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title: "1st Place Medals — $53K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **1st place medals**
**Worth a look**
Shows a thin review moat (213 avg reviews), but a small market ($53K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 13Growth 34Conversion 75Competition 68Returns 70Price range 82Avg price 79Brand share 80Review moat 89Quality gap 25
**Review moat**
**Great****212.7**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Great****$4.98–$66.10**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Great****55%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Avg price**
**Great****$16.60**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Great****7.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Good****2.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Good****44%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Okay****+6.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Bad****$53K**
$53K/yr · 45K searches
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
1K800Spike '24Spike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/1st-place-medals/trend)
## **Top 1st place medals search terms**
- **1st place medals**24K/yr+11.3%5.3% conv. - **first place medal**10K/yr+4.4%6.1% conv. - **1st place medal**6K/yr+2.8%5.3% conv. - **1st place**5K/yr+1.3%1.6% conv. - **2nd place medal**2K/yr-12.6%1.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/1st-place-medals/search-terms)
## **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.
0%4%$2K8%$4K12%$6K16%$8K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket 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.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Crown Awards 2 First Second and Third Place Achievement Medals 3 Pack Prime**Crown Awards**$24.80**5.0★8 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B98HTBP6) [2**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**$7.02**4.7★64 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKB94Q4V) [3**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**$10.83**4.8★155 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3PV7VG8) [4**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**$8.76**4.6★211 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHJ91G2H) [5**12 Pieces Award Medals 1st 2nd 3rd (Gold Silver Bronze) Metal Style Winner with Neck Ribbon 2 Inches**Awpeye**$9.99**4.7★1,057 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V8FDNWR)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**$6.96**5 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWHSB3R4) [**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**$9.47**7 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GV3GRZQK) [**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**$10.01**7 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK6M43ML) [**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**$13.45**8 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJDR197S) [**Acrridi Gold Medals for Awards 1st Winner Medals for Sports Competitions Party Olympic Style 3 Inches (1 Big Gold)**Acrridi**$6.76**74 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GG85PLSM)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**$9.47**3.7★**▲ 121%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GV3GRZQK) [**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**$6.96**4.3★**▲ 120%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWHSB3R4) [**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**$10.01**4.5★**▲ 114%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GK6M43ML) [**Medals for Awards 1st 2nd 3rd Place Prize for Adults Sports Party Soccer Basketball Competition Winner Trophy**Generic**$13.71**4.6★**▲ 113%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GL7ZWXNF) [**LSLYHTC 8Pcs 1st Place Medals Gold Medals for Award Winner Medal**LSLYHTC**$10.85**4.7★**▲ 113%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDKL551B)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 1st place medals**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**36%
*“Good quality medals”*
**Value For Money**16%
*“Worth the money”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“As Advertised”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Nice size”*
**Weight Heavy**5%
*“The medals have a nice weight to them”*
**Weight Light**5%
*“these are extremely lightweight”*
**Material Quality**4%
*“The material feels sturdy”*
**Design-Overall**4%
*“The embossed design looks great in person”*
**Durability**3%
*“They are extremely durable”*
**Fun/Entertainment Experience**3%
*“These are fun to give out out”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**14%
*“Very cheap looking”*
**Size-Overall**6%
*“The medal is large”*
**Weight Heavy**5%
*“heavier than expected”*
**Ethical Trade/Fair Trade**4%
*“Likely a brushing scam”*
**Wrinkles**4%
*“Nice medals, ribbon very wrinkled and had to iron to make look presentable”*
**Thickness**4%
*“though the ribbons could be a bit thicker for added durability”*
**Color**3%
*“Wish we could choose the colour string though”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“That said, this is a small amount of inexpensive metal, and I'm not sure that it really merits the price-tag”*
**Durability**2%
*“many broke off”*
**Material Quality**1%
*“These are not the cheap hollow plastic ones”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**23%
**Quality-Overall**20%
**Value For Money**14%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**13%
**Weight Heavy**9%
**Material Quality**6%
**Thin**2%
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
**Color**2%
**Functionality-Overall**1%
## **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.
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