portable k cup coffee maker for travel
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Price range
Incredible$21.09–$77.16cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Great$46.62avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay3.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Okay$117K$117K/yr · 83K searches
Review moat
Bad5,071.9avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Bad5.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Bad-6.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad83%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, portable k cup coffee maker for travel is a $117K/yr Amazon United States market (83K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.
Data updated Aug 4, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
portable k cup coffee maker for travel market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $117K–$140K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.0%
- Avg BSR
- #73
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 8.1%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 152 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 83% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
5 falling
Sellers
38
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Hamilton Beach78%
- BLACK+DECKER9%
- Elite Gourmet6%
- Hamilton Beach Commercial5%
- Mixpresso2%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 83 weeks — -6.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×
Top portable k cup coffee maker for travel search terms
- hamilton beach single serve coffee maker24K/yr
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- hamilton beach the scoop8K/yr
- hamilton beach coffee maker single cup7K/yr
- black and decker single serve coffee maker6K/yr
- one cup drip coffee maker5K/yr
- hamilton beach single cup coffee maker6K/yr
- single serve tea maker6K/yr
- smallest coffee maker for travel5K/yr
- mr coffee single serve4K/yr
Top portable k cup coffee maker for travel 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 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Hamilton Beach The Scoop Single Serve Coffee Maker & Fast Grounds Brewer for 8-14oz. Cups Brews in Minutes Black (47620) Next Gen
Hamilton Beach$38.684.0★1,194 rev
Hamilton Beach The Scoop Single Serve Coffee Maker & Fast Grounds Brewer for 8-14oz. Cups Brews in Minutes 40oz. Removable Reservoir Stainless Steel (49987) Silver
Hamilton Beach$77.164.0★1,111 rev
Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Single Serve Coffee Maker
Hamilton Beach$50.054.1★1,572 rev
Single Serve Coffeemaker Black
BLACK+DECKER$27.904.2★15,444 rev
Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Advanced 4-in-1 Single Serve Coffee Maker
Hamilton Beach$70.304.2★785 rev
Newest
by launch date
Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Advanced 4-in-1 Single Serve Coffee Maker
Hamilton Beach$64.16785 rev
Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Advanced 4-in-1 Single Serve Coffee Maker
Hamilton Beach$70.30785 rev
Hamilton Beach The Scoop Single Serve Coffee Maker & Fast Grounds Brewer for 8-14oz. Cups Brews in Minutes Black (47620) Next Gen
Hamilton Beach$38.681,194 rev
Elite Gourmet EHC113M Personal Single-Serve Compact Coffee Maker Mint
Elite Gourmet$21.099,288 rev
Hamilton Beach The Scoop Single Serve Coffee Maker & Fast Grounds Brewer for 8-14oz. Cups Brews in Minutes 40oz. Removable Reservoir Stainless Steel (49987) Silver
Hamilton Beach$77.161,111 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumHamilton Beach FlexBrew Advanced 4-in-1 Single Serve Coffee Maker
Hamilton Beach$64.164.2★
Hamilton Beach Commercial HDC311 Single-Serve Hospitality Coffee Maker
Hamilton Beach Commercial$67.574.3★
Mixpresso Single Serve & Single Cup Coffee Maker with 14oz Travel Mug Black
Mixpresso$27.134.2★
Elite Gourmet EHC111A Personal Single-Serve Compact Coffee Maker Black
Elite Gourmet$22.174.3★
Hamilton Beach The Scoop Single Serve Coffee Maker & Fast Grounds Brewer for 8-14oz. Cups Brews in Minutes 40oz. Removable Reservoir Stainless Steel (49987) Silver
Hamilton Beach$77.164.0★
What buyers say about portable k cup coffee maker for travel
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“easier to operate”
“Great value”
“This is a quality coffee maker”
“Love the Compact Size”
“easy to clean up”
“This coffee maker is compact, versatile, and easy to use”
“Nice water storage”
“Works fast, brews well, saves money and is pretty while it does all that”
“Works as expected”
“Makes the coffee hot which I appreciate”
What buyers complain about
“Broken”
“Poor Quality”
“Doesnt work well”
“it started leaking”
“It's small”
“It was very slow heating”
“On button stuck after 3 uses”
“if not better for the price”
“Makes a mess”
“doesn't stay as hot for long”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is portable k cup coffee maker for travel profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $117K/yr across 10 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
- How competitive is the portable k cup coffee maker for travel niche?
- 5 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 83% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in portable k cup coffee maker for travel?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 5.3% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for portable k cup coffee maker for travel peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the portable k cup coffee maker for travel niche?
- Listings span $21.09–$77.16; the average listing price is $46.62 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,072 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.