Skip to content
38

sea bass

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.13–$12.93) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 15Growth 23Conversion 99Competition 25Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 17Brand share 5Review moat 78Quality gap 38

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible18.3%

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

Review moat

Great433.19

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad71%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-3.3%

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

Avg price

Bad£6.27

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£62K

£62K/yr · 54K searches

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad£2.13–£12.93

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, sea bass is a £62K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (54K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

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

sea bass market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
£94K–£125K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
18.3%
Avg BSR
#3
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
19%
Out of stock
3.6%
Avg brand age
57 months
Avg seller age
183 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

7

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Morrisons58%
  • by Amazon29%
  • Landed Seafoods5%
  • Generic4%
  • Taj2%
  • Iceland2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 87 weeks — -3.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K600Spike '25DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top sea bass search terms

  • sea bass27K/yr
  • seabass15K/yr
  • tilapia4K/yr
  • sea bream4K/yr
  • tilapia fish4K/yr
All search terms

Top sea bass 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%£6K20%£12K30%£19K40%£25K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about sea bass

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

What buyers love

Taste-Overall39%

“Taste delicious”

Freshness17%

“Fresh and good quality”

Quality-Overall12%

“Good quality”

Value For Money10%

“Value for money”

Health Benefits-Overall5%

“Good food”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Comes just as described”

Cooking Instructions3%

“Cooked to perfection”

Size-Overall2%

“Huge, scaled to perfection, delicious”

Texture/Consistency-Overall1%

“Buttered one was good quality and non sticky”

Ease Of Use1%

“convenient to have in the fridge”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money14%

“Overpriced for the portion size”

Taste-Overall11%

“bit bland”

Size-Overall11%

“miss as to how big the fillets are”

Thin7%

“It really could not be cut any thinner”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“This is ham, not Fish, so dont understand the listing”

Storage Temperature7%

“Not kept below appropriate temp, so stank and was off and inedible”

Salt Content7%

“Far to salty”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled7%

“A. taste not very fresh”

Thickness7%

“Very thin slither of fish”

Oily/Greasy4%

“this was quite fatty”

Common questions

Is sea bass profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £62K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the sea bass niche?
6 brands and 7 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in sea bass?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Taste-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for sea bass peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the sea bass niche?
Listings span £2.13–£12.93; the average listing price is £6.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 433 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.