Platypus
MaybeBuyers convert on 21.3% of searches. But the top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Platypus is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 51 / 100Top 40% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +2 vs the category median of 4951
- Market size
- $2.0M/yr553K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +12.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 92%top-5 click share · 2 brands · 15 sellers
Flapen Score
Platypus against its category
The dotted line is the Health & Household average. Past it, Platypus is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Platypus market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Platypus 553K times last year and spent an estimated $2.0M. All 2 brands take every click. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 21.3% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 553K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 21.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +12.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $2.0M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 553K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +12.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 21.3%
- Market size, estimated
- $2.0Ma year
- Peak month
- August1.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- platypus orthodontic flossers225K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $16.78.
Listings sell for $16.78 on average, from $6.88 to $32.11. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 100K to 125K a year. The average listing sells 15,000 to 20,000 of them. At $16.78 that is $252K to $336K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $16.78inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $6.88–$32.11
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 100K–125K
- Units per listing a year
- 15,000–20,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- $252K–$336K
- Returns
- 0.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is ads and reviews.
100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #5 within Dental Floss & Picks. It carries 19,644 reviews at 4.69 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 100%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #5in Dental Floss & Picks
- Average rating
- 4.69 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 19,644per listing
- Listings tracked
- 8
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 47 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 47 months
Products
Top Platypus products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
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Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 92% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
2 falling
Sellers
15
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Brand 196%
- Brand 24%
Demand
Platypus search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
Search terms
Top Platypus search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- platypus orthodontic flossers225K/yr
- platypus flossers for braces146K/yr
- platypus91K/yr
- platypus flossers51K/yr
- platypus flosser14K/yr
- platypus floss17K/yr
- platus floss for braces4K/yr
- platypus orthodontic flossers for braces3K/yr
- platapus3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Platypus
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Doesn't fit under my retainer”
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.
15 topics
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