1st place medals
Worth a lookShows a thin review moat (213 avg reviews), but a small market ($53K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Review moat
Great212.7avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Great$4.98–$66.10cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Great55%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Avg price
Great$16.60avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Conversion
Great7.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Good2.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Good44%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+6.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad$53K$53K/yr · 45K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 1st place medals is a $53K/yr Amazon United States market (45K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
1st place medals market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $50K–$66K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.0%
- Avg BSR
- #210
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 90%
- Sponsored
- 93%
- Out of stock
- 10.3%
- Avg brand age
- 32 months
- Avg seller age
- 184 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
20 flat
Sellers
23
Top-5 brand share
55%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
44%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
39%
- Crown Awards17%
- Hianjoo13%
- YUJUE10%
- Jauisus8%
- favide7%
- Yinkin6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +6.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top 1st place medals search terms
- 1st place medals24K/yr
- first place medal10K/yr
- 1st place medal6K/yr
- 1st place5K/yr
- 2nd place medal2K/yr
Top 1st place medals 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Crown Awards 2 First Second and Third Place Achievement Medals 3 Pack Prime
Crown Awards$24.805.0★8 rev
YUJUE First Place Medal Large Medal - 3.34Inch Wide - GOlympic Style Winner Medals Gold & Stripes Neck Ribbon - Perfect for Any Competition Coaches Students Athletes and Academics
YUJUE$7.024.7★64 rev
Hianjoo 12 Pcs Gold Medals for Awards 1st Place Award Medal for Teens Adults Metal Award Medals with Neck Ribbons for Sports Tournaments Competitions 2 inch
Hianjoo$10.834.8★155 rev
Jauisus 6 Pcs Gold Medals for Awards 1st Place Metal Award Medals Olympic Style Winner Awards for Sports Party Tournaments Prizes Competitions 2 Inches
Jauisus$8.764.6★211 rev
12 Pieces Award Medals 1st 2nd 3rd (Gold Silver Bronze) Metal Style Winner with Neck Ribbon 2 Inches
Awpeye$9.994.7★1,057 rev
Newest
by launch date
SAKNYUFO First Place Medal 3.34Inch - Gold Medal with Stars & Stripes Neck Ribbon - 1st Place Metal Award Medals Olympic Style Winner Awards for Sports Party Tournaments Prizes Competitions
SAKNYUFO$6.965 rev
3 Inch Gold First Place Medal with Ribbon Heavyweight 90g Award Medal for Winners 1st Place Trophy Medal for Sports School Competitions Games Classroom Rewards & Events (Gold Medal(1st Place))
Bambluby$9.477 rev
Hianjoo 12 Pcs Gold Medals for Awards 1st Place Award Medal for Teens Adults Trophy Metal Award Medals with Neck Ribbons for Tournaments Sports Competitions 2 inch
Hianjoo$10.017 rev
Jauisus 12 Pcs Gold Medals for Awards 1st Place Metal Award Medals Olympic Style Winner Awards for Sports Party Tournaments Prizes Competitions 2 Inches
Jauisus$13.458 rev
Acrridi Gold Medals for Awards 1st Winner Medals for Sports Competitions Party Olympic Style 3 Inches (1 Big Gold)
Acrridi$6.7674 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum3 Inch Gold First Place Medal with Ribbon Heavyweight 90g Award Medal for Winners 1st Place Trophy Medal for Sports School Competitions Games Classroom Rewards & Events (Gold Medal(1st Place))
Bambluby$9.473.7★
SAKNYUFO First Place Medal 3.34Inch - Gold Medal with Stars & Stripes Neck Ribbon - 1st Place Metal Award Medals Olympic Style Winner Awards for Sports Party Tournaments Prizes Competitions
SAKNYUFO$6.964.3★
Hianjoo 12 Pcs Gold Medals for Awards 1st Place Award Medal for Teens Adults Trophy Metal Award Medals with Neck Ribbons for Tournaments Sports Competitions 2 inch
Hianjoo$10.014.5★
Medals for Awards 1st 2nd 3rd Place Prize for Adults Sports Party Soccer Basketball Competition Winner Trophy
Generic$13.714.6★
LSLYHTC 8Pcs 1st Place Medals Gold Medals for Award Winner Medal
LSLYHTC$10.854.7★
What buyers say about 1st place medals
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality medals”
“Worth the money”
“As Advertised”
“Nice size”
“The medals have a nice weight to them”
“these are extremely lightweight”
“The material feels sturdy”
“The embossed design looks great in person”
“They are extremely durable”
“These are fun to give out out”
What buyers complain about
“Very cheap looking”
“The medal is large”
“heavier than expected”
“Likely a brushing scam”
“Nice medals, ribbon very wrinkled and had to iron to make look presentable”
“though the ribbons could be a bit thicker for added durability”
“Wish we could choose the colour string though”
“That said, this is a small amount of inexpensive metal, and I'm not sure that it really merits the price-tag”
“many broke off”
“These are not the cheap hollow plastic ones”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 1st place medals profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $53K/yr across 30 tracked products. 2 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- How competitive is the 1st place medals niche?
- 20 brands and 23 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 55% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 1st place medals?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Weight Heavy. The return rate is 2.2%.
- When does demand for 1st place medals peak?
- Demand peaks in May; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 1st place medals niche?
- Listings span $4.98–$66.10; the average listing price is $16.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 213 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.