Noodles
MaybeReturns run at only 0.1% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 97% of clicks, so Noodles is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 60 / 100Top 16% of 419 Grocery niches · +8 vs the category median of 5260
- Market size
- $686K/yr556K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -0.2%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 39%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 31 sellers
Flapen Score
Noodles against its category
The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Noodles is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Noodles market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Arab Emirates searched for Noodles 556K times last year and spent an estimated $686K. The top 5 brands take 97% of clicks. Flapen scores it 60 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
8.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 556K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Arab Emirates for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -0.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $686K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 556K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -0.2%
- Conversion, latest week
- 8.8%
- Market size, estimated
- $686Ka year
- Peak month
- February1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- noodles129K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $13.94.
Listings sell for $13.94 on average, from $2.60 to $63.02. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At $13.94 that is $14K to $17K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $13.94under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $2.60–$63.02
- Amazon United Arab Emirates median price
- $60.52across 3,090 niches
- Units sold a year
- 50K–60K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,000–1,250
- Revenue per listing a year
- $14K–$17K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Arab Emirates median 1.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
18% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #15 within Grocery. It carries 886 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 18%
- Prime listings
- 92%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.1%
- Average rank
- #15in Grocery
- Average rating
- 4.43 starsAmazon United Arab Emirates average 4.27 stars
- Average reviews
- 886per listing
- Listings tracked
- 38
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 51 months
Products
Top Noodles products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Samyang Carbo Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen 5 x 130g
- Price
- $17.67
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 7,847
- Age
- 8y ago

Indomie Instant Fried Noodles with Seasoning Powder and Sauce (Pack of 5 - 80 g Each)
- Price
- $7.20
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 642
- Age
- 7y ago

Indomie Special Instant Fried Noodles with Seasoning Powder and Sauce (Pack of 10 - 85 g Each)
- Price
- $10.83
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 131
- Age
- 5y ago

Indomie Instant Noodels Halal Certified Chicken Flavour (Pack of 5 - 70 g Each)
- Price
- $6.76
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 287
- Age
- 7y ago

Indomie Instant Fried Noodles Hot & Spicy with Seasoning Powder and Sauce (Pack of 5 - 80 g Each)
- Price
- $6.29
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 642
- Age
- 7y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Indomie Red Chili Fried Noodles with Seasoning Powder and Sauce 80G - Pack of 5
- Price
- $6.96
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 2y ago

Indomie Instant Fried Noodles with Seasoning Powder and Sauce (Pack of 5 - 80 g Each)
- Price
- $7.20
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 642
- Age
- 7y ago

Indomie Special Instant Fried Noodles with Seasoning Powder and Sauce (Pack of 10 - 85 g Each)
- Price
- $10.83
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 131
- Age
- 5y ago

Samyang Carbo Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen 5 x 130g
- Price
- $17.67
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 7,847
- Age
- 8y ago

Maggi 2 Minutes Chicken Noodles 77g (Pack of 5)
- Price
- $8.62
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 60
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
Maggi 2-Minute Noodles in Special Masala Flavor (280g)
- Price
- $7.85
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 23
- Age
- 1y ago

Samyang en Flavour Buldak Ramen Korean Noodles (Carbonara 130g Pack of 10)
- Price
- $47.29
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 7
- Age
- 2y ago

Indomie Red Chili Fried Noodles with Seasoning Powder and Sauce 80G - Pack of 5
- Price
- $6.96
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 2y ago

Maggi 2 Minutes Curry Noodles 79g (Pack of 5)
- Price
- $8.61
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 129
- Age
- 3y ago

Maggi 2 Minutes Chicken Noodles 77g (Pack of 5)
- Price
- $8.62
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 60
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 39% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
7 falling
Sellers
31
Top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
39%
Top 20: 79%
Open market
1%
- Indomie46%
- SAMYANG27%
- Maggi21%
- CHING'S2%
- Nongshim2%
- Vmart2%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)
Demand
Noodles search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Noodles search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- noodles129K/yr
- indomie61K/yr
- buldak55K/yr
- اندومي34K/yr
- maggi39K/yr
- indomie noodles35K/yr
- buldak noodles31K/yr
- ramen26K/yr
- maggi noodles28K/yr
- اندومي كوري18K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Noodles
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Crumbled like bhujia”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
6 topics
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