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Methyl

Launch it

A $6.1M/yr market growing +18.9% this quarter with returns at 0.0% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 98Growth 49Conversion 96Competition 23Returns 100Price range 90Avg price 95Brand share 14Review moat 30Quality gap 23

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Incredible$6.1M

$6.1M/yr · 1.9M searches

Conversion

Incredible13.9%

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

Avg price

Incredible$23.01

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$12.00–$60.66

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

Growth

Okay+18.9%

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

Review moat

Okay3,533.21

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad72%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Is methyl profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, methyl is a $6.1M/yr Amazon United States market (1.9M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Verdict: Launch it — 60/100.

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

methyl market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
250K–300K
avg 15,000–20,000/product
Revenue / yr
$5.8M–$6.9M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
13.9%
Avg BSR
#35
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
93%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
65 months
Avg seller age
146 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

7 falling

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Triquetra Health68%
  • Nutricost10%
  • THORNE8%
  • NOW Foods5%
  • Carlyle3%
  • Micro Ingredients3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)

methyl demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 47 weeks — +18.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
40K30KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top methyl search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • methylfolate630K/yr
  • l methylfolate194K/yr
  • l-methylfolate150K/yr
  • triquetra l-methylfolate 5-mthf101K/yr
  • mthfr supplement94K/yr
  • methyl folate105K/yr
  • 5-mthf84K/yr
  • l methylfolate 15mg77K/yr
  • methylated folate89K/yr
  • 5 mthf58K/yr
All search terms

Top methyl 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%10%$606K20%$1.2M30%$1.8M40%$2.4M101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about methyl

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall17%

“Quality and ease of use”

Vitamin9%

“Great vitamin option”

Taste-Overall8%

“Doesnt taste bad”

Focus Enhancement8%

“helps with focus”

Energy Level7%

“Lots of Energy”

Efficiency6%

“Effective”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Just as advertised”

Value For Money5%

“Good value”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy to use”

Dosage3%

“Easy dosages”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall9%

“Doesn't do anything”

Dosage9%

“High dosage”

Side Effects9%

“had some strange side effects”

Taste-Overall6%

“It tastes terrible”

Vitamin5%

“Way too much Vitamin B9 and B12”

Quality-Overall4%

“Its not as good as they make it seem”

Value For Money4%

“Waste of money”

Sleep Quality3%

“although I feel awesome I can not sleep”

Allergies3%

“Allergic”

Stress/Anxiety2%

“Seemed to cause anxiety”

Top return reasons

Dosage29%
Functionality-Overall16%
Product Condition6%
Value For Money6%
Natural Ingredients5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Ease Of Use3%
Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief3%
Vitamin3%
Side Effects3%

Common methyl questions

Is methyl profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $6.1M/yr across 14 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +18.9%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (60/100).
How competitive is the methyl niche?
7 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in methyl?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Dosage, Side Effects. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the methyl niche?
Listings span $12.00–$60.66; the average listing price is $23.01 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,533 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.