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soju

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

Market size 19Growth 23Conversion 69Competition 26Returns 100Price range 65Avg price 62Brand share 0Review moat 98Quality gap 32

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Incredible49.17

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good6.3%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Price range

Good€2.31–€38.86

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Avg price

Good€13.47

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay69%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Growth

Bad-4.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad€76K

€76K/yr · 89K searches

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

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.

Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

soju market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€135K–€168K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.3%
Avg BSR
#201
Page quality
0%
Prime
75%
Sponsored
17%
Out of stock
4.2%
Avg brand age
59 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

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

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%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top soju search terms

  • soju55K/yr
  • soju korea original15K/yr
  • soju korea9K/yr
  • jinro soju6K/yr
  • jinro4K/yr
All search terms

Top soju 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%10%€8K20%€15K30%€23K40%€30K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about soju

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

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”

Alkoholgeschmack3%

“Zitronig, leckeres Getränk”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Größe des Pakets super.”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis1%

“Das wirkt zwar alles etwas sparsam, aber mir persönlich ist es nicht wichtig, dass das ganze pompös daherkommt”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit1%

“Das wirkt zwar alles etwas sparsam, aber mir persönlich ist es nicht wichtig, dass das ganze pompös daherkommt”

Frische1%

“Der erste Eindruck ist frisch, kühl und klar zitronig”

What buyers complain about

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”

Alkoholgehalt5%

“schmecken die anderen drei eher alkohollastig.”

Geschmack3%

“Mir ist der Zitronengeschmack zu intensiv”

Bitter3%

“Man erkennt ihn an der bitteren Note im Abgang”

Common questions

Is soju profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €76K/yr across 12 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the soju niche?
3 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in soju?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Süße. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for soju peak?
Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the soju niche?
Listings span €2.31–€38.86; the average listing price is €13.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 49 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.