Protein Powder
PassProtein Powder scores 69 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend an estimated $86.0M a year here, search demand grew +8.2% this quarter, and an estimated 0.0% of orders come back.
- Flapen Score
- 69 / 100Top 2% of 14,768 Health & Household niches · +20 vs the category median of 4969
- Market size
- $86.0M/yr44.8M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +8.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 27%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 692 sellers
Flapen Score
Protein Powder against its category
The dotted line is the Health & Household average. Past it, Protein Powder is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Protein Powder market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Protein Powder 44.8M times last year and spent an estimated $86.0M. The top 5 brands take 70% of clicks. Flapen scores it 69 out of 100, a Pass.
01 · Demand
An estimated 4.3% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 44.8M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 4.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +8.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $86.0M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 44.8M
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +8.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 4.3%
- Market size, estimated
- $86.0Ma year
- Peak month
- July1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- protein powder22.5M searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $44.54.
Listings sell for $44.54 on average, from $16.37 to $95.09. Amazon reports units sold in ranges, and this niche reaches the top one: 1,000,000 units or more a year. The average listing sells 25,000 to 30,000 of them. At $44.54 that is $1.1M to $1.3M a year per listing.
- Average price
- $44.54inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $16.37–$95.09
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 1,000,000 or moreAmazon's top range
- Units per listing a year
- 25,000–30,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- $1.1M–$1.3M
- Returns
- 0.0%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
77% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 99% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #37 within Protein. It carries 17,648 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 77%
- Prime listings
- 99%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #37in Protein
- Average rating
- 4.53 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 17,648per listing
- Listings tracked
- 79
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are established.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 72 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
- 72 months
Products
Top Protein Powder 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 2 Pound (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $37.45
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 47,750
- Age
- 27y ago

Orgain Organic Vegan Protein Powder Vanilla Bean - 21g Plant Protein 6g Prebiotic Fiber No Lactose Ingredients No Added Sugar Non-GMO for Shakes & Smoothies 2.03 lb (Packaging May Vary)
- Price
- $27.22
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 61,842
- Age
- 12y 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

Dymatize ISO100 Whey Protein Powder Isolate Gourmet Vanilla 25g of Protein 5.5g BCAAs Less Than 120 Cal. Gluten Free 1g Fat 1g Sugar 2g Carb (20 Servings)
- Price
- $32.34
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 20,078
- Age
- 4y 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 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

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

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
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

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

GHOST Whey Protein Powder Cinnabon - 2LB 25G of Protein - Cinnamon Roll Flavored Isolate Concentrate & Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Blend - Post Workout Shakes - Soy & Gluten Free
- Price
- $49.25
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 5,182
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 27% of clicks, no more. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
26 falling
Sellers
692
Est. top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 97%
Est. top-5 click share
27%
Top 20: 60%
Open market
26%
- Optimum Nutrition35%
- Dymatize12%
- Orgain10%
- Premier Protein7%
- Muscle Milk6%
- Levels Nutrition4%
Demand
Protein Powder search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Protein Powder search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- protein powder22.5M/yr
- protein6.1M/yr
- whey protein powder4.4M/yr
- whey protein2.3M/yr
- whey protein isolate1.2M/yr
- vanilla protein powder1.3M/yr
- optimum nutrition whey protein1.1M/yr
- chocolate protein powder647K/yr
- proteina670K/yr
- dymatize iso 100532K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Protein Powder
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.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common Protein Powder questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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