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title: "Kids Cough Medicine — $236K/mo Amazon US Product Research"
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# **Kids Cough Medicine**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 96Growth 6Conversion 95Competition 65Returns 100Price range 42Avg price 51Brand share 37Review moat 44Quality gap 16
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Incredible****$2.8M**
$2.8M/yr · 1.9M searches
**Conversion**
**Incredible****12.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Good****46%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Avg price**
**Good****$12.12**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,133.21**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Okay****$6.84–$20.95**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****83%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.8★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-38.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
## **Is kids cough medicine profitable on Amazon?**
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, kids cough medicine is a $2.8M/yr Amazon United States market (1.9M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 5, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **kids cough medicine market size & sales**
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
- **Units sold / yr**
- **250K–300K**
- avg 8,000–10,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$3.0M–$3.6M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **12.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#142**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **68%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **96 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **146 days**
## **Competition: brands, sellers & click share**
The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**13 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**645**
**Top-5 brand share**
**83%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**46%**
Top 20: 83%
**Open market**
**12%**
- Hyland's28% - Zarbee's27% - Dimetapp13% - Mucinex9% - Robitussin6% - Genexa5% - Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 12%)
## **kids cough medicine demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 109 weeks — -38.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
60K40KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Feb, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/kids-cough-medicine/trend)
## **Top kids cough medicine search terms shoppers use**
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- **zarbees cough syrup**251K/yr-43.5%12.9% conv. - **kids cough medicine**211K/yr-44.5%11.6% conv. - **hylands cold and cough**217K/yr-43.5%19.4% conv. - **cough medicine for kids 2-11**159K/yr-38.7%9.9% conv. - **zarbees**147K/yr-25.1%4.1% conv. - **hylands**89K/yr-23.7%2.9% conv. - **kids cold medicine**130K/yr-45.8%9.6% conv. - **dimetapp**101K/yr-47.9%9.6% conv. - **childrens cough medicine**79K/yr-40.9%9.9% conv. - **toddler cough medicine**65K/yr-28.9%10.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/kids-cough-medicine/search-terms)
## **Top kids cough medicine products & what they sell for**
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%4%$113K8%$226K12%$340K16%$453K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Zarbees Kids Cough Syrup + Mucus Value Pack with Honey 2 x 4 fl oz**Zarbee's**$16.06**4.8★3,273 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Z9YBDFJ) [2**Hylands Kids Cold and Cough Day and Night Combo Pack Cold Medicine for Ages 2 and up Syrup Cough Medicine for Kids Nasal Decongestant 4 Fl Oz (Pack of 2)**Hyland's**$12.27**4.8★8,424 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L3LAK7S) [3**Childrens Dimetapp Cold & Cough Value Pack Liquid (2) 4 fl oz bottles**Dimetapp**$10.14**4.8★980 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KUJEWBS) [4**Zarbees Baby Daytime & Nighttime Cough Syrup with Agave 2 x 2 fl oz**Zarbee's**$13.01**4.8★1,226 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYQSHHPL) [5**Hylands Kids Cough Syrup & Mucus Relief 2-Pack (Day + Night) Grape 8 fl oz**Hyland's**$12.04**4.8★2,524 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B381T41P)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Zarbees Baby Daytime & Nighttime Cough Syrup with Agave 2 x 2 fl oz**Zarbee's**$13.01**1,226 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYQSHHPL) [**Hylands Kids Cough Syrup All-in-One Day+Night 2-Pack Organic (Grape) 8oz**Hyland's**$14.16**490 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2G6Z1GT) [**Childrens Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liquid Grape Flavor 8 fl oz**Dimetapp**$10.47**537 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR1X1DML) [**Childrens Dimetapp Cold & Allergy Liquid Grape Flavor 8 fl oz**Dimetapp**$13.91**478 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR1VBYZS) [**Genexa Kids Day + Night Cough Medicine Made Clean Blueberry 4 fl oz 2 Pk**Genexa**$13.52**741 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH4C4HSD)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Mucinex Childrens Multi-Symptom Cold Medicine Kids Cough Medicine Mucinex Kids Medicine/Decongestant with Dextromethorphan HBr Guaifenesin Phenylephrine HCl Very Berry Flavor Liquid 4 Fl Oz**Mucinex**$9.04**4.8★**▲ 90%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003ZJ0AWQ) [**Childrens Dimetapp Cold & Cough Liquid Grape Flavor 8 fl oz**Dimetapp**$10.47**4.8★**▲ 37%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR1X1DML) [**Hylands Kids Cough Syrup All-in-One Day+Night 2-Pack Organic (Grape) 8oz**Hyland's**$14.16**4.8★**▲ 36%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2G6Z1GT) [**Delsym Childrens 12 Hour Cough Relief Liquid - Day or Night Cough Syrup and Kids Cough Medicine Grape 5 Oz**Delsym**$14.66**4.8★**▲ 34%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002CQUFWS) [**Genexa Kids Cold Crush Drug Free & Made Clean 60 Chewable Tablets**Genexa**$13.69**4.7★**▲ 24%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FCDDEUC)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What reviews say buyers love and hate about kids cough medicine**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Cough Relief**21%
*“helps with coughing”*
**Taste-Overall**12%
*“Great taste, instant natural relief”*
**Efficiency**7%
*“they seem to be really effective”*
**Cold Relief**6%
*“works well for colds”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Excellent product; great value for money guaranteed”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Worth it”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Easy to use”*
**Flavor**4%
*“my daughter has always liked the grape flavor”*
**Sleep Quality**3%
*“Helped my child sleep better”*
**Ingredients-Overall**3%
*“Clean ingredients”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**25%
*“Doesnt taste good”*
**Cough Relief**9%
*“it just doesnt help stop a cough”*
**Flavor**7%
*“artificial flavor in it”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Doesnt work”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Waste of money”*
**Dosage**4%
*“The dosages are also very unclear as the 4-6 can take 2.5-5ml”*
**Ingredients-Overall**1%
*“It is a very watery substance”*
**Sleep Quality**1%
*“Will not help with sleep”*
**Side Effects**1%
*“THIS MEDICATION IS BAD”*
**Cold Relief**1%
*“it knocked her cold out”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Bitter**33%
**Taste-Overall**33%
**Age Suitability**33%
## **Common kids cough medicine questions**
- **Is kids cough medicine profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $2.8M/yr across 38 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -38.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- **How competitive is the kids cough medicine niche?**
- 13 brands and 645 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in kids cough medicine?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Cough Relief, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for kids cough medicine peak?**
- Demand peaks in Feb–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.7× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the kids cough medicine niche?**
- Listings span $6.84–$20.95; the average listing price is $12.12 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,133 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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