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Diatomaceous Earth

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But the top 5 brands take 91% of clicks, so Diatomaceous Earth is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
64
64 / 100
Top 11% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +13 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£269K/yr228K searches / yr
90-day growth
+76.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
50%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 16 sellers

Flapen Score

Diatomaceous Earth against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Diatomaceous Earth is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

64Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Diatomaceous Earth market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Diatomaceous Earth 228K times last year and spent an estimated £269K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 64 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

9.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 228K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +76.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £269K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
228K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+76.9%
Conversion, latest week
9.4%
Market size, estimated
£269Ka year
Peak month
August2.4× the quietest month
Top search term
diatomaceous earth179K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.54.

Listings sell for £12.54 on average, from £5.80 to £29.42. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £12.54 that is £9K to £13K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.54under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.80–£29.42
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£9K–£13K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

71% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 75% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #378 within Plant Protection & Pest Control. It carries 733 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
71%
Prime listings
75%
Out of stock, average day
1.4%
Average rank
#378in Plant Protection & Pest Control
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
733per listing
Listings tracked
24

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 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
44 months

Products

Top Diatomaceous Earth products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£11K£22K£32K£43K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

7%

  • Multi-Mite63%
  • Pure Source Nutrition14%
  • Entopest6%
  • Wholefood Earth4%
  • UK GROW4%
  • Hockley International2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 7%)

Demand

Diatomaceous Earth search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

9K7KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Search terms

Top Diatomaceous Earth search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • diatomaceous earth179K/yr
  • diatomaceous earth pest control24K/yr
  • diatomaceous earth powder10K/yr
  • diatomaceous-earth8K/yr
  • diatomaceous4K/yr
  • diatomaceous earth for fleas4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Diatomaceous Earth

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Functionality-Overall34%−0.23

Not Effective

Doesn't help

Didn't work

Value For Money21%−0.04

as its relatively cheap I really dont care lol

Not good value for money

Waste of money

Breathability7%−0.05

It has a very bad effect on your lungs very difficult to breathe would not use it again

There is no mention of this. Inhalation Hazards: Do not breathe in the dust, as it can irritate the nose, throat, and lungs

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%−0.06

No instructions, not even a diagram

No feed instructions

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%+0.95

Didn't work as good as was advertised

Quantity not as described

Love

Quality-Overall25%+1.69

Excellent product

the brand seems a reliable supplier of decent quality products

Fine powder and good quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%+0.95

Just as advertised

Seems to have worked completely

As described

Value For Money16%−0.04

Great value

THis is great value

Good price

Ease Of Use14%+0.88

Easy to use

I find it easy to remove and replace

its simple to work with

Strength4%+0.17

Effective

also the thoughtful packaging—a sturdy

Really effective

Return

0.5% Return rate 32% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall20%█▁▂▆▄▄

Not Effective

Doesn't help

Didn't work

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%█▄▅▃▄▄

Didn't work as good as was advertised

Quantity not as described

Size-Overall13%▅▁█▃▄▃
Leak-Proof10%▁▆▄▁█▆
Compatibility-Overall9%▁▆█▅▃▆

FAQ

Common Diatomaceous Earth questions

Answered from the same tracked data.