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title: "ramen — €1.6M/yr Amazon Germany Niche, Score 55/100 - Flapen"
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description: "ramen shows low returns (0.0%), but soft demand (-17.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **ramen**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.0%), but soft demand (-17.2% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 88Growth 16Conversion 60Competition 62Returns 100Price range 73Avg price 52Brand share 27Review moat 26Quality gap 37
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Great****€1.6M**
€1.6M/yr · 2.5M searches
**Price range**
**Good****€0.63–€54.50**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****48%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Conversion**
**Good****5.2%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Good****€12.27**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****89%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Okay****3,903.48**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-17.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, ramen is a €1.6M/yr Amazon Germany market (2.5M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **Market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **150K–200K**
- avg 6,000–8,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **€1.8M–€2.5M**
- units × avg price
- **Launch success**
- **—**
- 2 of 3 new (360d)
- **Conversion rate**
- **5.2%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#36**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **55%**
- **Sponsored**
- **65%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.4%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **51 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **180 days**
## **Competition**
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**12 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**75**
**Top-5 brand share**
**89%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**48%**
Top 20: 88%
**Open market**
**8%**
- SAMYANG42% - Nongshim24% - NISSIN9% - adraw8% - Yum Yum6% - Bamboo Garden3% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 8%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/de/lebensmittel-getraenke/ramen/trend)
## **Product shelf**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%5%€80K10%€161K15%€241K20%€322K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 31 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Samyang carbo Buldak nuklearen Feuer gebraten super hot würzigen Nudeln 5 Pack**SAMYANG**€9.61**4.5★27,600 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07BF56NNM) [2**Samyang Buldak Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen scharfe Instant Nudeln mit Hühnchengeschmack 5er Pack (5 x 140g)**SAMYANG**€7.53**4.5★30,086 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00GE1XKHY) [3**Nongshim - Instant Nudeln Shin Ramyun - Multipack (20 X 120 GR) - Produktdesign kann abweichen**Nongshim**€18.86**4.6★4,777 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B003YH11G8) [4**Samyang Buldak Carbonara Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen 5er Pack | Koreanische Instant-Nudeln | Cremig-scharfe Carbonara Ramen | 5 x 130 g + adraw Sticker (nicht vom Rückruf betroffen) (5er Pack)**adraw**€10.95**4.5★19 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GYLXFT68) [5**NONGSHIM Instantnudeln Shin Ramyun Toomba - Family Pack 5 x 137 g à Beutel**Nongshim**€8.15**4.7★283 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DX1NRPFC)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[![Samyang Buldak Carbonara Ramen 40er Karton [130 g je Packung] Koreanische Instant Nudeln Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41eW0zQLEXL.jpg)**Samyang Buldak Carbonara Ramen 40er Karton \[130 g je Packung\] Koreanische Instant Nudeln Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen**Generisch**€54.50**3 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GZL2RPZG) [**Samyang Buldak Carbonara Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen 5er Pack | Koreanische Instant-Nudeln | Cremig-scharfe Carbonara Ramen | 5 x 130 g + adraw Sticker (nicht vom Rückruf betroffen) (5er Pack)**adraw**€10.95**19 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GYLXFT68) [**Nissin Demae Ramen Tonkotsu 10er Pack Instant-Nudeln japanischer Art mit Schweinefleisch-Geschmack Sesamsamen & asiatischen Gewürzen schnell & einfach zubereitet asiatisches Essen (10 x 100 g)**NISSIN**€8.18**7 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GT55LYCR) [**NONGSHIM Instantnudeln Shin Ramyun Toomba - Family Pack 5 x 137 g à Beutel**Nongshim**€8.15**283 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DX1NRPFC) [**Samyang Buldak Ramen HOT Chicken Cheese (0.7 kg)**SAMYANG**€9.43**68 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DQD3XT1R)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[![Samyang Buldak Carbonara Ramen 40er Karton [130 g je Packung] Koreanische Instant Nudeln Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41eW0zQLEXL.jpg)**Samyang Buldak Carbonara Ramen 40er Karton \[130 g je Packung\] Koreanische Instant Nudeln Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen**Generisch**€54.50**5.0★**▲ 411%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GZL2RPZG) [**Samyang Buldak Carbonara Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen 5er Pack | Koreanische Instant-Nudeln | Cremig-scharfe Carbonara Ramen | 5 x 130 g + adraw Sticker (nicht vom Rückruf betroffen) (5er Pack)**adraw**€10.95**4.5★**▲ 407%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GYLXFT68) [**Nissin Demae Ramen Tonkotsu 10er Pack Instant-Nudeln japanischer Art mit Schweinefleisch-Geschmack Sesamsamen & asiatischen Gewürzen schnell & einfach zubereitet asiatisches Essen (10 x 100 g)**NISSIN**€8.18**4.8★**▲ 400%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GT55LYCR) [**Samyang Buldak Ramen HOT Chicken Cheese (0.7 kg)**SAMYANG**€9.43**4.3★**▲ 396%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DQD3XT1R) [**Nissin Ramen - Thai Roasted Chicken 10er Pack Instant-Nudeln asiatischer Art nach thailändischer Rezeptur schnell & einfach zubereitet asiatisches Essen (10 x 65 g)**NISSIN**€6.48**4.5★**▲ 119%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DDCSDRVL)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **Reviews**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Geschmack insgesamt**45%
*“Yummy”*
**Würzigkeit**11%
*“Spicy”*
**Geschmack**9%
*“Mega leckere Yum Yums”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**7%
*“Super Deal”*
**Kochanleitung**6%
*“Perfekte Suppe / Ramen”*
**Qualität insgesamt**4%
*“Top Qualität”*
**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**2%
*“Alles wie bestellt”*
**Backen**1%
*“Gute Ramen”*
**Vegan/Biologisch**1%
*“Vegan”*
**Gesamtgröße**1%
*“Passt”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Geschmack insgesamt**17%
*“YumYum schmeckt nicht wie bisher”*
**Würzigkeit**10%
*“Spicy”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**8%
*“Preis recht hoch”*
**Geschmack**7%
*“Carabonara-Flavour??????? Wödie Nudeln sind okay. Aber, wo der „Carabonara-Geschmack“ sein soll, keine Ahnung. Ich denke nicht, dass ich die weiteren vier Packungen essen werde, schmeckt mir nicht so wirklich. Hatte ja ganz was anderes erwartet. Außer „Chicken-Flavour“ leider sonst gar nichts.”*
**Haltbarkeit**2%
*“Haltbarkeit zu kurz”*
**Feucht/Trocken**2%
*“Mehliger, trockener Geschmack”*
**Geruch**2%
*“Verpackung riecht nach Waschpulver?”*
**Qualität insgesamt**2%
*“So etwas sollte bei der Qualitätskontrolle nicht passieren”*
**Verdauungsstörungen**2%
*“Durchfall Und Schlaflose Nächte”*
**Pulverisiert/zerbröselt**2%
*“Nudeln großteils zerbröselt”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is ramen profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?**
- The niche generates €1.6M/yr across 31 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- **How competitive is the ramen niche?**
- 12 brands and 75 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in ramen?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Würzigkeit, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 0.0%.
- **When does demand for ramen peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Nov; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the ramen niche?**
- Listings span €0.63–€54.50; the average listing price is €12.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,903 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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