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title: "Wakame — €54K/yr Amazon DE Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **wakame**
**Skip it**
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**
**Incredible****0.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Great****427.14**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Great****7.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Okay****€10.10**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****86%**
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**
**Bad****81%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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 '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/de/lebensmittel-getraenke/wakame/trend)
## **Top wakame search terms**
- **wakame**31K/yr-19.1%6.5% conv. - **wakame algen getrocknet**16K/yr-22.1%8.1% conv. - **wakame algen für miso suppe**8K/yr-38.9%14.4% conv. - **wakame algen**4K/yr-35.5%9.5% conv. - **getrocknete algen**3K/yr-43.5%2.2% conv. - **essbare algen**2K/yr+0.5%1.4% conv. - **wakame-algen**3K/yr-23.0%1.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/de/lebensmittel-getraenke/wakame/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 moatMarket 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.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Emma Basic - Getrocknete Premium Grade Wakame 500g - Getrocknete Algen**Emma Basic**€12.46**4.6★1,146 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08BHSSJN1) [2**Wakame Algen Getrocknete Premium Grade Wakame glutenfreie & vegan Rohkost Getrocknete Algen ideal für Salate Suppen & asiatische Gerichte zu Dashi und Misosuppe 1 x 100g**HoolySeek**€7.56**4.8★28 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0G4CSQSVZ) [3**WEL-PAC Fueru Wakame 56 7 g**Wel-Pac**€6.92**4.6★2,756 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B002L35LH6) [4**BIOASIA Bio Wakame Algen glutenfreie & vegan ideal für Salate Suppen & asiatische Gerichte 1 x 25g**Bioasia**€5.83**4.2★136 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0CSZ1D5MC) [5**ALGENLADEN BIO Wakame Blätter - 100 g | Instant Algen aus dem Atlantik | Rohkost | Vegan | zu Dashi und Misosuppe**ALGEN LADEN**€18.05**4.4★169 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07Q1DBFV8)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**JOY CHEF Wakame getrocknete Meeresalgen 2 x 60g 2er Pack dried Seaweed Seetang Algen alga Kelp Speisealgen Meeresgemüse**Joy Chef**€9.45**0 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GKGCFPJL) [**Takori Wakame Flocken für Miso-Suppe 1 kg**Takori**€21.09**1 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GD815XR4) [**Wakame Algen Getrocknete Premium Grade Wakame glutenfreie & vegan Rohkost Getrocknete Algen ideal für Salate Suppen & asiatische Gerichte zu Dashi und Misosuppe 1 x 100g**HoolySeek**€7.56**28 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0G4CSQSVZ) [**Wakame Algen Instant Algen aus dem Atlantik glutenfreie & vegan ideal für Salate Suppen & asiatische Gerichte zu Dashi und Misosuppe1 x 40g**HoolySeek**€5.84**6 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0G4CNSL52) [**Umami Japanische Wakame Algen 50g - Sonnengetrocknet - Premium Qualität für Misosuppe und Salate - Reich an Mineralien und Proteinen - Herkunft Japan**Umami**€13.71**12 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0G4DD99C3)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**JOY CHEF Wakame getrocknete Meeresalgen 2 x 60g 2er Pack dried Seaweed Seetang Algen alga Kelp Speisealgen Meeresgemüse**Joy Chef**€9.45**0.0★**▲ 389%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GKGCFPJL) [**Wakame Algen Getrocknete Premium Grade Wakame glutenfreie & vegan Rohkost Getrocknete Algen ideal für Salate Suppen & asiatische Gerichte zu Dashi und Misosuppe 1 x 100g**HoolySeek**€7.56**4.8★**▲ 162%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0G4CSQSVZ) [**Umami Japanische Wakame Algen 50g - Sonnengetrocknet - Premium Qualität für Misosuppe und Salate - Reich an Mineralien und Proteinen - Herkunft Japan**Umami**€13.71**4.4★**▲ 130%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0G4DD99C3) [**Takori Wakame Flocken für Miso-Suppe 1 kg**Takori**€21.09**5.0★**▲ 109%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GD815XR4) [**Wakame Algen Instant Algen aus dem Atlantik glutenfreie & vegan ideal für Salate Suppen & asiatische Gerichte zu Dashi und Misosuppe1 x 40g**HoolySeek**€5.84**3.0★**▲ 16%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0G4CNSL52)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about wakame**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Geschmack insgesamt**36%
*“Naja Interessanter Snack”*
**Qualität insgesamt**28%
*“Super Produkt”*
**Geschmack**9%
*“Geschmack sache”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**4%
*“Super Preis Leistung”*
**Geruch**2%
*“Der Geruch ist wie frische See und macht Appetit”*
**Gesamtgröße**2%
*“Riesen Menge da man immer nur eine Hand voll braucht”*
**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**2%
*“Wie erwartet”*
**Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt**1%
*“hat eine angenehme Konsistenz”*
**Farbe**1%
*“🌿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”*
**Salzgehalt**1%
*“Salzig und schöne Beilage”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Geschmack insgesamt**31%
*“schmeckt nach nichts”*
**Salzgehalt**17%
*“Schmeckt extrem salzig und fischig”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**12%
*“Schade ums Geld”*
**Geruch**6%
*“Riecht nach verfaultem Fisch”*
**Ernährungs Gehalt**3%
*“Die übersetzte Inhalts- und Nährwertsangabe zeigt nicht an, wann das Produkt abläuft oder wo diese Information steht”*
**Funktionalität insgesamt**3%
*“es klappt nicht”*
**Einfaches Kauen/Schlucken**3%
*“So bald man Kaut ist das Zeug schleimig”*
**Geschmack**3%
*“Aber: der Geschmack ist auch nicht gut”*
**Gesamtgröße**3%
*“wenig”*
**Feucht/Trocken**2%
*“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.
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