5 lb bumper plates
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($37.17 avg), but a small market ($65K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$37.17avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$13.48–$81.04cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Great1.3%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Competition
Good41%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Good1,167.81avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Okay3.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-12.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad$65K$65K/yr · 46K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 5 lb bumper plates is a $65K/yr Amazon United States market (46K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
5 lb bumper plates market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $56K–$74K
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- 92%
- 11 of 12 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 3.9%
- Avg BSR
- #54
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 92%
- Sponsored
- 92%
- Out of stock
- 5.6%
- Avg brand age
- 46 months
- Avg seller age
- 198 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 flat
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
41%
Top 20: 86%
Open market
24%
- Amazon Basics25%
- EVERYMATE20%
- Mikolo12%
- Egles9%
- DX Grandway5%
- GOLDNITE5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top 5 lb bumper plates search terms
- 5lb bumper plates20K/yr
- 5 lb bumper plates17K/yr
- 5 pound bumper plates5K/yr
- 5lb bumper plates set of 24K/yr
Top 5 lb bumper plates 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 36 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Mikolo Change Weight Plates 1.25LB 2.5LB 5LB Set Fractional Plates Set Bumper Plates for Cross Training Fit 2 Inch Barbells Strength Training Weight Plates (5LB/2.5LB/1.25LB)
Mikolo$63.924.4★24 rev
Amazon Basics 2-inch Olympic Grip Weight Plates 5lb Weights Compatible with Olympic Barbells Grip Holes for Secure Hold Set of 4
Amazon Basics$25.564.8★333 rev
Amazon Basics 1-Inch Grip Weight Plates 5 lb Strength Training Home Gym 4 Pack
Amazon Basics$24.974.7★399 rev
EVERYMATE Black Change Weight Plates 5LB Set Fractional Plate Olympic Bumper Plates for Cross Training Bumper Weight Plates
EVERYMATE$40.134.7★292 rev
EVERYMATE Change Weight Plates 5LB Fractional Plate Olympic Bumper Plates for Cross Training and Olympic Weightlifting 5LB Set Weights Plates Set
EVERYMATE$41.264.8★1,473 rev
Newest
by launch date
CAP Barbell 2-Inch Olympic Grip Weight Plate 5 lb Set of 4 5 lb Set of 4 Black (OPHWIS-005)
CAP Barbell$31.3915,745 rev
Amazon Basics 2-inch Olympic Grip Weight Plates 2.5lb Weights Compatible with Olympic Barbells Set of 6
Amazon Basics$17.72333 rev
Amazon Basics 2-inch Olympic Grip Weight Plates 5lb Weights Compatible with Olympic Barbells Grip Holes for Secure Hold Set of 4
Amazon Basics$25.56333 rev
Amazon Basics 1-Inch Grip Weight Plates 5 lb Strength Training Home Gym 4 Pack
Amazon Basics$24.97399 rev
Amazon Basics 1-Inch Grip Weight Plates 25 lb Strength Training Home Gym 1 Pack
Amazon Basics$28.54399 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Amazon Basics 2-inch Olympic Grip Weight Plates 10lb Weights Compatible with Olympic 2-inch Barbells Clearly Labeled Set of 4
Amazon Basics$39.984.8★
Amazon Basics 2-inch Olympic Grip Weight Plates 2.5lb Weights Compatible with Olympic Barbells Set of 6
Amazon Basics$17.724.8★
Amazon Basics 1-Inch Grip Weight Plates 5 lb Strength Training Home Gym 4 Pack
Amazon Basics$24.974.7★
Amazon Basics 1-Inch Grip Weight Plates 25 lb Strength Training Home Gym 1 Pack
Amazon Basics$28.544.7★
CAP Barbell Cast Iron Standard 1-Inch Weight Plate Set Barbell Weights for Home Gym Strength Training and Weightlifting 5 lb Set of 2 Black
CAP Barbell$16.614.7★
What buyers say about 5 lb bumper plates
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“quality seems pretty solid”
“affordable”
“As Advertised”
“Fit the bar perfectly”
“Fantastic plate weights”
“Easy to use”
“very good grip”
“Good solid weighs for my 1 inch dumbbell bars”
“Plus, the rubber coating on these plates seems extremely durable”
“Perfect Addition to the Home Gym”
What buyers complain about
“the smell is going me a headache”
“wider than the alternatives”
“so quality control could have been better”
“they are much heavier than twenty five pounds”
“though more expensive than they should be”
“Theyre also very flimsy and bendy”
“They are not super slim”
“Beware Sharp edges”
“They do not fit my Kensui Adaptabell handles”
“not two as advertised”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 5 lb bumper plates profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $65K/yr across 36 tracked products. 11 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the 5 lb bumper plates niche?
- 14 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 5 lb bumper plates?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Smell, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.3%.
- When does demand for 5 lb bumper plates peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 5 lb bumper plates niche?
- Listings span $13.48–$81.04; the average listing price is $37.17 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,168 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.