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Korean Noodles

Fail

The top 5 brands take 99% of clicks, so Korean Noodles is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Top 44% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +1 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£338K/yr375K searches / yr
90-day growth
-20.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
53%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 66 sellers

Flapen Score

Korean Noodles against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Korean Noodles is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Korean Noodles market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Korean Noodles 375K times last year and spent an estimated £338K. The top 5 brands take 99% of clicks. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 375K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £338K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
375K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-20.5%
Conversion, latest week
6.6%
Market size, estimated
£338Ka year
Peak month
November1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
shin ramyun125K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.69.

Listings sell for £13.69 on average, from £1.20 to £34.06. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £13.69 that is £10K to £14K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.69under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.20–£34.06
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£10K–£14K
Returns
0.0%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

84% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 64% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #152 within Instant Meals & Sides. It carries 2,050 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
84%
Prime listings
64%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#152in Instant Meals & Sides
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,050per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top Korean Noodles products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 53% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£17K£34K£51K£68K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 flat

Sellers

66

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

0%

  • Nongshim70%
  • EDE Group16%
  • WaNaHong8%
  • SPICEHUB3%
  • Generic2%
  • Bowltiful1%

Demand

Korean Noodles search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

9K7KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Korean Noodles search terms shoppers use

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

  • shin ramyun125K/yr
  • nongshim45K/yr
  • korean noodles46K/yr
  • shin ramen23K/yr
  • nongshim shin ramyun21K/yr
  • japanese noodles16K/yr
  • shin noodles15K/yr
  • korean ramen11K/yr
  • japanese ramen10K/yr
  • shin ramyun black9K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Korean Noodles

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Spiciness23%+2.32

Turns out it was very hot

Spicy

The downside is that they are really spicy, really, really spicy so I always add some coconut milk or cream to them to cool them down a bit

Value For Money14%+0.18

Too expensive

it's definitely not worth the price

Not a nice price

Taste-Overall9%−0.05

Cheap noodles will become dead to you after tasting these

the taste isn't particularly great

A bit tasteless

Ingredients-Overall7%−0.05

I dont like the Tom Yum source so I miss it out

Some of the ingredients you wouldn't feed an animal, very bad

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%−0.07

Misleading

Not as pictured. not K-pop demon hunters

Love

Taste-Overall36%−0.05

Good taste

it tastes delicious

a true taste sensation

Value For Money16%+0.18

Theyre not expensive either

Good value for money

Good value

Flavor10%+0.74

Quick and easy to make, have a decent spicy kick, and the flavour actually tastes like its meant to

Good flavours

Yes, it's strong in flavour, spicy,

Quality-Overall8%−0.04

Very good quality, taste great and quick delivery

good quality product

Quality food

Spiciness8%+2.32

Quick and easy to make, have a decent spicy kick, and the flavour actually tastes like its meant to

Spicy and hot

Very tasty, and great spice level

FAQ

Common Korean Noodles questions

Answered from the same tracked data.