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stye eye drops

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but soft demand (+2.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 52Growth 28Conversion 82Competition 38Returns 99Price range 62Avg price 72Brand share 42Review moat 30Quality gap 70

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.8%

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

Avg price

Good$14.69

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Good$5.38–$30.93

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

Market size

Good$311K

$311K/yr · 240K searches

Brand share

Okay80%

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

Competition

Okay62%

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

Review moat

Okay3,514.05

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Okay+2.3%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, stye eye drops is a $311K/yr Amazon United States market (240K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

stye eye drops market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 1,250–1,500/product
Revenue / yr
$220K–$294K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.8%
Avg BSR
#224
Page quality
0%
Prime
95%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
6.7%
Avg brand age
66 months
Avg seller age
149 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

102

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

17%

  • Stye53%
  • brazmedics9%
  • Systane8%
  • NOVEHA5%
  • Generic5%
  • Tiepetly3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 17%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +2.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top stye eye drops search terms

  • stye eye drops191K/yr
  • stye drops20K/yr
  • eye drops for stye14K/yr
  • eye drops for stye infection11K/yr
  • antibiotic eye drops for stye3K/yr
All search terms

Top stye eye drops 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%$31K20%$62K30%$93K40%$124K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Common questions

Is stye eye drops profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $311K/yr across 21 tracked products. 3 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the stye eye drops niche?
15 brands and 102 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 62% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
When does demand for stye eye drops peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the stye eye drops niche?
Listings span $5.38–$30.93; the average listing price is $14.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,514 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.