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plastic cocktail cups

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($24.42 avg), but a small market ($75K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 19Growth 33Conversion 36Competition 90Returns 66Price range 81Avg price 95Brand share 91Review moat 64Quality gap 23

Avg price

Incredible$24.42

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Great44%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great25%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great$4.80–$63.52

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

Returns

Good2.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good948.87

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay2.9%

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

Growth

Okay+6.5%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad$75K

$75K/yr · 107K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, plastic cocktail cups is a $75K/yr Amazon United States market (107K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 44% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

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

plastic cocktail cups market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$73K–$98K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.9%
Avg BSR
#289
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
97%
Out of stock
2.4%
Avg brand age
34 months
Avg seller age
168 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (25% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

41 falling

Sellers

69

Top-5 brand share

44%

Top 20: 85%

Top-5 click share

25%

Top 20: 63%

Open market

52%

  • Oojami11%
  • LEYIQU10%
  • BOUBONI8%
  • KesaPlan8%
  • Goodluck7%
  • Maaacute5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 84 weeks — +6.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

Top plastic cocktail cups search terms

  • party cups fancy30K/yr
  • elegant plastic cups15K/yr
  • wedding glasses for guests11K/yr
  • gold plastic wine glasses11K/yr
  • elegant disposable cups10K/yr
  • fancy party cups6K/yr
  • fancy cups for party5K/yr
  • gold wine glasses plastic6K/yr
  • disposable tumblers5K/yr
  • plastic cocktail glass4K/yr
All search terms

Top plastic cocktail 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%3%$2K6%$5K9%$7K12%$9K1001K10K 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 plastic cocktail cups

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall22%

“Great quality cups”

Strength12%

“not flimsy”

Size-Overall9%

“Several sizes”

Value For Money8%

“Great Value”

Durability8%

“Durable and cute”

Color5%

“Cute color”

Design-Overall5%

“Nice design”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“as advertised”

Material Quality3%

“Good material”

Ease Of Use3%

“Good n handy”

What buyers complain about

Strength12%

“Kind of flimsy”

Size-Overall12%

“the size was wrong for me”

Quality-Overall8%

“Horrible quality”

Thickness8%

“Thin material”

Leak-Proof5%

“These leaked”

Durability5%

“Breaks easily”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Not as pictured”

Value For Money3%

“cheap priced :”

Material Quality3%

“The material is very rigid”

Assembly/Installation3%

“Some broke upon assembly”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall52%
Value For Money11%
Material Quality6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Quality-Overall5%
Color5%
Strength4%
Thin3%
Functionality-Overall1%
Durability1%

Common questions

Is plastic cocktail cups profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $75K/yr across 70 tracked products. 9 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the plastic cocktail cups niche?
41 brands and 69 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 25% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 44% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in plastic cocktail cups?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Strength, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.4%.
When does demand for plastic cocktail cups peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 3.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the plastic cocktail cups niche?
Listings span $4.80–$63.52; the average listing price is $24.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 949 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.