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title: "Ground Coffee — $894K/yr Amazon AE Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 62/100 · $894K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **ground coffee**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.2%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 76Growth 25Conversion 75Competition 76Returns 99Price range 77Avg price 95Brand share 11Review moat 34Quality gap 65
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$45.30**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$12.33–$121.82**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Great****$894K**
$894K/yr · 279K searches
**Competition**
**Great****39%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Conversion**
**Great****7.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,123.56**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-0.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****95%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, ground coffee is a $894K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (279K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 62/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **ground coffee market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **30K–40K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$1.4M–$1.8M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **7.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#43**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **64%**
- **Out of stock**
- **4.5%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **61 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **78 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**8 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**43**
**Top-5 brand share**
**95%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**39%**
Top 20: 80%
**Open market**
**3%**
- Lavazza50% - Coffee Planet24% - illy15% - Segafredo5% - Davidoff2% - Italcaffè2% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/ae/grocery/ground-coffee/trend)
## **Top ground coffee search terms**
- **ground coffee**59K/yr-4.3%4.6% conv. - **lavazza**55K/yr-1.5%7.5% conv. - **coffee planet**20K/yr+19.3%6.1% conv. - **lavazza ground coffee**20K/yr+3.3%8.9% conv. - **illy**21K/yr+9.3%2.8% conv. - **coffee ground**19K/yr-11.1%5.8% conv. - **illy coffee**15K/yr+9.2%4.8% conv. - **lavazza coffee**18K/yr-8.9%6.0% conv. - **espresso coffee**13K/yr-3.4%2.0% conv. - **coffee planet beans**8K/yr+9.5%8.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/ae/grocery/ground-coffee/search-terms)
## **Top ground coffee 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%$36K8%$71K12%$107K16%$143K101001K10K100K 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**Lavazza Creama E Gusto Classico Coffee 250g**Lavazza**$25.18**4.5★2,975 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B00T41Y1NS) [2**Lavazza Qualita Rossa Italian Ground Coffee 250g**Lavazza**$29.09**4.3★1,451 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B07ZQFFYBM) [3**illy Classico Classic Roast Espresso Ground Coffee Tins 250g**illy**$35.75**4.5★88 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B01HBF8WSS) [4**Coffee Planet Breakfast Specialty Coffee Ground - 250G**Coffee Planet**$25.85**4.3★274 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B07MV2WHXG) [5**Lavazza Crema E Gusto Ground Coffee Dark Roast 250 G Red**Lavazza**$24.02**4.6★498 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B073F9SRMC)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Coffee Planet Breakfast Whole Coffee Beans 250 g**Coffee Planet**$26.92**51 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0CF5LLJR2) [**illy Classico Classic Roast Espresso Ground Coffee Tins 250g**illy**$35.75**88 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B01HBF8WSS) [**Italcaffe Classico Ground Coffee 250g - Pack of 1**Italcaffè**$16.29**28 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B01EE35W6U) [**Coffee Planet French Medium Roast Specialty Coffee Beans 1 Kg**Coffee Planet**$104.17**69 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B08S8NZNQL) [**Coffee Planet Italian Dark Roast Specialty Coffee Beans 1 Kg**Coffee Planet**$111.80**103 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B08S8MWR82)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Lavazza Qualità Oro Whole Bean Coffee 1kg 100% Arabica Premium Italian Blend Medium Roast Smooth & Aromatic Flavor**Lavazza**$101.65**4.5★**▲ 70%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0049U0DMC) [**Lavazza Caffe Espresso Ground 250 gm Pack**Lavazza**$29.55**4.0★**▲ 46%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B007MAMFC2) [**illy Classico Classic Roast Espresso Ground Coffee Tins 250g**illy**$35.75**4.5★**▲ 41%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B01HBF8WSS) [**Coffee Planet Breakfast Whole Coffee Beans 250 g**Coffee Planet**$26.92**4.2★**▲ 38%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0CF5LLJR2) [**COFFEE PLANET French Medium Roast 250g**Coffee Planet**$27.62**4.2★**▲ 37%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B07MV2LBZ2)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about ground coffee**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**الذوق العام**47%
*“Amazing taste”*
**محتوى الكافيين**13%
*“Good coffee”*
**القيمة مقابل المال**11%
*“Good price”*
**الجودة الشاملة**11%
*“Great quality and nice taste”*
**ملمس ناعم**3%
*“smooth”*
**يشم**3%
*“Love the taste and the aroma”*
**نضارة**3%
*“Very fresh and smells great”*
**المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي**2%
*“As Described”*
**مر**1%
*“Medium dark roast with low bitterness, nice body, and a thick hazelnut crema”*
**نكهة**1%
*“The flavor is well-balanced with a pleasant aroma, low acidity, and a nice creamy crema when brewed in my espresso machine”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**الذوق العام**28%
*“Bad taste”*
**الجودة الشاملة**14%
*“Bad quality”*
**حامِض**7%
*“Sour”*
**مر**5%
*“There is quite a bitter aftertaste”*
**سماكة**5%
*“But this one was same as ordinarily bag, very thin”*
**فاسد/فاسد/فاسد**5%
*“Bag open and not fresh”*
**مخفف/مائي**5%
*“the coffee was watery”*
**حالة المنتج**4%
*“So it will not be fresh”*
**إهدار الموارد الطبيعية**4%
*“Total waste”*
**الوظيفة - بشكل عام**4%
*“Most capsules were delivered dented so do not work in the machine”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is ground coffee profitable to sell on Amazon United Arab Emirates?**
- The niche generates $894K/yr across 39 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -0.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (62/100).
- **How competitive is the ground coffee niche?**
- 8 brands and 43 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in ground coffee?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: الذوق العام, الجودة الشاملة, حامِض. The return rate is 0.2%.
- **When does demand for ground coffee peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Aug; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the ground coffee niche?**
- Listings span $12.33–$121.82; the average listing price is $45.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,124 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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