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# **Kirkland Protein Bars**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 51Growth 18Conversion 65Competition 11Returns 100Price range 93Avg price 95Brand share 0Review moat 42Quality gap 62
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$38.59**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$13.59–$64.50**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****5.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Good****$302K**
$302K/yr · 135K searches
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,302.44**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-13.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****87%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
## **Is kirkland protein bars profitable on Amazon?**
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, kirkland protein bars is a $302K/yr Amazon United States market (135K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **kirkland protein bars market size & sales**
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
- **Units sold / yr**
- **8K–10K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$309K–$386K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **5.8%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#408**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **11%**
- **Sponsored**
- **44%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **83 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **132 days**
## **Competition: brands, sellers & click share**
The top 5 products capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**5 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**77**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**87%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- KIRKLAND82% - Cemueo9% - Pure Protein4% - home stuff3% - Generic3%
## **kirkland protein bars demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 92 weeks — -13.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/kirkland-protein-bars/trend)
## **Top kirkland protein bars search terms shoppers use**
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- **kirkland protein bars**102K/yr-16.5%5.1% conv. - **costco protein bars**7K/yr+6.0%2.4% conv. - **kirkland signature protein bars**6K/yr-6.6%3.7% conv. - **kirkland protein**4K/yr+53.0%1.7% conv. - **kirkland protein bar**5K/yr-4.6%3.5% conv. - **protein bars kirkland**5K/yr-17.2%5.4% conv. - **kirkland bars**4K/yr-13.6%2.5% conv. - **kirkland protein bars peanut butter**3K/yr-41.0%3.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/kirkland-protein-bars/search-terms)
## **Top kirkland protein bars 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%15%$45K30%$91K45%$136K60%$181K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack 20 Count Chocolate Peanut Butter Chunk & Cookies and Cream Gluten Free 21-22g of Protein 2g Sugar No Artificial Flavors Whey Protein Isolate**KIRKLAND**$35.70**4.0★280 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T8BDLQX) [2**Kirkland Signature Protein bar Energy Variety Pack (Family Bundle)**KIRKLAND**$64.50**4.2★51 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089KWPFK7) [3**Kirkland Signature Protein Bars Chocolate Brownie 2.12 oz 20-count**KIRKLAND**$42.36**4.4★397 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C4YLGFH) [4**Kirkland Signature Protein bar energy variety pack 20 Count**KIRKLAND**$33.28**4.3★3,476 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GSL9KAU) [5**Bulk Pack Protein Bars (Kirkland Signature Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 20-Pack)**Cemueo**$36.01**4.0★207 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V7X7TF5)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Kirk Lands Signature Protein Bar;10-Chocolate Brownie and 10-Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 20 Count Gluten-Free 21g Protein 10g Fiber;Updated packaging and Ingredients; 1 pack**Generic**$39.12**2 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1GK4Z5S) [**Chewy Protein Bars Peanut Butter & Semisweet Chocolate Chip Quality Kirkland Gluten Free 10g Protein 1.41 oz 42 Count**home stuff**$43.73**4 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GD2N6VTD) [**Kirkland Signature Protein bar Energy Variety Pack (Family Bundle)**KIRKLAND**$64.50**51 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089KWPFK7) [**Kirkland Signature Protein Bar Variety Pack 20 Count Chocolate Peanut Butter Chunk & Cookies and Cream Gluten Free 21-22g of Protein 2g Sugar No Artificial Flavors Whey Protein Isolate**KIRKLAND**$35.70**280 rev6y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07T8BDLQX) [**Bulk Pack Protein Bars (Kirkland Signature Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 20-Pack)**Cemueo**$36.01**207 rev7y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V7X7TF5)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Kirk Lands Signature Protein Bar;10-Chocolate Brownie and 10-Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 20 Count Gluten-Free 21g Protein 10g Fiber;Updated packaging and Ingredients; 1 pack**Generic**$39.12**5.0★**▲ 297%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1GK4Z5S) [**Kirkland Signature Protein bar energy variety pack 20 Count**KIRKLAND**$33.28**4.3★**▲ 131%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GSL9KAU) [**Chewy Protein Bars Peanut Butter & Semisweet Chocolate Chip Quality Kirkland Gluten Free 10g Protein 1.41 oz 42 Count**home stuff**$43.73**4.7★**▲ 115%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GD2N6VTD) [**Kirkland Signature Protein Bars Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 20-count 2.12OZ**KIRKLAND**$39.06**4.4★**▲ 31%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079QDJP3J) [**Kirkland Signature Protein Bars Chocolate Brownie 2.12 oz 20-count**KIRKLAND**$42.36**4.4★**— 5%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C4YLGFH)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What reviews say buyers love and hate about kirkland protein bars**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Nutritional Content**28%
*“Pure Protein”*
**Taste-Overall**27%
*“Great chocolate taste”*
**Flavor**10%
*“Like the chocolate flavor”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“reasonably priced”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Excellent product”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**3%
*“Very chewy”*
**Sweetness**2%
*“Chocolatey”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**2%
*“Decent enough texture”*
**Ease Of Use**1%
*“Convenient snack”*
**Ingredients-Overall**1%
*“Good quality, clean ingredients”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Taste-Overall**30%
*“Tastes like cardboard”*
**Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing**8%
*“very chewy”*
**Nutritional Content**7%
*“I don't care how much protein it has in it If I can't eat it it's not worth buying”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Bit pricy”*
**Texture/Consistency-Overall**5%
*“The texture is not good”*
**Flavor**4%
*“Flavor is not that good”*
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**3%
*“My guess is they'd passed through some extreme conditions that changed their characteristics”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“They're getting smaller”*
**Hard Feel**2%
*“Not as soft as the peanut butter varieties”*
**Regulates Digestion**2%
*“Constipated”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Taste-Overall**24%
**Value For Money**17%
**Flavor**14%
**Vegan/Organic**8%
**Product Condition**6%
**Certifications**6%
**Joint Pain**4%
**Stale/Rotten/Spoiled**4%
**Quality-Overall**3%
**Ingredients-Overall**3%
## **Common kirkland protein bars questions**
- **Is kirkland protein bars profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $302K/yr across 9 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- **How competitive is the kirkland protein bars niche?**
- 5 brands and 77 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 87% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in kirkland protein bars?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing, Nutritional Content. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for kirkland protein bars peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the kirkland protein bars niche?**
- Listings span $13.59–$64.50; the average listing price is $38.59 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,302 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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