red straws
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.88–$13.06) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great10.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good826.93avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good50%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Good+27.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Good74%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Avg price
Bad$8.22avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad$47K$47K/yr · 54K searches
Price range
Bad$1.88–$13.06cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, red straws is a $47K/yr Amazon United States market (54K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
red straws market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $33K–$41K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.6%
- Avg BSR
- #283
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 85%
- Out of stock
- 4.2%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 180 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 flat
Sellers
26
Top-5 brand share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
50%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
21%
- Rupert and Jeoffrey's Trading Co.24%
- YAOSHENG23%
- LEDUO10%
- PakTalk9%
- FAONIE7%
- ALINK5%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 21 weeks — +27.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Top red straws search terms
- red straws33K/yr
- red plastic straws9K/yr
- red straws plastic8K/yr
- red straw4K/yr
Top red straws 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Disposable Plastic Drinking Straws - Straight - 7.75 Long (Red 500)
Rupert and Jeoffrey's Trading Co.$13.064.6★1,106 rev
Flexible Plastic Drinking Straws - 7.75 x 0.23 (250 Red)
Rupert and Jeoffrey's Trading Co.$9.054.7★135 rev
YAOSHENG 200pcs Red Straw 10.23 x 0.23Solid Colors Flexible Drinking Straws Plastic Disposable Bendy Straws (red)
YAOSHENG$8.224.6★244 rev
PakTalk 100 Pack Red Straws Disposable Red and White Biodegradable Paper Striped Straws for Cocktail Milkshake Coffee Lemonade (0.24 x 7.75)
PakTalk$7.144.8★794 rev
FAONIE 250Pcs Disposable Plastic Drinking Straws 10 X 0.28 Inch Long Straight Straws BPA-Free Food-Grade PP Heavy Duty Straws for Drinks Kitchen Club Bar & Party (Red)
FAONIE$11.474.5★455 rev
Newest
by launch date
KTOJOY 100 Pcs Biodegradable Paper Straws Red Striped for Drinks Parties Crafts
KTOJOY$5.254 rev
Zhehao 50 Pcs Red and Black Plastic Drinking Straws Bulk Disposable Plastic Straws 9 Inch Long for Graduation Party Supplies Table Decoration
Zhehao$10.9320 rev
Reusable Plastic Thick Drinking Straw-25PC Red and White Stripe Hard Straws for Mason Jar 9 Inch Two-tone Striped Straw for Holiday Christmas Wedding Valentines Day Party Favors Decoration Supplies
LEDUO$5.6356 rev
Summer-Beach-Pool-Heart-Shaped-Straws-Party-Supplies-Decorations-100PCS-Dishwasher Safe & Reusable Thick Heart Red Drinking Straws for Valentines Wedding Galentines Birthday Bachelorette Party Favors
LEDUO$11.6032 rev
50 PCS-Christmas-Valentines-Party-Decoration-Supplies-Straws - Reusable Red and White Striped Straw9 Inch Hard Plastic Drinking Straws for Holiday Decor Wedding Valentines Day Easter Party Favors
LEDUO$9.6152 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumZhehao 50 Pcs Red and Black Plastic Drinking Straws Bulk Disposable Plastic Straws 9 Inch Long for Graduation Party Supplies Table Decoration
Zhehao$10.934.8★
KTOJOY 100 Pcs Biodegradable Paper Straws Red Striped for Drinks Parties Crafts
KTOJOY$5.254.7★
Summer-Beach-Pool-Heart-Shaped-Straws-Party-Supplies-Decorations-100PCS-Dishwasher Safe & Reusable Thick Heart Red Drinking Straws for Valentines Wedding Galentines Birthday Bachelorette Party Favors
LEDUO$11.604.9★
Reusable Plastic Thick Drinking Straw-25PC Red and White Stripe Hard Straws for Mason Jar 9 Inch Two-tone Striped Straw for Holiday Christmas Wedding Valentines Day Party Favors Decoration Supplies
LEDUO$5.634.9★
YAOSHENG200PCS 10.2 Inches Disposable Decorative Red Plastic Straws for Birthday Wedding Cocktail Party Supplies (0.23 * 10.2inch) (Red)
YAOSHENG$8.584.5★
What buyers say about red straws
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great value”
“No complaints”
“Just as advertised”
“Color is good”
“They are durable”
“Perfect size”
“sturdy these straws are”
“they are reusable”
“Sturdy flexible straws”
“good thickness”
What buyers complain about
“Smaller than normal”
“Poor Quality Control”
“They are leakproff”
“The plastic is thick”
“They are also quite flimsy”
“Didn't like the plastic”
“less colorful”
“The bendy option doesn't work right either”
“I suppose if you are extremely cheap or poor you could wash these things”
“Cheap”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is red straws profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $47K/yr across 27 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +27.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the red straws niche?
- 18 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in red straws?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Leak-Proof. The return rate is 0.3%.
- What does it cost to enter the red straws niche?
- Listings span $1.88–$13.06; the average listing price is $8.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 827 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.