clear solo cups
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible16.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Good$14.42avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Good+47.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Good$4.72–$35.82cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Okay2,679.33avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay$151K$151K/yr · 63K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Bad87%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, clear solo cups is a $151K/yr Amazon United States market (63K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
clear solo cups market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $180K–$216K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 16.6%
- Avg BSR
- #278
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 56%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 146 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 falling
Sellers
69
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Amazon Basics48%
- SOLO27%
- Hefty15%
- JOLLY PARTY5%
- TashiBox5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 97 weeks — +47.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Top clear solo cups search terms
- clear solo cups42K/yr
- clear solo cups 16 oz15K/yr
- solo cups clear4K/yr
- solo clear cups3K/yr
Top clear solo 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 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Amazon Basics Disposable Clear Plastic Cups for Cold Drinks BPA-Free Easy to Hold 16oz 50 Count
Amazon Basics$4.804.7★6,269 rev
SOLO Cup Company Plastic Party Cold Cups 16 oz Clear 100 pack
SOLO$18.104.8★1,206 rev
Hefty Party Perfect Clear Plastic Cups Large Clear Party Cups for Easy Cleanup and Large Gatherings Recyclable 18 Ounce 28 Count
Hefty$5.794.8★127 rev
SOLO Cup Company Clear Recycled Plastic Party Cups 18 Oz 184 Count
SOLO$35.824.8★712 rev
Hefty Party Perfect Clear Plastic Cups 18 Ounce 140 Count
Hefty$13.074.8★1,760 rev
Newest
by launch dateHefty Party Perfect Clear Plastic Cups 18 Ounce 140 Count
Hefty$13.071,760 rev
Amazon Basics Small Disposable Clear Plastic Cups 9oz 100 Count
Amazon Basics$4.726,269 rev
Amazon Basics Disposable Clear Plastic Cups for Cold Drinks BPA-Free Easy to Hold 16oz 50 Count
Amazon Basics$4.806,269 rev
Hefty Party Perfect Clear Plastic Cups Large Clear Party Cups for Easy Cleanup and Large Gatherings Recyclable 18 Ounce 28 Count
Hefty$5.79127 rev
100 Pack 16 OZ Clear Plastic Cups Cold Party Drinking Cups Clear Disposable Cups Fruit/Ice Cream/Cupcake/Iced Cold Drinks
JOLLY PARTY$17.47758 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumHefty Party Perfect Clear Plastic Cups Large Clear Party Cups for Easy Cleanup and Large Gatherings Recyclable 18 Ounce 28 Count
Hefty$5.794.8★
100 Pack 12 OZ Clear Plastic Cups Cold Party Drinking Cups Clear Disposable Cups Fruit/Ice Cream/Cupcake/Iced Cold Drinks
JOLLY PARTY$17.164.7★
SOLO Cup Company Plastic Party Cold Cups 16 oz Clear 100 pack
SOLO$18.104.8★
100 Pack 16 OZ Clear Plastic Cups Cold Party Drinking Cups Clear Disposable Cups Fruit/Ice Cream/Cupcake/Iced Cold Drinks
JOLLY PARTY$17.474.7★
Amazon Basics Small Disposable Clear Plastic Cups 9oz 100 Count
Amazon Basics$4.724.7★
What buyers say about clear solo cups
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“The cups were good quality”
“not too flimsy”
“Great value”
“Great size”
“more durable than other ones I have ordered”
“Easy to use”
“As advertised”
“They dont leak, they dont crack, and they survive being aggressively grabbed by toddlers and tipsy adults alike”
“These are clear and not cloudy”
“The capacity is perfect”
What buyers complain about
“Slightly larger than a solo type cup”
“Little flimsy”
“Cheap because are not at all close to the 16z as it advertises”
“They werent the thickest cups we have ever had”
“Small and Cheap”
“hard to hold”
“Cups stick to each other”
“cheap cheap material”
“They have a chemical taste as soon”
“Theyre increasing the price unfairly”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is clear solo cups profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $151K/yr across 9 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +47.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the clear solo cups niche?
- 5 brands and 69 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 87% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in clear solo cups?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Strength, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.6%.
- When does demand for clear solo cups peak?
- Demand peaks in May; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the clear solo cups niche?
- Listings span $4.72–$35.82; the average listing price is $14.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,679 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.