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Soju

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — Soju doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

42
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Ranks 893 of 1,367 Lebensmittel & Getränke niches · −4 vs the category median of 46

Market size 19Growth 23Conversion 69Competition 26Returns 100Price range 65Avg price 62Brand share 0Review moat 98Quality gap 32
This niche Category average · 1,367 niches

Is Soju profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Soju is a €76K/yr Amazon Germany market (89K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Soju: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -4.0% over the last 90 days and 6.3% of searches end in a purchase.

€76K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr13K
Search volume / yr-4.0%89K
Conversion rate6.3%
Avg price€13.47

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand, so 0% of the market is open.

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers3 · 9
Top-5 product click share69%
Open market0%
Avg brand age59 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 12 products

Sponsored placement17%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews49

Top Soju products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€8K€15K€23K€30K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 falling

Sellers

9

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • JINRO74%
  • getDigital18%
  • HITEJINRO8%

Soju demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume89KCVR6.3%Products12Brands3Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate4.2%Rating4.6★Reviews49Avg BSR#201
4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top Soju search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • soju55K/yr
  • soju korea original15K/yr
  • soju korea9K/yr
  • jinro soju6K/yr
  • jinro4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Soju

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Geschmack insgesamt33%

JINRO Soju-Tasting-Set: Vielseitige Aromenreise mit haptischen Schwächen

Geschmack25%

Die fruchtigen Varianten wie Peach, Green Grape oder Strawberry sind süß, leicht und super easy zu trinken

Qualität insgesamt10%

Die gesamte Aufmachung des Produktes macht es zu einem genialen Geschenk

Süße6%

Die fruchtigen Varianten wie Peach, Green Grape oder Strawberry sind süß, leicht und super easy zu trinken

Geschenk Zweck6%

Die gesamte Aufmachung des Produktes macht es zu einem genialen Geschenk

What buyers complain about

70% of reviews
Geschmack insgesamt31%

Interessant ist, dass man den Alkohol erst einmal geschmacklich kaum wahrnimmt

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

Der Preis ist mir persönlich etwas zu hoch

Süße7%

etwas zu süß

Künstliche Süßstoffe7%

Schmeckt wirklich sehr künstlich

Auslaufsicher7%

Eine geringe Menge Flüssigkeit war ausgetreten

Common Soju questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Soju 42/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €76K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -4.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Soju on Amazon Germany peaks in Jan, where the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.