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title: "Tuna — $178K/yr Amazon AE Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **tuna**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 36Growth 22Conversion 78Competition 82Returns 99Price range 50Avg price 63Brand share 25Review moat 97Quality gap 58
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Incredible****57.51**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Great****33%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Conversion**
**Great****7.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Good****$13.52**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Good****$2.64–$27.58**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Okay****$178K**
$178K/yr · 169K searches
**Brand share**
**Okay****90%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-5.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Arab Emirates niche tracking, tuna is a $178K/yr Amazon United Arab Emirates market (169K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **tuna market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **30K–40K**
- avg 500–750/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$406K–$541K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **7.8%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#33**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **29%**
- **Out of stock**
- **4.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **60 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **0 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**12 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**17**
**Top-5 brand share**
**90%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**33%**
Top 20: 75%
**Open market**
**7%**
- Rio Mare31% - Siblou27% - California Garden14% - Al Alali12% - Generic6% - Del Monte4% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 7%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
6K4KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/ae/grocery/tuna/trend)
## **Top tuna search terms**
- **tuna**93K/yr-10.6%7.4% conv. - **tuna in water**26K/yr+11.2%10.7% conv. - **تونة**16K/yr-2.5%2.1% conv. - **rio mare tuna**9K/yr-17.2%8.7% conv. - **rio mare**5K/yr+44.1%8.5% conv. - **تونه قطع**3K/yr-14.5%0.3% conv. - **تونه**5K/yr+21.6%6.3% conv. - **tuna can**4K/yr-22.8%5.5% conv. - **تونا**5K/yr-17.2%3.8% conv. - **rio**3K/yr+7.6%3.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/ae/grocery/tuna/search-terms)
## **Top tuna 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%3%$5K6%$11K9%$16K12%$21K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Siblou Light Tuna in Water 160g - Triple Pack**Siblou**$8.82**4.5★100 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0DSG4PGYS) [2**Siblou Light Tuna in Vegetable Oil 160g - Triple Pack**Siblou**$11.80**4.1★34 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0DSG3TBGN) [3**Siblou White Tuna in Water 170g - Triple Pack**Siblou**$15.64**4.6★36 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0DSG4FCFS) [4**California Garden Light Meat Tuna in Olive Oil 3 x 170 g**California Garden**$17.61**5.0★1 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0GXFW78WX) [5**Rio Mare Tuna In Water 160Gx3 - Delicious With Sandwich**Rio Mare**$20.13**4.5★210 rev](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B07NF8W3GT)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**California Garden Light Meat Tuna in Olive Oil 3 x 170 g**California Garden**$17.61**1 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0GXFW78WX) [**California Garden Fancy Meat Tuna in Olive Oil 3 x 170 g**California Garden**$21.40**0 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0GXG17F19) [**LuLu Skipjack Tuna Shredded in Sunflower Oil 3 x 185 g**Lulu**$13.85**3 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0FT3DZDHH) [**Siblou Light Tuna in Water 160g - Triple Pack**Siblou**$8.82**100 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0DSG4PGYS) [**Siblou Light Tuna in Vegetable Oil 160g - Triple Pack**Siblou**$11.80**34 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0DSG3TBGN)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**California Garden Fancy Meat Tuna in Olive Oil 3 x 170 g**California Garden**$21.40**0.0★**▲ 346%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0GXG17F19) [**California Garden Light Meat Tuna in Olive Oil 3 x 170 g**California Garden**$17.61**5.0★**▲ 345%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0GXFW78WX) [**California Garden Canned Skipjack Tuna Solid In Sunflower Oil 170g**California Garden**$5.78**4.8★**▲ 98%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B07NF7GBS2) [**American Light Meat Tuna 3 x 185 g**Generic**$12.51**3.6★**▲ 75%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0CRHM5V1L) [**Rio Mare Filodolio Canned Tuna Solid Light Tuna in Olive Oil - Pack of 3 x 65g**Rio Mare**$20.27**4.6★**▲ 71%**](https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B0DKVBBRT9)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about tuna**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**الذوق العام**50%
*“Good taste”*
**القيمة مقابل المال**36%
*“Good Price”*
**الجودة الشاملة**7%
*“Good quality tuna”*
**الحجم الكلي**7%
*“reasonable size tin”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**الذوق العام**33%
*“The taste is not that good”*
**الحجم الكلي**33%
*“Too small”*
**الألوان الاصطناعية**11%
*“It contains MSG, colorings etc which is not stated in the item description”*
**فاسد/فاسد/فاسد**11%
*“Trash”*
**المكونات-إجمالاً**11%
*“The ingredients on the product packaging are different than in the item description”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is tuna profitable to sell on Amazon United Arab Emirates?**
- The niche generates $178K/yr across 51 tracked products. 5 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
- **How competitive is the tuna niche?**
- 12 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in tuna?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: الذوق العام, الحجم الكلي, الألوان الاصطناعية. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for tuna peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the tuna niche?**
- Listings span $2.64–$27.58; the average listing price is $13.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 58 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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