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semi gloss white paint

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A small market ($75K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 19Growth 22Conversion 60Competition 29Returns 75Price range 85Avg price 83Brand share 27Review moat 22Quality gap 62

Price range

Great$9.42–$54.73

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

Avg price

Great$18.15

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great2.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good5.2%

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

Competition

Okay67%

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

Brand share

Okay89%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Bad-5.6%

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

Review moat

Bad9,604.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad$75K

$75K/yr · 80K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, semi gloss white paint is a $75K/yr Amazon United States market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

semi gloss white paint market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$73K–$91K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.2%
Avg BSR
#27
Page quality
0%
Prime
94%
Sponsored
59%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
65 months
Avg seller age
151 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

59

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • Rust-Oleum68%
  • Zinsser7%
  • SENVEN5%
  • EVOLVE5%
  • Krylon4%
  • Rust-Oleum Home4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Top semi gloss white paint search terms

  • semi gloss white paint23K/yr
  • white semi gloss paint14K/yr
  • white gloss paint10K/yr
  • gloss white paint7K/yr
  • high gloss white paint7K/yr
  • white semi gloss paint gallon6K/yr
  • 1 gallon white paint4K/yr
  • semigloss white paint3K/yr
  • semi gloss white paint 1 gallon4K/yr
  • white gallon paint2K/yr
All search terms

Top semi gloss white paint 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%10%$7K20%$15K30%$22K40%$30K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about semi gloss white paint

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

What buyers love

Paint Quality17%

“Good house paint”

Quality-Overall12%

“Excellent Quality”

Ease Of Use7%

“Very easy to work with”

Coverage7%

“Covers well”

Moist/Dry6%

“this dried nicely”

Value For Money6%

“is very affordable”

Color6%

“The color was perfect”

Ease Of Cleaning4%

“gave the surface a cleaner look”

Scratch Resistance4%

“no scratching-even on foam”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“It did the job we needed out to do perfectly”

What buyers complain about

Paint Quality35%

“Unusable Paint”

Size-Overall9%

“Small can”

Quality-Overall6%

“Really poor performing product”

Value For Money5%

“Price is too high”

Coverage5%

“Not the best coverage”

Color5%

“not pure white”

Thickness4%

“Goes on a little thick”

Ease Of Use4%

“hard to get out of the bottle”

Functionality-Overall3%

“Doesn't work”

Durability2%

“Wand broke”

Top return reasons

Paint Quality54%
Size-Overall15%
Color11%
Value For Money5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Functionality-Overall2%
Leak-Proof2%
Product Condition1%
Coverage1%
Defective Material/Parts1%

Common questions

Is semi gloss white paint profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $75K/yr across 17 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the semi gloss white paint niche?
9 brands and 59 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in semi gloss white paint?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Paint Quality, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.0%.
When does demand for semi gloss white paint peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the semi gloss white paint niche?
Listings span $9.42–$54.73; the average listing price is $18.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 9,604 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.