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straw glasses

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A small market ($39K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 10Growth 39Conversion 65Competition 30Returns 81Price range 14Avg price 24Brand share 64Review moat 79Quality gap 92

Quality gap

Great4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Great1.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great417.81

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good5.8%

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

Brand share

Good67%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Okay+11.0%

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

Competition

Okay67%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Avg price

Bad$8.61

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad$5.67–$16.55

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

Market size

Bad$39K

$39K/yr · 77K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, straw glasses is a $39K/yr Amazon United States market (77K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

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

straw glasses market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$34K–$43K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.8%
Avg BSR
#1,352
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
81%
Out of stock
9.1%
Avg brand age
37 months
Avg seller age
204 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

25%

  • Sumind22%
  • Tenalleys14%
  • LEDUO12%
  • VOVOH10%
  • Skylety9%
  • VIKROM8%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 86 weeks — +11.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Top straw glasses search terms

  • straw glasses36K/yr
  • glasses straw13K/yr
  • straw glasses for adults11K/yr
  • straw glasses for kids9K/yr
  • silly straw glasses6K/yr
  • glasses straws2K/yr
All search terms

Top straw glasses 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%10%$4K20%$8K30%$12K40%$16K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about straw glasses

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall19%

“Good Quality”

Ease Of Cleaning13%

“They are easy to clean with the cleaning brush”

Value For Money10%

“Great value”

Thickness8%

“Good thickness”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“Works as you would imagine”

Durability5%

“They did not break”

Size-Overall4%

“Nice size”

Strength4%

“Heavy duty”

Ease Of Use2%

“Easy to use”

Design-Overall2%

“Everyone loved the goofy designs”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall19%

“too large for the holes in the glasses I bought them for”

Thickness8%

“A little thicker than I wanted”

Ease Of Use7%

“Hard to use”

Strength7%

“Break easy”

Durability5%

“Easily breaks”

Smell5%

“They have a REALLY strong plastic smell”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“The brushes are not long enough to clean the entire straw from one end - I will have to brush from both ends for adequate cleaning”

Taste-Overall3%

“And there is no taste to the glass”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“without instructions it was a bit of trial and error”

Assembly/Installation2%

“They took a bit to figure out how to put them together to use”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall73%
Thickness6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Material Quality2%
Value For Money2%
Thin1%
Quality-Overall1%
Functionality-Overall1%
Strength1%
Durability1%

Common questions

Is straw glasses profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $39K/yr across 16 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +11.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the straw glasses niche?
15 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in straw glasses?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 1.7%.
When does demand for straw glasses peak?
Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the straw glasses niche?
Listings span $5.67–$16.55; the average listing price is $8.61 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 418 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.