cherry cough drops
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible26.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Great$872K$872K/yr · 542K searches
Review moat
Bad8,984.6avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Bad78%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Avg price
Bad$6.14avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Bad4.8★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-35.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad$1.71–$9.53cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cherry cough drops is a $872K/yr Amazon United States market (542K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cherry cough drops market data
- Units sold / yr
- 150K–200K
- avg 12,500–15,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $921K–$1.2M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 26.2%
- Avg BSR
- #42
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 80%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 77 months
- Avg seller age
- 138 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
574
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Luden's82%
- HALLS8%
- Ricola6%
- Amazon Basic Care4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -35.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
Top cherry cough drops search terms
- ludens wild cherry cough drops160K/yr
- ludens cough drops112K/yr
- ludens71K/yr
- cherry cough drops36K/yr
- halls cherry cough drops45K/yr
- ludens cherry cough drops16K/yr
- cough drops cherry12K/yr
- ricola cherry cough drops15K/yr
- ricola cherry7K/yr
- halls cough drops cherry10K/yr
Top cherry cough drops 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 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Ludens Sore Throat Relief Lozenges for Minor Everyday Irritation & Dry Mouth Wild Cherry Flavored Drops 90 Count
Luden's$4.344.8★18,313 rev
Ludens Sore Throat Relief Lozenges for Minor Everyday Irritation & Dry Mouth Wild Cherry Flavored Drops 90 Count Pack of 2
Luden's$8.634.8★18,313 rev
Ludens Sore Throat Drops for Minor Sore Throat Relief Wild Cherry 160 Count
Luden's$7.744.8★18,313 rev
HALLS Cough and Throat Relief Cherry Cough Drops Bulk Pack 200 Drops
HALLS$9.534.8★1,211 rev
Ludens Sore Throat Drops for Minor Sore Throat Relief Watermelon 90 Count
Luden's$5.434.8★1,477 rev
Newest
by launch dateLudens Sore Throat Drops for Minor Sore Throat Relief Wild Cherry 160 Count
Luden's$7.7418,313 rev
Ludens Sore Throat Relief Lozenges for Minor Everyday Irritation & Dry Mouth Sugar Free Wild Cherry Flavored Drops 130 Count
Luden's$8.635,962 rev
Ricola Cherry Throat Drops 45 Count Daily Drops For Delicious Throat Refreshment Oral Anesthetic Naturally Flavored
Ricola$5.432,765 rev
Ludens Sore Throat Relief Lozenges for Minor Everyday Irritation & Dry Mouth Sugar Free Wild Cherry Flavored Drops 75 Count
Luden's$4.515,962 rev
Amazon Basic Care Cherry Menthol Cough Drops for Sore Throat Relief Soothing Lozenges in Resealable Bag 160 Count (Previously SoundHealth)
Amazon Basic Care$5.435,816 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLudens Sore Throat Drops for Minor Sore Throat Relief Watermelon 90 Count
Luden's$5.434.8★
Ludens Sore Throat Drops for Minor Sore Throat Relief Wild Cherry 160 Count
Luden's$7.744.8★
Ludens Sore Throat Relief Lozenges for Minor Everyday Irritation & Dry Mouth Sugar Free Wild Cherry Flavored Drops 130 Count
Luden's$8.634.8★
HALLS Cough and Throat Relief Cherry Cough Drops Bulk Pack 200 Drops
HALLS$9.534.8★
Ludens Sore Throat Relief Lozenges for Minor Everyday Irritation & Dry Mouth Wild Cherry Flavored Drops 90 Count
Luden's$4.344.8★
What buyers say about cherry cough drops
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Helps coughing”
“They taste so yummy”
“affordable price”
“Best flavor”
“Just as good as name brand”
“JUST AS DESCRIBED”
“Very soothing”
“are good for keeping your throat moist”
“Very effective”
“Sweet taste”
What buyers complain about
“Very mild in taste”
“Absolutely ineffective as a Cough Drop”
“Downside: The worst artificial cherry flavor I have every tasted, bar none”
“only sugar nothing more”
“Big bags”
“Just Hard Candy”
“Don't leave mouth moist”
“Dont work”
“I dont like the taste of sweeteners”
“I guess theres a reason they are cheaper”
Common questions
- Is cherry cough drops profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $872K/yr across 10 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -35.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the cherry cough drops niche?
- 4 brands and 574 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 78% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cherry cough drops?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Cough Relief, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
- When does demand for cherry cough drops peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cherry cough drops niche?
- Listings span $1.71–$9.53; the average listing price is $6.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,985 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.