Skip to content
39

empty capsules size 5

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 23Growth 22Conversion 96Competition 24Returns 98Price range 36Avg price 30Brand share 3Review moat 44Quality gap 38

Returns

Incredible0.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible12.9%

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

Review moat

Okay2,051.28

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Okay$5.82–$20.13

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

Avg price

Okay$9.58

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Bad71%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad$92K

$92K/yr · 74K searches

Growth

Bad-6.6%

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

Brand share

Bad99%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, empty capsules size 5 is a $92K/yr Amazon United States market (74K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

empty capsules size 5 market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$77K–$96K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
12.9%
Avg BSR
#1,996
Page quality
0%
Prime
94%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
63 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

7

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • XPRS Nutra68%
  • ATLEMISME15%
  • EaccoViigr9%
  • wananfu5%
  • Capsuline2%
  • Angtai JN1%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 17 weeks — -6.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '26Apr '26Apr '26May '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26

Top empty capsules size 5 search terms

  • empty capsules size 511K/yr
  • empty capsules size 47K/yr
  • size 4 capsules4K/yr
  • gelatin capsules size 44K/yr
  • size 5 capsules4K/yr
  • small capsules3K/yr
  • empty pill capsules size 55K/yr
  • gelatin capsules size 54K/yr
  • small capsules empty5K/yr
  • small empty capsules3K/yr
All search terms

Top empty capsules size 5 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%10%$9K20%$18K30%$27K40%$37K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about empty capsules size 5

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall15%

“Good fit”

Ease Of Use12%

“Easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“Exactly as advertised”

Value For Money8%

“Worth it”

Quality-Overall7%

“Capsule itself is nice, well made, and goes together easily”

Dosage7%

“These are great for dividing my cats 1 mg medication capsules into 2 half doses”

Efficiency7%

“Effective”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing4%

“the cats swallow these without much fuss - for me this works much better than pill pockets or trying to hide the medication in any other food”

Taste-Overall3%

“without any bad taste for him”

Bitter3%

“Great for giving a pet a bitter pill”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall35%

“They are too wide to fit these tiny capsules”

Ease Of Use7%

“It wasn't easy”

Taste-Overall7%

“It is tasteless so she eats it”

Dosage6%

“Probably cant hold more than 50 mg of meds”

Quality-Overall5%

“Unfortunately, the quality of the most recent bag I received has noticeably declined and has been frustrating to work with”

Leak-Proof2%

“You cannot make them ahead of time because they will leak”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Don't believe the size ratings in the documentation”

Bitter2%

“The medication prescribed is very bitter and even worse, has to be cut in half”

Thickness2%

“These are SO brittle and thin, that I would lose almost 50% of my orders just by GENTLY attempting to place the tops on them”

Smell2%

“No could odor or taste”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall87%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Functionality-Overall2%
Quality-Overall1%
Dosage1%
Leak-Proof1%
Ease Of Use1%
Product Condition1%
Taste-Overall1%
Flatness1%

Common questions

Is empty capsules size 5 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $92K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the empty capsules size 5 niche?
6 brands and 7 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in empty capsules size 5?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Ease Of Use, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.4%.
What does it cost to enter the empty capsules size 5 niche?
Listings span $5.82–$20.13; the average listing price is $9.58 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,051 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.