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churros

Launch it

A $16.8M/yr market growing +13.6% this quarter with returns at 0.0% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 100Growth 42Conversion 98Competition 65Returns 100Price range 76Avg price 92Brand share 4Review moat 24Quality gap 14

Market size

Incredible$16.8M

$16.8M/yr · 4.7M searches

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible16.5%

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

Avg price

Great$21.66

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$2.31–$56.59

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

Competition

Good46%

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

Growth

Okay+13.6%

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

Review moat

Bad5,543.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.8★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, churros is a $16.8M/yr Amazon United States market (4.7M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Launch it — 62/100.

Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

churros market data

Units sold / yr
600K–800K
avg 20,000–25,000/product
Revenue / yr
$13.0M–$17.3M
units × avg price
Launch success
3 of 3 new (360d)
Conversion rate
16.5%
Avg BSR
#11
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
49 months
Avg seller age
122 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

46

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

46%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

1%

  • INABA89%
  • Temptations4%
  • Delectables3%
  • Purrly1%
  • Sheba1%
  • Beefeaters1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 44 weeks — +13.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
175K125KSpike '25Spike '26Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26

Top churros search terms

  • churu1.2M/yr
  • churu cat treats1.5M/yr
  • churu lickable cat treats340K/yr
  • lickable cat treats317K/yr
  • cat treats lickable315K/yr
  • churros for cats183K/yr
  • cat lickable treats142K/yr
  • churros130K/yr
  • inaba churu74K/yr
  • churro68K/yr
All search terms

Top churros 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%4%$672K8%$1.3M12%$2.0M16%$2.7M1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 35 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about churros

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

What buyers love

Pet Friendly52%

“Cat Approved”

Taste-Overall10%

“Delicious treat”

Value For Money8%

“Decent Price”

Flavor7%

“Good flavor”

Quality-Overall4%

“Good quality and freshness”

Ease Of Use2%

“makes my life easier”

Moist/Dry2%

“They are moist”

Fun/Entertainment Experience1%

“It helps keep things interesting”

Ease Of Chewing/Swallowing1%

“Chewy”

Ingredients-Overall1%

“high quality ingredients in their products”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money17%

“Sadly, expensive”

Smell10%

“smell is not very strong”

Flavor9%

“not any other flavor”

Indigestion5%

“causes diarrhea”

Thickness4%

“Too thick”

Texture/Consistency-Overall4%

“The texture is completely off”

Taste-Overall3%

“Tastes terrible”

Size-Overall3%

“I think its too long”

Ingredients-Overall2%

“Ingredients have changed”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled2%

“maggots in treats”

Top return reasons

Flavor36%
Value For Money17%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Taste-Overall5%
Smell5%
Ingredients-Overall4%
Product Condition3%
Size-Overall3%
Indigestion3%
Escape Proof2%

Common questions

Is churros profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $16.8M/yr across 35 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +13.6%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (62/100).
How competitive is the churros niche?
7 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in churros?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Smell, Flavor. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the churros niche?
Listings span $2.31–$56.59; the average listing price is $21.66 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,543 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.