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Wakame

a small market ($54K/yr) — Wakame doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Ranks 950 of 1,367 Lebensmittel & Getränke niches · −5 vs the category median of 46

Market size 13Growth 13Conversion 78Competition 16Returns 100Price range 31Avg price 34Brand share 32Review moat 79Quality gap 68
This niche Category average · 1,367 niches

Is Wakame profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Wakame is a €54K/yr Amazon Germany market (68K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Wakame: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -24.3% over the last 90 days and 7.8% of searches end in a purchase.

€54K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-24.3%68K
Conversion rate7.8%
Avg price€10.10

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand, so 14% of the market is open.

14%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 19
Top-5 product click share81%
Open market14%
Avg brand age54 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 14 products

Sponsored placement79%
New entrants (1y)5· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews427

Top Wakame 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 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

€0€5K€11K€16K€21K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

11 flat

Sellers

19

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Emma Basic28%
  • HoolySeek23%
  • Wel-Pac14%
  • ALGEN LADEN11%
  • Bioasia10%
  • Umami4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)

Wakame demand & seasonality

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

Volume68KCVR7.8%Products14Brands11Top 5 Brands86%OOS Rate4.4%Rating4.3★Reviews427Avg BSR#32
2K1KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top Wakame search terms shoppers use

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

  • wakame31K/yr
  • wakame algen getrocknet16K/yr
  • wakame algen für miso suppe8K/yr
  • wakame algen4K/yr
  • getrocknete algen3K/yr
  • essbare algen2K/yr
  • wakame-algen3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Wakame

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

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Geschmack insgesamt36%

Naja Interessanter Snack

Qualität insgesamt28%

Super Produkt

Geschmack9%

Geschmack sache

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

Super Preis Leistung

Geruch2%

Der Geruch ist wie frische See und macht Appetit

What buyers complain about

83% of reviews
Geschmack insgesamt31%

schmeckt nach nichts

Salzgehalt17%

Schmeckt extrem salzig und fischig

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis12%

Schade ums Geld

Geruch6%

Riecht nach verfaultem Fisch

Ernährungs Gehalt3%

Die übersetzte Inhalts- und Nährwertsangabe zeigt nicht an, wann das Produkt abläuft oder wo diese Information steht

Common Wakame questions

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

Flapen scores Wakame 41/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €54K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -24.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Wakame on Amazon Germany peaks in Jan, where the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.