Bonsai Soil
FailShoppers spend only $52K a year here, so Bonsai Soil is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 40 / 100Ranks 4,839 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −11 vs the category median of 5140
- Market size
- £52K/yr54K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +8.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 79%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 54 sellers
Flapen Score
Bonsai Soil against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Bonsai Soil is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Bonsai Soil market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Bonsai Soil 54K times last year and spent an estimated £52K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
12.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 54K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +8.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £52K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 54K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +8.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 12.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £52Ka year
- Peak month
- April2.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- bonsai soil43K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £7.75.
Listings sell for £7.75 on average, from £4.57 to £16.58. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £7.75 that is £4K to £6K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £7.75under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.57–£16.58
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 500–750
- Revenue per listing a year
- £4K–£6K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
42% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #152 within Fertilisers & Plant Food. It carries 2,816 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 42%
- Prime listings
- 92%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #152in Fertilisers & Plant Food
- Average rating
- 4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 2,816per listing
- Listings tracked
- 12
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 42 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 42 months
Products
Top Bonsai Soil products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Bonsai Potting Mix 4L
- Price
- £4.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 332
- Age
- 2y ago

GROWTH TECHNOLOGY LTD MDBF2 BONSAI FOCUS REPOTTING MIX 3 LITRE BROWN
- Price
- £5.95
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,709
- Age
- 13y ago

Bonsai Mix Organic with Mycorrhizal Fungi Premium Potting Blend with Perlite Worm Castings Coco Coir Neem and Seaweed for Strong Roots and Healthy Growth (1L)
- Price
- £6.70
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 121
- Age
- 2y ago

Bonsai Soil compost food fertiliser medium - Grow Buddha Bonsai soil compost
- Price
- £9.82
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 328
- Age
- 5y ago

GOTVUGE Premium Bonsai Soil Mix with Enhanced Aeration & Drainage - Professional Grade Potting Soil for Bonsai (1L)
- Price
- £6.26
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
R&R SHOP Hard Quality Japanese Akadama for the Cultivation of Bonsai with Granule size from 2-5mm (3L)
- Price
- £16.58
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 718
- Age
- 1y ago

Bonsai Mix Organic with Mycorrhizal Fungi Premium Potting Blend with Perlite Worm Castings Coco Coir Neem and Seaweed for Strong Roots and Healthy Growth (1L)
- Price
- £6.70
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 121
- Age
- 2y ago

Bonsai Soil Mix Hand-Mixed Fast-Draining Potting Blend for Healthy Bonsai Trees Supports Strong Roots - Ideal for Indoor & Outdoor Bonsai (1L 2L 3L 5L 10L 20L 30L) (3 Litre)
- Price
- £9.10
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 1y ago

R&R SHOP Hard Quality Japanese Akadama for the Cultivation of Bonsai with Granule size from 2-5mm (1L)
- Price
- £8.52
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 718
- Age
- 3y ago

GROWTH TECHNOLOGY LTD MDBF2 BONSAI FOCUS REPOTTING MIX 3 LITRE BROWN
- Price
- £5.95
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,709
- Age
- 13y ago
Newest
by launch date
GOTVUGE Premium Bonsai Soil Mix with Enhanced Aeration & Drainage - Professional Grade Potting Soil for Bonsai (1L)
- Price
- £6.26
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 1y ago

Bonsai Soil Mix Hand-Mixed Fast-Draining Potting Blend for Healthy Bonsai Trees Supports Strong Roots - Ideal for Indoor & Outdoor Bonsai (1L 2L 3L 5L 10L 20L 30L) (3 Litre)
- Price
- £9.10
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 1y ago

GOTVUGE Bonsai Soil Mix Potting Soil Mix Ready to Use for Bonsai Tree and Indoor Plants Composed of Akadama Lava Rock Prumice Bark (1L)
- Price
- £5.57
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 74
- Age
- 1y ago

R&R SHOP Hard Quality Japanese Akadama for the Cultivation of Bonsai with Granule size from 2-5mm (3L)
- Price
- £16.58
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 718
- Age
- 1y ago

Bonsai Potting Mix 4L
- Price
- £4.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 332
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 79% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
8 rising
Sellers
54
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
79%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- Westland34%
- Growth Technology21%
- bhomescent16%
- GOTVUGE9%
- Grow Buddha8%
- Invigortex6%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 7%)
Demand
Bonsai Soil search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×
Search terms
Top Bonsai Soil search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- bonsai soil43K/yr
- bonsai soil mix4K/yr
- bonsai potting mix4K/yr
- bonsai compost3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Bonsai Soil
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Expensive for the amount
Expensive
Not worth the cost for the amount
Handy bag seems very dry though
Drys out fast
just not as shown in image
Bigger bag than I expected
the bag was so much bigger that I thought
Im not sure why soul products are measured in litres
Love
a great quality soil
Better quality than most
Great product
Plants are doing well
Miracle grow
Plants love it
Positive is that its cheap
Great value for money
Good price
just as expected
Works as intended
Was just as described
holds moisture
now it hops the moisture really well great value for money
peat that allows water to pass through freely whilst still retaining just the right amount of moisture for the roots
Return
0.1% Return rate 71% Fixable by listing
Bigger bag than I expected
the bag was so much bigger that I thought
just not as shown in image
Expensive for the amount
Expensive
Not worth the cost for the amount
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