Is monkey nuts profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £189K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +8.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).

How competitive is the monkey nuts niche?

12 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in monkey nuts?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Value For Money, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for monkey nuts peak?

Demand peaks in Jan–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the monkey nuts niche?

Listings span £1.08–£31.72; the average listing price is £10.87 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 525 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

monkey nuts

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible13.6%

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

Review moat

Good524.72

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Good51%

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

Price range

Good£1.08–£31.72

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

Brand share

Okay78%

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

Avg price

Okay£10.87

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Okay£189K

£189K/yr · 128K searches

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+8.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, monkey nuts is a £189K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (128K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

monkey nuts market data

Units sold / yr: 15K–20K; avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr: £163K–£217K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 13.6%
Avg BSR: #161
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 64%
Sponsored: 76%
Out of stock: 0.0%
Avg brand age: 66 months
Avg seller age: 184 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

14%

Garden Ting25%
Hungry Wings14%
Superpet Ltd14%
MALTBYS' STORES 1904 LTD13%
Chubby Pet Products12%
Seedzbox8%
Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 14%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.1% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Open Trend

Top monkey nuts search terms

monkey nuts93K/yr +7.8%12.0% conv.
monkey nuts for squirrels20K/yr +2.5%13.1% conv.
peanuts in shells7K/yr +35.3%11.0% conv.
monkey nuts for birds4K/yr +13.8%12.6% conv.
peanuts in shells for squirrels4K/yr -10.7%14.5% conv.

All search terms

Top monkey nuts 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Premium Peanuts In Shell Monkey Nuts 3L Tub

Garden Ting£7.424.4★1,298 rev

Premium Wild Bird Food 5L Refill (5L Bag Peanuts In Shell)

Hungry Wings£8.144.5★311 rev

Peanuts in Shell Monkey Nuts 1kg

Garden Ting£5.484.6★507 rev

Monkey Nuts For Squirrels 600g - Wild Birds - Parrots - Parakeets - Hamsters - Monkey Nuts In Shells For Feeding Animals - Seedzbox

Seedzbox£8.054.7★213 rev

Superpet Monkey Nuts Peanuts for Wild Birds Squirrel Food Natural Bird Peanuts in Shells for Crows Jays Magpies & Garden Wildlife High-Energy Foraging Alternative to Bird Seed 0.25kg

Superpet Ltd£4.964.6★766 rev

Newest

by launch date

Peanuts in Shells 200g Premium Safe Wild Bird Food Monkey Nuts Afflotoxin Free MCW

MALTBYS' STORES 1904 LTD£3.9211 rev

6mo ago

Chubby Peanuts in Shells (3 Litres) Monkey Nuts For Squirrels All Natural Peanuts in Shells for Squirrels and Other Wildlife

Chubby Pet Products£9.8220 rev

10mo ago

Premium Monkey Nuts for Wild Birds and Squirrels by Britten and James

Britten and James£10.7322 rev

1y ago

Premium Wild Bird Food 5L Refill (5L Bag Peanuts In Shell)

Hungry Wings£8.14311 rev

2y ago

Chubby Peanuts in Shells (10 kg) Monkey Nuts For Squirrels All Natural Premium Peanut Squirrel Food Peanuts in Shells For Squirrels

Chubby Pet Products£31.72902 rev

2y ago

What buyers say about monkey nuts

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

What buyers love

Value For Money42%

“Best value”

Quality-Overall21%

“Good quality food”

Pet Friendly16%

“Happy animals”

Taste-Overall4%

“Fantastic for feeding local birds”

Size-Overall3%

“Great size”

Freshness3%

“nice and fresh”

Durability2%

“A bag lasts for ages despite putting them out every other day”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Exactly what I ordered”

Ingredients-Overall1%

“Good variety of seeds”

Ease Of Use1%

“good item in handy tub”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall29%

“The quality of the nuts is poor”

Value For Money19%

“not worth the cost”

Size-Overall15%

“Huge”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled10%

“Moldy”

Contamination4%

“have black mould throughout”

Taste-Overall4%

“Stale taste - late delivery - Looks nothing like the photo- delivered late - taste stale”

Moist/Dry4%

“I have been ordering these for a couple of years and this time they are awful, rotten and hard and dried out inside”