gold cups
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($20.52 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Great$20.52avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Great49%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Competition
Great30%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Price range
Great$7.08–$39.82cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good5.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good1,053.82avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Good$513K$513K/yr · 455K searches
Returns
Okay3.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Okay+6.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, gold cups is a $513K/yr Amazon United States market (455K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 49% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
gold cups market data
- Units sold / yr
- 30K–40K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $616K–$821K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.5%
- Avg BSR
- #511
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 98%
- Out of stock
- 3.2%
- Avg brand age
- 36 months
- Avg seller age
- 161 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
37 rising
Sellers
45
Top-5 brand share
49%
Top 20: 86%
Top-5 click share
30%
Top 20: 64%
Open market
47%
- Hioasis11%
- I0000011%
- Glowserve11%
- JOLLY CHEF9%
- PLASTICPRO6%
- LANLISA4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +6.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top gold cups search terms
- gold cups98K/yr
- gold plastic cups86K/yr
- gold rimmed plastic cups44K/yr
- gold disposable cups33K/yr
- gold cups disposable30K/yr
- gold cup29K/yr
- gold party cups19K/yr
- gold rim plastic cups15K/yr
- plastic cups with gold rim14K/yr
- clear cups with gold rim11K/yr
Top gold 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Hioasis 200Pcs 9OZ Clear Cups - Plastic Disposable Cups with Gold Trim Heavy Duty & BPA-free for Party Wedding Reception
Hioasis$24.244.8★716 rev
Glowserve 9 oz Clear Plastic Cups Green Plastic Disposable Cups
Glowserve$10.514.6★581 rev
PLASTICPRO Disposable 8 oz Crystal Clear Plastic Tumblers With Gold Rim for Partys & Weddings pack of 50
PLASTICPRO$13.404.6★1,148 rev
I00000 200 Pack Gold Plastic Cups 9 Oz Elegant Clear Plastic Cups Gold Rimmed Disposable Wine Glasses Fancy Disposable Party Cup Wedding Cup Drinking Tumblers Cocktail Glasses Perfect for Party
I00000$23.854.8★3,354 rev
LANLISA 50 Gold Plastic Cups 16 oz Disposable Cups Drinking Cups For Birthday Party Supplies Graduation Thanksgiving Decorations Harvest Fall New Years
LANLISA$14.054.7★251 rev
Newest
by launch date
Solevmic 12 Oz Gold Plastic Cups Disposable 100 Count Party Cups for Wedding Birthday Picnic Graduation
Solevmic$16.0046 rev
Glowserve 50 Pack 12 oz Gold Disposable Plastic Cups Cocktail Glasses
Glowserve$13.40171 rev
Glowserve 9 oz Clear Plastic Cups Green Plastic Disposable Cups
Glowserve$10.51581 rev
Etersky 100 Pack Gold Plastic Cups 12oz Disposable Party Beer Cups Bulk Heavy Duty Cold Drink Cups for Celebration Cocktail Soda Juice Picnic
Etersky$18.6059 rev
LANLISA 50 Gold Plastic Cups 16 oz Disposable Cups Drinking Cups For Birthday Party Supplies Graduation Thanksgiving Decorations Harvest Fall New Years
LANLISA$14.05251 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSolevmic 12 Oz Gold Plastic Cups Disposable 100 Count Party Cups for Wedding Birthday Picnic Graduation
Solevmic$16.004.6★
LANLISA 50 Gold Plastic Cups 16 oz Disposable Cups Drinking Cups For Birthday Party Supplies Graduation Thanksgiving Decorations Harvest Fall New Years
LANLISA$14.054.7★
Glowserve 9 oz Clear Plastic Cups Green Plastic Disposable Cups
Glowserve$10.514.6★
Hioasis 100Pcs 9OZ Clear Plastic Cups with Gold Trim - Plastic Disposable Cups Heavy Duty & BPA-free for Party Wedding Celebrations
Hioasis$19.434.8★
Glowserve 50 Pack 12 oz Gold Disposable Plastic Cups Cocktail Glasses
Glowserve$13.404.7★
What buyers say about gold cups
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality cups”
“not flimsy at all”
“held up well”
“size was perfect for my needs”
“Cute color”
“Good value”
“unique design, good quality”
“As advertised”
“The plastic material is generally thick”
“Easy to use”
What buyers complain about
“Not as large as a red cup”
“not really sturdy”
“Easily breakable”
“The plastic material is generally thick”
“Overpriced for the quality”
“Color is off”
“They look expensive”
“Misleading picture”
“Cheap plastic”
“Cups Leak”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is gold cups profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $513K/yr across 65 tracked products. 10 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (60/100).
- How competitive is the gold cups niche?
- 37 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 30% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 49% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in gold cups?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Strength, Durability. The return rate is 3.1%.
- When does demand for gold cups peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the gold cups niche?
- Listings span $7.08–$39.82; the average listing price is $20.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,054 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.