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muffin top pan

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Strong incumbent ratings (4.7★) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 38Growth 26Conversion 65Competition 47Returns 66Price range 58Avg price 75Brand share 61Review moat 60Quality gap 22

Avg price

Great$14.99

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Good2.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Good5.8%

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

Brand share

Good68%

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

Review moat

Good1,093.36

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good$7.94–$24.67

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

Competition

Okay57%

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

Market size

Okay$193K

$193K/yr · 224K searches

Growth

Okay+0.7%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, muffin top pan is a $193K/yr Amazon United States market (224K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 68% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Aug 4, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

muffin top pan market data

Units sold / yr
13K–15K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
$187K–$225K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.8%
Avg BSR
#131
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
84%
Out of stock
2.3%
Avg brand age
40 months
Avg seller age
178 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 rising

Sellers

32

Top-5 brand share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 95%

Open market

27%

  • Tiawudi29%
  • Wilton17%
  • HONGBAKE9%
  • Vnray7%
  • CAKETIME6%
  • Yomvzake5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +0.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top muffin top pan search terms

  • muffin top pan126K/yr
  • whoopie pie pan28K/yr
  • muffin top pans for baking9K/yr
  • egg baking pan10K/yr
  • egg pan for oven7K/yr
  • muffin top pans6K/yr
  • shallow muffin pan5K/yr
  • muffin top pans non stick12K/yr
  • woopie pie pans3K/yr
  • whoopie pie pans3K/yr
All search terms

Top muffin top pan 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%5%$10K10%$19K15%$29K20%$39K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about muffin top pan

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Cleaning16%

“easy to wash”

Baking14%

“Perfect for bakes eggs”

Quality-Overall12%

“It was well made”

Size-Overall9%

“Love the size”

Cooking Experience8%

“Everything cooks evenly”

Ease Of Use5%

“Ease of use”

Value For Money4%

“Good Value”

Non-Stick Coating4%

“The nonstick coating works great”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“These are even better than expected”

Strength3%

“Sturdy egg pan”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall12%

“the cups are too shallow for larger muffins”

Thickness11%

“Not very deep”

Ease Of Cleaning7%

“Impossible to clean”

Adhesion/Stickiness5%

“Sticking”

Quality-Overall5%

“Cheaply made”

Cooking Experience4%

“It's very disappointing to see this happen before I've even had a chance to bake with it”

Non-Stick Coating2%

“not non stick”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting2%

“This was a little tricky as it came with no instructions”

Strength2%

“these were very flimsy”

Ease Of Use2%

“theyre not quite as easy release as they claim”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall65%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Value For Money5%
Thickness3%
Strength2%
Adhesion/Stickiness2%
Smell2%
Functionality-Overall2%
Material Quality1%
Flatness1%

Common questions

Is muffin top pan profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $193K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +0.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the muffin top pan niche?
17 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 68% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in muffin top pan?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Ease Of Cleaning. The return rate is 2.4%.
When does demand for muffin top pan peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the muffin top pan niche?
Listings span $7.94–$24.67; the average listing price is $14.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,093 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.