solo knives
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible13.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Incredible$32.20avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$9.48–$65.53cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Great335.88avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+2.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad84%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad$40K$40K/yr · 9K searches
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, solo knives is a $40K/yr Amazon United States market (9K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
solo knives market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $48K–$64K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 13.7%
- Avg BSR
- #111
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 25%
- Sponsored
- 38%
- Out of stock
- 15.4%
- Avg brand age
- 72 months
- Avg seller age
- 193 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
77
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
84%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- SOLO84%
- BluShine7%
- biocean6%
- Dixie3%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 39 weeks — +2.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Top solo knives 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 8 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Solo White Heavyweight Knives 500 Count (2 Pack)
SOLO$41.924.3★63 rev
Solo White Heavyweight Knives 500 Count (2 Pack)
SOLO$42.004.5★42 rev
SOLO Cup Company Mediumweight Plastic Cutlery Forks White 6.41 In 1 500 Pieces
SOLO$65.533.8★11 rev
SOLO CUPS 827271 Heavyweight Plastic Cutlery Knives White 7 in 500/Carton
SOLO$24.334.8★749 rev
BluShine Heavy Duty Plastic Knives Disposable Bulk Cutlery
BluShine$32.504.7★1,781 rev
Newest
by launch date
SOLO Impress Heavyweight Full-Length Polystyrene Cutlery Knife White 100/Box
SOLO$15.230 rev
600Pack Disposable Plastic Knives Bulk White Heavy Duty Silverware - Value Pack Cutlery Set For Parties Restaurant (600KNIVES)
biocean$26.6225 rev
BluShine Heavy Duty Plastic Knives Disposable Bulk Cutlery
BluShine$32.501,781 rev
SOLO Cup Company Mediumweight Plastic Cutlery Forks White 6.41 In 1 500 Pieces
SOLO$65.5311 rev
Solo White Heavyweight Knives 500 Count (2 Pack)
SOLO$41.9263 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSOLO Impress Heavyweight Full-Length Polystyrene Cutlery Knife White 100/Box
SOLO$15.230.0★
600Pack Disposable Plastic Knives Bulk White Heavy Duty Silverware - Value Pack Cutlery Set For Parties Restaurant (600KNIVES)
biocean$26.624.8★
Dixie KH207 Plastic Cutlery Heavyweight Knives White 100/Box
Dixie$9.484.4★
SOLO Cup Company Mediumweight Plastic Cutlery Forks White 6.41 In 1 500 Pieces
SOLO$65.533.8★
Solo White Heavyweight Knives 500 Count (2 Pack)
SOLO$41.924.3★
What buyers say about solo knives
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“a good quantity for the money”
“I have not yet had one break on me”
“Very sturdy - size is great”
“Great quality”
“Good plastic ware”
“Great knives”
“These nights are heavyweight and wonderful”
“the perfect size for their hands”
What buyers complain about
“It claims to be a 2-pack, but I only got 1 package.”
“Not nearly as heavy duty as some other name brands”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is solo knives profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $40K/yr across 8 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the solo knives niche?
- 4 brands and 77 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 84% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in solo knives?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Advertised Vs Actual Product, Weight Heavy. The return rate is 0.1%.
- What does it cost to enter the solo knives niche?
- Listings span $9.48–$65.53; the average listing price is $32.20 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 336 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.