  • Gatherfun5%
  • Cangmyxis5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +6.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top butterfly plates search terms

  • butterfly plates38K/yr
  • butterfly plates and napkins16K/yr
  • butterfly paper plates15K/yr
  • butterfly party plates7K/yr
  • butterfly birthday plates8K/yr
  • butterfly plate4K/yr
All search terms

Top butterfly plates 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.

0%2%$1K4%$3K6%$4K8%$5K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about butterfly plates

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall18%

“Good quality”

Color14%

“Colors were vibrant”

Design-Overall10%

“The design is very pretty”

Value For Money9%

“It was worth the money”

Strength9%

“They are sturdy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“It's just what we needed”

Ease Of Use5%

“Easy to use”

Size-Overall5%

“The size is great”

Durability4%

“They are durable”

Dishwasher Safe3%

“Good in dishwasher and microwave”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall24%

“I was disappointed in the plate size”

Thickness22%

“They are not real thick”

Strength13%

“very flimsy”

Defective Material/Parts4%

“missing parts”

Quality-Overall3%

“Cheap”

Durability2%

“the durability seems low”

Material Quality1%

“The material feels noticeably thinner”

Assembly/Installation1%

“The dangling butterflies require some putting together”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall49%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Value For Money9%
Color7%
Quality-Overall6%
Thin3%
Material Quality3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Strength2%
Design-Overall2%

Common questions

Is butterfly plates profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $63K/yr across 68 tracked products. 0 of 21 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the butterfly plates niche?
53 brands and 61 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 25% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 33% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in butterfly plates?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Strength. The return rate is 2.8%.
When does demand for butterfly plates peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the butterfly plates niche?
Listings span $5.53–$198.93; the average listing price is $19.20 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 145 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.