Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein
MaybeShoppers spend an estimated $8.4M a year here. But the top 5 brands take 99% of clicks, so Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 55 / 100Top 24% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +6 vs the category median of 4955
- Market size
- $8.4M/yr3.1M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +18.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 63%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 45 sellers
Flapen Score
Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein against its category
The dotted line is the Health & Household average. Past it, Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein 3.1M times last year and spent an estimated $8.4M. The top 5 brands take 99% of clicks. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 4.8% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 3.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 4.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +18.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $8.4M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 3.1M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +18.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.8%
- Market size, estimated
- $8.4Ma year
- Top search term
- optimum nutrition whey protein1.1M searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $56.59.
Listings sell for $56.59 on average, from $16.37 to $124.43. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 8,000 to 10,000 of them. At $56.59 that is $453K to $566K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $56.59inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $16.37–$124.43
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 150K–200K
- Units per listing a year
- 8,000–10,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- $453K–$566K
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
65% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #10 within Protein. It carries 31,943 reviews at 4.61 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 65%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 5.6%
- Average rank
- #10in Protein
- Average rating
- 4.61 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 31,943per listing
- Listings tracked
- 20
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 82 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 82 months
Products
Top Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 10, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Double Rich Chocolate 1.98 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $36.18
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 99,182
- Age
- 22y ago

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream 5 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $69.53
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 47,750
- Age
- 22y ago

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream 2 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $37.45
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 47,750
- Age
- 27y ago

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Double Rich Chocolate 5 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $73.86
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 99,182
- Age
- 19y ago

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Extreme Milk Chocolate 2 Pound (Pack of 1) (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $36.64
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 29,541
- Age
- 19y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Delicious Strawberry 2 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $42.53
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14,932
- Age
- 27y ago

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder French Vanilla Crme 5 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $80.83
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 9,199
- Age
- 19y ago

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Cookies & Cream 5 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $82.13
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 11,095
- Age
- 19y ago

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Delicious Strawberry 5 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $82.37
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14,932
- Age
- 22y ago

Transparent Labs Grass-Fed Whey Protein Isolate - Naturally Flavored Gluten Free Whey Protein Powder with 28g of Protein per Serving & 9 Amino Acids - 30 Servings French Vanilla
- Price
- $59.55
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,383
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Vanilla Ice Cream 0.68 Pound (Pack of 1)
- Price
- $16.39
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 47,750
- Age
- 1y ago

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder Double Rich Chocolate 0.68 Pound (Pack of 1)
- Price
- $16.37
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 99,182
- Age
- 1y ago

NAKED Whey 2LB 100% Grass Fed Whey Protein Powder - Only 1 Ingredient Unflavored Whey Protein NSF Certified Undenatured Gluten Free Soy Free No GMOs No Preservatives
- Price
- $44.40
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 10,286
- Age
- 2y ago

Transparent Labs Grass-Fed Whey Protein Isolate - Naturally Flavored Gluten Free Whey Protein Powder with 28g of Protein per Serving & 9 Amino Acids - 30 Servings Milk Chocolate
- Price
- $59.57
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,682
- Age
- 2y ago

Transparent Labs Grass-Fed Whey Protein Isolate - Naturally Flavored Gluten Free Whey Protein Powder with 28g of Protein per Serving & 9 Amino Acids - 30 Servings French Vanilla
- Price
- $59.55
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,383
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 63% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
6 rising
Sellers
45
Est. top-5 brand share
99%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Optimum Nutrition92%
- Transparent Labs3%
- Levels Nutrition2%
- Raw Organic Whey1%
- NAKED1%
- Carlyle1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7× · 9 of 12 months tracked
Search terms
Top Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- optimum nutrition whey protein1.1M/yr
- gold standard whey protein481K/yr
- grass fed whey protein powder281K/yr
- optimum nutrition274K/yr
- on protein powder183K/yr
- optimum nutrition gold standard whey137K/yr
- on whey protein powder98K/yr
- grass fed protein powder95K/yr
- optimum nutrition gold standard66K/yr
- optimum nutrition gold standard 100% whey43K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Chalky taste”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
13 topics
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FAQ
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