Original research
How deep did brands cut for Prime Big Deal Days 2026?
Part 1
3 of 9 categories saw half or more of their best sellers cut
Each row is the category's top 50 best sellers. A listing counts when its lowest price on October 6 or 7 sat 5% or more under its usual price.1,2
| Category | Best sellers that cut 5% or more | Median cut, of those | Most used deal | Your shelf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toners & Astringents | 40 of 50, 80% | 20% | Prime exclusive price, 32 of 40 | Open the report |
| Dumbbells | 32 of 50, 64% | 16% | Prime exclusive price, 19 of 32 | Open the report |
| Single-Serve Capsules & Pods | 27 of 50, 54% | 19% | Prime exclusive price, 20 of 27 | Open the report |
| Squeeze Toys | 21 of 50, 42% | 20% | Price cut, 11 of 21 | Open the report |
| Accessories (pest control) | 18 of 50, 36% | 11% | Price cut, 10 of 18 | Open the report |
| Headphones, Earbuds & Accessories | 17 of 50, 34% | 18% | Prime exclusive price, 15 of 17 | Open the report |
| Toilet Paper | 16 of 50, 32% | 15% | Prime exclusive price, 12 of 16 | Open the report |
| Litter | 15 of 50, 30% | 20% | Prime exclusive price, 12 of 15 | Open the report |
| Disposable Diapers | 14 of 50, 28% | 14% | Prime exclusive price, 7 of 14 | Open the report |
- Toners & Astringents cut the most. 40 of 50 best sellers ran a deal, at a median 20% off.
- Disposable Diapers cut the least. 14 of 50, at a median 14% off.
- Prime exclusive prices led. 133 of 200 deals showed a Prime exclusive price on their lowest day, against 55 plain price cuts, 9 coupons and 3 lightning deals.
Part 2 · Lever 2
Your Black Friday deal: plan against your category's row, then your own shelf
Do this first
- Find the row closest to your category and note its median cut. That's the depth a shopper saw beside you in October.
- Open your own shelf in the category report. It names the rivals that cut and what their rank did.
- Check the deal rules for Black Friday, November 27, in the after Prime Day guide before you set a price.
- A category median is a starting point. The report picks the 10 best-ranked rivals on your own shelf, and they can sit far from it. It reads them for any listing in up to a minute.
- Rank shows whether a cut paid. On a shelf with 3 or more listings on each side, the report compares how much rank listings with a deal gained against listings without one.
Part 3
How it was counted, and what it can't see
- The rule. Usual price is the median of the 14 days before October 6. A listing already cut in the 30 days before uses its 90-day median, so a run-up cut still counts. A deal is 5% or more under it.2
- The shelf is today's. Each category's top 50 by its own rank on October 25, 2026. A listing that fell out of the top 50 after the event isn't counted.
- Listing prices only. No Subscribe & Save, no units sold, no margin. The deal type is what showed on the listing's lowest day.
Want to know what your deal did to your sales?
This table reads public prices. Sentopi's monthly report puts your shelf next to your own units and margin on every channel. The first month is free, and we never log in to your accounts.
Sources
- PPC Land. Amazon sets Prime Big Deal Days for October 6-7 across 22 countries. September 19, 2026. Read October 25, 2026. Link
- Sentopi. Daily prices of the top 50 best sellers in 9 Amazon categories from Amazon's public listing data, read October 25, 2026, with the category report's deal rule.