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Compostable Cups

Pass

Compostable Cups scores 66 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend an estimated $579K a year here, search demand grew +53.0% this quarter, and an estimated 1.7% of orders come back.

Flapen Score
66
66 / 100
Top 3% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +17 vs the category median of 49
Market size
$579K/yr291K searches / yr
90-day growth
+53.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
52%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 19 sellers

Flapen Score

Compostable Cups against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Household average. Past it, Compostable Cups is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

66Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Compostable Cups market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Compostable Cups 291K times last year and spent an estimated $579K. The top 5 brands take 70% of clicks. Demand peaks in May. Flapen scores it 66 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

An estimated 8.7% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 291K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 8.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +53.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $579K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
291K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+53.0%
Conversion, latest week
8.7%
Market size, estimated
$579Ka year
Peak month
May1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
compostable cups140K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $22.77.

Listings sell for $22.77 on average, from $9.79 to $38.25. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At $22.77 that is $28K to $34K a year per listing.

Average price
$22.77inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$9.79–$38.25
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
$28K–$34K
Returns
1.7%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #439 within Disposable Drinkware. It carries 505 reviews at 4.56 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
4.0%
Average rank
#439in Disposable Drinkware
Average rating
4.56 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
505per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

6 of last year's 8 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. 6 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
6Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
49 months

Products

Top Compostable Cups products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

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Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

19

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

25%

  • Brand 130%
  • Brand 216%
  • Brand 310%
  • Brand 48%
  • Brand 57%
  • Brand 65%

Demand

Compostable Cups search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

10K6KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Compostable Cups search terms shoppers use

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

  • compostable cups140K/yr
  • biodegradable cups40K/yr
  • recyclable cups11K/yr
  • repurpose compostable cups7K/yr
  • compostable cups 12 oz8K/yr
  • compostable plastic cups7K/yr
  • eco friendly cups9K/yr
  • compostable cups 8 oz8K/yr
  • compostable wine cups7K/yr
  • compostable wine glasses7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Compostable Cups

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

17%of positive reviews mention “Eco Friendliness”
15%of negative reviews mention “Size-Overall”
1.7%of orders come back
“These are tiny shot glasses”
A buyer, on “Size-Overall”15% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

17 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Compostable Cups questions

Answered from the same tracked data.