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Surströmming

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

Flapen Score

49
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Top 32% of 1,367 Lebensmittel & Getränke niches · +3 vs the category median of 46

Market size 56Growth 15Conversion 71Competition 7Returns 100Price range 76Avg price 83Brand share 0Review moat 78Quality gap 86
This niche Category average · 1,367 niches

Is Surströmming profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Surströmming is a €405K/yr Amazon Germany market (340K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Surströmming: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -20.9% over the last 90 days and 6.5% of searches end in a purchase.

€405K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-20.9%340K
Conversion rate6.5%
Avg price€18.20

Who owns the niche?

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

0%

open market share

Brands · sellers4 · 6
Top-5 product click share92%
Open market0%
Avg brand age56 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.1★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 7 products

Sponsored placement43%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.1★
Avg reviews449

Top Surströmming 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 capture 92% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

€0€61K€122K€182K€243K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

6

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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Surströmming demand & seasonality

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

Volume340KCVR6.5%Products7Brands4Top 5 Brands100%OOS Rate6.4%Rating4.1★Reviews449Avg BSR#290
25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Top Surströmming search terms shoppers use

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

  • surströmming207K/yr
  • surströmming original44K/yr
  • stinkefisch22K/yr
  • sürstrüming14K/yr
  • surströmming kaufen22K/yr
  • schwedischer stinkefisch8K/yr
  • surströming3K/yr
  • surstromming3K/yr
  • gammelhai3K/yr
  • sörströming original4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Surströmming

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

What buyers love

92% of reviews
Geschmack insgesamt48%

Schmeckt gut

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt27%

Erwartungen erfüllt

Geruch9%

Klasse geruch und geschmack

Qualität insgesamt5%

Super Qualität

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%

das war es wert

What buyers complain about

87% of reviews
Geruch65%

Stinkt echt schlimm

Verdünnt/wässrig11%

Alte Wahre nur noch flüssigkeit in der Dose

Qualität insgesamt6%

Das Ganze wirkte qualitativ einfach nur billig und unappetitlich

Geschmack insgesamt6%

Ich empfehle es nicht – es schmeckt genauso, wie es stinkt

Surströmming return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.0%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Gummiqualität
100%

Common Surströmming questions

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

Flapen scores Surströmming 49/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €405K/yr across 7 tracked products. Search demand moved -20.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Surströmming on Amazon Germany peaks in Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.