Is travel pain reliever profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $1.1M/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +21.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).

How competitive is the travel pain reliever niche?

4 brands and 81 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 84% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in travel pain reliever?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use, Value For Money, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for travel pain reliever peak?

Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Aug–Sep; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the travel pain reliever niche?

Listings span $1.95–$28.87; the average listing price is $8.86 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 25,038 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

travel pain reliever

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Conversion

Incredible20.4%

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

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Great$1.1M

$1.1M/yr · 621K searches

Price range

Good$1.95–$28.87

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

Growth

Good+21.8%

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

Avg price

Okay$8.86

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Bad25,038.27

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad84%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Quality gap

Bad4.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, travel pain reliever is a $1.1M/yr Amazon United States market (621K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Aug–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

travel pain reliever market data

Units sold / yr: 150K–200K; avg 12,500–15,000/product
Revenue / yr: $1.3M–$1.8M; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 20.4%
Avg BSR: #152
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 45%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 64 months
Avg seller age: 152 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

4 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Advil45%
Tylenol36%
Amazon Basic Care16%
SurviveX2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +21.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Open Trend

Top travel pain reliever search terms

travel tylenol74K/yr +16.5%21.7% conv.
travel advil67K/yr +26.0%18.8% conv.
travel ibuprofen55K/yr +22.1%16.2% conv.
tylenol travel size63K/yr +16.8%19.3% conv.
advil travel size54K/yr +16.6%17.7% conv.
ibuprofen travel size40K/yr +48.3%14.0% conv.
advil travel32K/yr +27.2%18.2% conv.
tylenol travel28K/yr +20.4%21.4% conv.
mini advil31K/yr +21.1%10.7% conv.
travel size tylenol29K/yr +15.6%18.7% conv.

All search terms

Top travel pain reliever 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Advil Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer Pain Relief Medicine with Ibuprofen 200mg for Headache Backache Menstrual Pain and Joint Pain Relief - 10 Coated Tablets

Advil$2.044.9★3,388 rev

Tylenol Extra Strength 500 mg Acetaminophen Caplets Pain Reliever & Fever Reducer Acetaminophen for Minor Arthritis Pain Headache Backache & Toothache Travel Size 10 ct

Tylenol$1.954.8★59,054 rev

Amazon Basic Care Ibuprofen Tablets 200 mg Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer For Headache Muscular Aches Arthritis Backache Menstrual Pain 100 Count (Pack of 1)

Amazon Basic Care$6.784.8★2,858 rev

Advil Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer Pain Relief Medicine with Ibuprofen 200mg for Headache Backache Menstrual Pain and Joint Pain Relief - 50x2 Coated Tablets

Advil$11.014.8★19,806 rev

Advil Liqui-Gels minis Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer Pain Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen 200mg for Pain Relief - 8 Liquid Filled Capsules

Advil$2.564.8★1,054 rev

Newest

by launch date

SurviveX Travel Medicine Kit - Compact TSA-Approved Medication Pack for Travel Camping Cruises - Includes Over-the-Counter Individual Medicine Packets

SurviveX$28.87207 rev

1y ago

Amazon Basic Care Ibuprofen Tablets 200 mg Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer For Headache Muscular Aches Arthritis Backache Menstrual Pain 100 Count (Pack of 1)

Amazon Basic Care$6.782,858 rev

4y ago

Amazon Basic Care Extra Strength Acetaminophen Caplets 500 mg Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer Gentle on Stomach For Arthritis Pain Backache Pain and More 50 Packets of 2 Capsules Each 100 Count

Amazon Basic Care$8.082,310 rev

4y ago

Advil Liqui-Gels minis Pain Reliever and Fever Reducer Pain Medicine for Adults with Ibuprofen 200mg for Pain Relief - 8 Liquid Filled Capsules

Advil$2.561,054 rev

7y ago

Amazon Basic Care Ibuprofen Tablets Fever Reducer and Pain Relief from Body Aches Headache Arthritis Pain and More Brown 200 Count

Amazon Basic Care$4.9295,991 rev

8y ago

What buyers say about travel pain reliever

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

What buyers love

Value For Money24%

“Great value”

Portability11%

“Portability is a must”

Ease Of Use10%

“Super handy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“Works well, as expected”

Size-Overall9%

“Perfect fit”

Quality-Overall8%

“No complaints”

Efficiency6%

“Does the job”

Dosage3%

“The individual pouches are easy to use for dosage control”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing3%

“I have not had any problems with swallowing them”

Fever Relief2%

“Dependable pain and fever relief”

What buyers complain about

Ease Of Use15%

“Container is very difficult to open”

Value For Money11%

“cheaper not better”

Size-Overall10%

“Too big”

Pain Relief-Overall8%

“Pain”

Functionality-Overall8%

“They don't seem to work”

Dosage7%

“I always am missing doses when it comes”

Side Effects5%

“if taken too much can cause rebound headaches like any other over the counter pain medication”

Quality-Overall4%

“Cheap, effective generic brand”

Storage Capacity4%

“It's hard to store”

Acid Regulator/Stomach Ache Relief2%

“Otherwise I have an upset stomach”

Top return reasons

Value For Money33%

Size-Overall25%

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%