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wakame

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A small market ($54K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 13Growth 13Conversion 78Competition 16Returns 100Price range 31Avg price 34Brand share 32Review moat 79Quality gap 68

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great427.14

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Great7.8%

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

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Okay€10.10

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Okay86%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Okay€1.36–€21.09

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

Competition

Bad81%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad€54K

€54K/yr · 68K searches

Growth

Bad-24.3%

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

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.

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

wakame market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€61K–€81K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.8%
Avg BSR
#32
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
79%
Out of stock
4.4%
Avg brand age
54 months
Avg seller age
176 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

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%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top wakame search terms

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

Top wakame 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%€5K20%€11K30%€16K40%€21K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about wakame

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

What buyers love

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”

Gesamtgröße2%

“Riesen Menge da man immer nur eine Hand voll braucht”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Wie erwartet”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt1%

“hat eine angenehme Konsistenz”

Farbe1%

“🌿So schön grün 💚 Ich hatte erst 100 g Algen gekauft und genutzt und die sind schnell leer gewesen, daher entschied ich mich für diese hier”

Salzgehalt1%

“Salzig und schöne Beilage”

What buyers complain about

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”

Funktionalität insgesamt3%

“es klappt nicht”

Einfaches Kauen/Schlucken3%

“So bald man Kaut ist das Zeug schleimig”

Geschmack3%

“Aber: der Geschmack ist auch nicht gut”

Gesamtgröße3%

“wenig”

Feucht/Trocken2%

“trocken”

Common questions

Is wakame profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €54K/yr across 14 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
How competitive is the wakame niche?
11 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in wakame?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Salzgehalt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for wakame peak?
Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the wakame niche?
Listings span €1.36–€21.09; the average listing price is €10.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 427 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.