Seaweed
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.55–$14.86) — Seaweed doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Seaweed profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Seaweed is a £285K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (399K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Seaweed: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -11.2% over the last 90 days and 8.7% of searches end in a purchase.
£285K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand, so 4% of the market is open.
4%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 21 products
Top Seaweed products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
itsu Seaweed Thins 5g | Crispy Seaweed Snacks | Vegan | Low Calorie | Healthy Snack | Sweet Soy & Salt | Pack of 20
- Price
- £10.36
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 773
- Age
- 1y ago
CHOIS 1 Organic DAECHUN Seaweed Snacks 20 Pack Original Product of Korea Premium Great
- Price
- £9.31
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,319
- Age
- 5y ago
itsu Seaweed Thins 5g | Crispy Seaweed Snacks | Vegan | Low Calorie | Healthy Snack | Sea Salt | Pack of 20
- Price
- £10.83
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,897
- Age
- 1y ago
Daechun(Chois1) Seaweed Snack (Pack of 20) Original Sea Salt Green Tea Powder Product of Korea
- Price
- £8.38
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,644
- Age
- 6y ago
Emma Basic Seaweed Sushi Nori | 40 Full Roasted Seaweed Sheets | Young Harvest | Crispy & Crunchy | High Protein | High Fibre | Vegan
- Price
- £7.34
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,644
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Yutaka Roasted Seaweed Sushi Nori 5 Sheets 11g
- Price
- £1.80
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 354
- Age
- 17y ago
itsu Seaweed Thins 5g | Crispy Seaweed Snacks | Vegan | Low Calorie | Healthy Snack | Sweet Soy & Salt | Pack of 20
- Price
- £10.36
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 773
- Age
- 1y ago
itsu Crispy Seaweed Thins Sweet Soy & Sea Salt 4 x 5g (20g)
- Price
- £2.34
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 2y ago
Blue Dragon Sushi Nori 11g | 5 Sheets | Authentic Dried & Roasted Seaweed | Suitable For Vegans
- Price
- £2.21
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 311
- Age
- 11y ago
itsu Seaweed Thins 5g | Crispy Seaweed Snacks | Vegan | Low Calorie | Healthy Snack | Sriracha | Pack of 20
- Price
- £13.16
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 140
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
Chois 1 Trayless Seaweed Snack Korean Roasted Laver Eco-Friendly Packaging Healthy Vegan Snack Gluten-Free 20 X 4g Made in Korea
- Price
- £9.74
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 131
- Age
- 1y ago
itsu Seaweed Thins 5g | Crispy Seaweed Snacks | Vegan | Low Calorie | Healthy Snack | Sweet Soy & Salt | Pack of 20
- Price
- £10.36
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 773
- Age
- 1y ago
itsu Seaweed Thins 5g | Crispy Seaweed Snacks | Vegan | Low Calorie | Healthy Snack | Sea Salt | Pack of 20
- Price
- £10.83
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 3,897
- Age
- 1y ago
itsu Seaweed Thins 5g | Crispy Seaweed Snacks | Vegan | Low Calorie | Healthy Snack | Sriracha | Pack of 20
- Price
- £13.16
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 140
- Age
- 1y ago
Emma Basic - South Korean Seaweed Sushi Nori 50 full sheets | Young & Crunchy | High Protein | High Fibre
- Price
- £8.55
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 286
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
8 falling
Sellers
47
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
62%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
2%
- Itsu48%
- CHOI'S 135%
- Emma Basic9%
- Kaitatuya2%
- Yutaka2%
- Abakus1%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 2%)
Seaweed demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top Seaweed search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- seaweed187K/yr
- seaweed snacks108K/yr
- itsu seaweed thins35K/yr
- seaweed snack14K/yr
- sea weed12K/yr
- seaweed thins10K/yr
- crispy seaweed11K/yr
- itsu seaweed7K/yr
- korean seaweed5K/yr
- crispy seaweed snacks3K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Seaweed
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
87% of reviews“Super tasty snack”
“perfect for making nori rolls, good quality and good price”
“Best Value”
“Nice and crispy”
“Good flavour”
What buyers complain about
70% of reviews“So it's not to everyone's taste”
“rather expensive”
“Awful flavour”
“not crisp at all”
“However the quality is inconsistent”
Common Seaweed questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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