wakame seaweed
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great10.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Good983.73avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Bad£7.93avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£2.75–£17.56cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Bad81%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Growth
Bad-24.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£47K£47K/yr · 57K searches
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, wakame seaweed is a £47K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (57K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
wakame seaweed market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £48K–£63K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.4%
- Avg BSR
- #186
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 91%
- Sponsored
- 82%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 57 months
- Avg seller age
- 181 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 81% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
35
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
81%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Emma Basic49%
- Yutaka26%
- Wel-Pac18%
- Numami3%
- CAPACITEA3%
- Clearspring2%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 16 weeks — -24.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Top wakame seaweed search terms
- wakame seaweed22K/yr
- wakame15K/yr
- dried seaweed15K/yr
- wakame dried seaweed3K/yr
- dried seaweed for soup2K/yr
Top wakame seaweed 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.
All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Emma Basic Dried Wakame 500g | Ready in three Minutes | High Fibre & Protein | Re-sealable pack | Vegan | Umami
Emma Basic£9.004.7★1,136 rev
Emma Basic - Dried Wakame | Ready in three Minutes | High Fibre & Protein | Vegan | Umami
Emma Basic£3.394.6★34 rev
Welpac Fueru Wakame Dried Seaweed 56.7g - Instant Japanese Soup Stock
Wel-Pac£4.064.5★2,880 rev
Yutaka - Dried Wakame Seaweed 40g x 6 Packs - Natural Sea Vegetable - Rich in Umami Nutrients & Minerals - Ideal for Miso Soup Salads Ramen Sushi & Healthy Asian Dishes
Yutaka£10.954.7★389 rev
Yutaka Wakame Dried Seaweed (40g)
Yutaka£4.354.6★532 rev
Newest
by launch date
1kg Dried Wakame Seaweed - Ready in 3 Minutes | Resealable Bulk Pack for Miso Soup Ramen & Salads | Vegan Friendly Home Cooking&Catering
CAPACITEA£17.562 rev
Emma Basic - Dried Wakame | Ready in three Minutes | High Fibre & Protein | Vegan | Umami
Emma Basic£3.3934 rev
Emma Basic Dried Wakame 500g | Ready in three Minutes | High Fibre & Protein | Re-sealable pack | Vegan | Umami
Emma Basic£9.001,136 rev
Emma Basic Seaweed Sushi Nori | 40 Full Roasted Seaweed Sheets | Young Harvest | Crispy & Crunchy | High Protein | High Fibre | Vegan
Emma Basic£7.343,644 rev
Organic Wakame Flakes - 28 gr. Young Pure Seaweed Grown in North Atlantic. EU Certified and Freeze-Dried Premium Quality. Soft Texture & Mild Taste. 45 Servings
Numami£14.69909 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum1kg Dried Wakame Seaweed - Ready in 3 Minutes | Resealable Bulk Pack for Miso Soup Ramen & Salads | Vegan Friendly Home Cooking&Catering
CAPACITEA£17.565.0★
Emma Basic - Dried Wakame | Ready in three Minutes | High Fibre & Protein | Vegan | Umami
Emma Basic£3.394.6★
Yutaka Dried Wakame Seaweed 40g | Vegan-Friendly Japanese Seaweed | Natural Umami & Texture for Miso Soup Salads & Hot Pots
Yutaka£2.754.7★
Yutaka - Dried Wakame Seaweed 40g x 6 Packs - Natural Sea Vegetable - Rich in Umami Nutrients & Minerals - Ideal for Miso Soup Salads Ramen Sushi & Healthy Asian Dishes
Yutaka£10.954.7★
Welpac Fueru Wakame Dried Seaweed 56.7g - Instant Japanese Soup Stock
Wel-Pac£4.064.5★
What buyers say about wakame seaweed
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good contents”
“Great value”
“Good taste”
“Very fresh”
“convenient to use”
“Really good flavour”
“are easier to work with when making sushi”
“Crispyyyy”
“Added interesting salty almost fishy taste to stuffed eggs”
“Healthy addition to my salads”
What buyers complain about
“costly”
“False advertising”
“The first time I bought it I expected the flakes to be bigger and thicker”
“Well known hygiene issues”
“Too chewy and rubbery”
“too salty for me. 20g salt/100g”
“Huge packet”
“finds it a bit too strong tasting seawise”
“They aren't evenly roasted”
“Very very bad quality”
Common questions
- Is wakame seaweed profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £47K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
- How competitive is the wakame seaweed niche?
- 6 brands and 35 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 81% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in wakame seaweed?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Thickness. The return rate is 0.1%.
- What does it cost to enter the wakame seaweed niche?
- Listings span £2.75–£17.56; the average listing price is £7.93 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 984 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.