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nice plastic cups

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($22.89 avg), but a small market ($55K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 14Growth 53Conversion 27Competition 82Returns 63Price range 82Avg price 95Brand share 83Review moat 74Quality gap 25

Avg price

Incredible$22.89

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Great52%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great$9.62–$41.58

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

Review moat

Good546.69

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Good2.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Good+24.7%

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

Conversion

Okay2.2%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad$55K

$55K/yr · 111K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, nice plastic cups is a $55K/yr Amazon United States market (111K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 52% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

nice plastic cups market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$57K–$69K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.2%
Avg BSR
#375
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
96%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
31 months
Avg seller age
170 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

35 rising

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

52%

Top 20: 86%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 68%

Open market

44%

  • KesaPlan27%
  • Jycnolm9%
  • Oojami6%
  • TOSSWARE5%
  • Glowserve5%
  • Xuelimei4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 100 weeks — +24.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top nice plastic cups search terms

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  • disposable cups wedding6K/yr
  • plastic cute cups5K/yr
  • cute plastic cups for party4K/yr
All search terms

Top nice plastic 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.

0%4%$2K8%$4K12%$7K16%$9K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about nice plastic cups

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall21%

“Good quality cups”

Strength13%

“Sturdy cups”

Size-Overall12%

“Love the size”

Color9%

“True to color”

Durability9%

“held up well”

Design-Overall5%

“The design was cute”

Value For Money5%

“Money well spent”

Shape/Style3%

“Great shape”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Exactly what I needed”

Ease Of Use2%

“Easy to hold”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall25%

“Some are bigger”

Strength10%

“are not sturdy”

Quality-Overall7%

“Cups very poor quality making the lid hard to use”

Durability7%

“Break easily”

Leak-Proof5%

“These cups leak”

Ease Of Use4%

“is not easy”

Value For Money4%

“A little pricey”

Material Quality3%

“Real Cheap plastic”

Thickness3%

“the rim of the cups is thicker”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Number received is not what was advertised”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall53%
Value For Money11%
Material Quality6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Quality-Overall5%
Strength4%
Color4%
Thin3%
Functionality-Overall1%
Leak-Proof1%

Common questions

Is nice plastic cups profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $55K/yr across 52 tracked products. 10 of 15 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +24.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the nice plastic cups niche?
35 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 52% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in nice plastic cups?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Strength, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.5%.
When does demand for nice plastic cups peak?
Demand peaks in Jul; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the nice plastic cups niche?
Listings span $9.62–$41.58; the average listing price is $22.89 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 547 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.