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ant

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.2%), but pricing outside the sweet spot ($786.73 avg) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 20Growth 82Conversion 8Competition 45Returns 99Price range 0Avg price 0Brand share 52Review moat 60Quality gap 94

Returns

Incredible0.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Great4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Great+78.2%

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

Review moat

Good1,109.9

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good74%

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

Competition

Okay58%

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

Market size

Bad¥81K

¥81K/yr · 16K searches

Conversion

Bad0.6%

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

Avg price

Bad¥786.73

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad¥338.99–¥1799.92

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Japan niche tracking, ant is a ¥81K/yr Amazon Japan market (16K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Oct. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

ant market data

Units sold / yr
250–500
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
¥197K–¥393K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.6%
Avg BSR
#101
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
2.0%
Avg brand age
90 months
Avg seller age
174 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

126

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

16%

  • フマキラー20%
  • 金鳥15%
  • アースガーデン14%
  • 虫よけバリア13%
  • バルサン13%
  • 横浜植木10%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 16%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +78.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
600400Spike '24Spike '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun, Jul, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Top ant search terms

  • 車内アリ駆除9K/yr
  • ant6K/yr
  • 庭 蟻 駆除1K/yr
  • アリ が こ なくなる 方法86/yr
All search terms

Top ant 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%5%¥4K10%¥8K15%¥12K20%¥16K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about ant

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

What buyers love

害虫/昆虫のコントロール29%

“虫嫌いなわたしの必須アイテム”

効率14%

“効き目良い。”

コストパフォーマンス9%

“手頃にすぐ使える。”

使用の容易さ9%

“スプレーや薬剤をまくタイプと違って手間がかからないため、日常的な予防として取り入れやすいと感じました。”

匂い6%

“なんかいい匂いがするぞ♪”

4%

“カラフル”

室内での使用に適している3%

“ボトルタイプなので室内におけていい。”

強さ2%

“よく効く”

総合品質2%

“この商品を選んだのは、アース製薬の信頼性と、コンパクトで複数箇所に置ける設計に魅力を感じたからです。”

耐久性2%

“持続性ですが”

What buyers complain about

害虫/昆虫のコントロール45%

“キッチンに現れた蟻に”

機能全体15%

“効き目無し”

匂い6%

“ハッカみたいな香りがする”

耐久性5%

“たった1週間で全滅”

サイズ全体4%

“仮置きしてこのサイズに圧倒されてしまう。”

3%

“色の明るさが少々気になります。”

清掃の容易さ2%

“朝から玄関前の掃除が苦痛で。”

使用の容易さ2%

“効果が現れるまで多少時間がかかる感じです”

接着性/粘着性1%

“容器がベタつきます。”

コストパフォーマンス1%

“1個あたりの価格は高すぎます。”

Top return reasons

機能全体33%
ジャミング/詰まり33%
漏れ防止33%

Common questions

Is ant profitable to sell on Amazon Japan?
The niche generates ¥81K/yr across 21 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +78.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the ant niche?
10 brands and 126 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in ant?
Top complaints mined from reviews: 害虫/昆虫のコントロール, 機能全体, 匂い. The return rate is 0.2%.
When does demand for ant peak?
Demand peaks in Jun–Jul–Oct; the busiest month runs 2.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the ant niche?
Listings span ¥338.99–¥1799.92; the average listing price is ¥786.73 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,110 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.