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title: "Paper Cups 8 Oz — $931K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **paper cups 8 oz**
**Launch it**
A $931K/yr market growing +7.6% this quarter with returns at 0.6% — clears our launch bar.
Market size 76Growth 34Conversion 93Competition 75Returns 97Price range 86Avg price 90Brand share 79Review moat 46Quality gap 32
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.6%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****11.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Great****$20.85**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$4.72–$91.83**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Great****56%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Market size**
**Great****$931K**
$931K/yr · 385K searches
**Competition**
**Good****40%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,884.29**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Okay****+7.6%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, paper cups 8 oz is a $931K/yr Amazon United States market (385K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 56% of demand. Verdict: Launch it — 69/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **paper cups 8 oz market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **40K–50K**
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$834K–$1.0M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **11.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#391**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **98%**
- **Sponsored**
- **96%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **46 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **149 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 40% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**29 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**144**
**Top-5 brand share**
**56%**
Top 20: 93%
**Top-5 click share**
**40%**
Top 20: 74%
**Open market**
**38%**
- Cxsel24% - Amazon Basics11% - Lamosi8% - PACKINNO7% - Biotakeware6% - Walasaso6%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +7.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
9K7KSpike '25Holiday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/paper-cups-8-oz/trend)
## **Top paper cups 8 oz search terms**
- **paper cups 8 oz**149K/yr+9.5%10.7% conv. - **coffee cups 8 oz**39K/yr+2.3%5.2% conv. - **8 oz paper cups**31K/yr+17.2%8.9% conv. - **white paper cups**29K/yr+7.7%8.3% conv. - **8oz paper cups**20K/yr+20.0%10.7% conv. - **hot cups 8 oz**22K/yr-20.8%8.4% conv. - **paper party cups**12K/yr+17.1%0.4% conv. - **paper coffee cups 8 oz**15K/yr-6.5%6.6% conv. - **paper water cups**10K/yr+28.8%6.1% conv. - **8 oz hot cups**11K/yr-15.6%7.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/health-household/paper-cups-8-oz/search-terms)
## **Top paper cups 8 oz 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%$37K8%$74K12%$112K16%$149K101001K10K 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**100 Park Disposable Hot Coffee Cups - Bulk 8 Oz Paper Cups Disposable cups**Cxsel**$9.81**4.6★683 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTRT9LHW) [2**Cxsel Paper Cups 50 Park 8 Oz Disposable Cups for Hot or Cold Beverage Paper Coffee Cups 8 oz**Cxsel**$7.01**4.6★137 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1YJ5FYN) [3**Lamosi 300 Pack Paper Cups 8 oz Disposable Coffee Cups Paper Coffee Cups 8 oz White Hot/Cold Beverage Drinking Cup for Water Juice or Tea Office Party Home Travel**Lamosi**$22.70**4.7★1,398 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09W4HH3RS) [4**PACKINNO 8 oz White Paper Coffee Cups Disposable Hot Cups for Coffee Tea Cocoa Water 400 Pack**PACKINNO**$20.24**4.2★630 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHKTGF9H) [5**Amazon Basics Small Disposable Clear Plastic Cups 9oz 100 Count**Amazon Basics**$4.72**4.7★6,269 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D6SJWPHL)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Biotakeware 100 Pcs 8oz Paper Cups for Kids 4 Unique Ocean Theme Designs Disposable Bulk Hot & Cold Drinking Coffee Cups for Birthday Parties Holidays Picnics Travel and Special Events**Biotakeware**$9.54**50 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GH16BGSJ) [**Biotakeware 150 Pack 8 oz Disposable Paper Cups Brown Coffee Cups Unbleached Kraft Paper Sturdy Leak Resistant Hot/Cold Disposable Cups for Party Home Office**Biotakeware**$12.40**102 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGZRSKR7) [**Biotakeware 300 Pack 8 oz Disposable Paper Cups Brown Coffee Cups Unbleached Kraft Paper Sturdy Leak Resistant Hot/Cold Disposable Cups for Party Home Office**Biotakeware**$17.82**102 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGZZ6RCP) [**CELLURA 8 oz Paper Coffee Cups 400 Pack Disposable Hot Coffee Cup 8oz White To Go Cups for Coffee Hot Drinks Travel Parties Events**CELLURA**$20.57**61 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGNJPGBX) [**200 Pack 8oz Kraft Coffee Cups Brown Kraft Disposable Paper Coffee Cups Hot Coffee Cups & Cold Coffee Cups Food-Safe Kraft Paper Cups Heavy-Duty Disposable Paper Cups for Coffee Tea Cocoa Water**PACKINNO**$11.87**630 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3PH1CS2)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Biotakeware 100 Pcs 8oz Paper Cups for Kids 4 Unique Ocean Theme Designs Disposable Bulk Hot & Cold Drinking Coffee Cups for Birthday Parties Holidays Picnics Travel and Special Events**Biotakeware**$9.54**4.5★**▲ 261%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GH16BGSJ) [**CELLURA 8 oz Paper Coffee Cups 400 Pack Disposable Hot Coffee Cup 8oz White To Go Cups for Coffee Hot Drinks Travel Parties Events**CELLURA**$20.57**4.4★**▲ 260%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGNJPGBX) [**Biotakeware 300 Pack 8 oz Disposable Paper Cups Brown Coffee Cups Unbleached Kraft Paper Sturdy Leak Resistant Hot/Cold Disposable Cups for Party Home Office**Biotakeware**$17.82**4.8★**▲ 246%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGZZ6RCP) [**Biotakeware 150 Pack 8 oz Disposable Paper Cups Brown Coffee Cups Unbleached Kraft Paper Sturdy Leak Resistant Hot/Cold Disposable Cups for Party Home Office**Biotakeware**$12.40**4.8★**▲ 246%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGZRSKR7) [**200 Pack 8oz Kraft Coffee Cups Brown Kraft Disposable Paper Coffee Cups Hot Coffee Cups & Cold Coffee Cups Food-Safe Kraft Paper Cups Heavy-Duty Disposable Paper Cups for Coffee Tea Cocoa Water**PACKINNO**$11.87**4.2★**▲ 136%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3PH1CS2)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about paper cups 8 oz**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**16%
*“Great value”*
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“Good quality cups”*
**Size-Overall**12%
*“Theyre the perfect size for travel”*
**Strength**11%
*“fairly sturdy cups”*
**Color**7%
*“Colors are bright”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“As advertised”*
**Leak-Proof**5%
*“helps prevent spills”*
**Durability**5%
*“more durable than other ones I have ordered”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Easy to use”*
**Thickness**3%
*“I like how thick”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Leak-Proof**29%
*“Leaking”*
**Size-Overall**13%
*“these cup were okay they were small”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“I feel like quality control needs to be better”*
**Thickness**4%
*“Very thick”*
**Strength**4%
*“Little flimsy”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Total waste of money”*
**Smell**2%
*“it smells like incense”*
**Heating**2%
*“Not insulated for heat”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“Did not like the advertisement on the cup”*
**Taste-Overall**2%
*“The cups made whatever I poured in them taste funny”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**66%
**Value For Money**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Leak-Proof**3%
**Thin**3%
**Color**3%
**Strength**2%
**Material Quality**2%
**Functionality-Overall**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is paper cups 8 oz profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $931K/yr across 45 tracked products. 5 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +7.6%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (69/100).
- **How competitive is the paper cups 8 oz niche?**
- 29 brands and 144 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 56% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in paper cups 8 oz?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Leak-Proof, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.6%.
- **When does demand for paper cups 8 oz peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the paper cups 8 oz niche?**
- Listings span $4.72–$91.83; the average listing price is $20.85 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,884 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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