Live Mealworms
Live Mealworms shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Top 20% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +8 vs the category median of 51
Is Live Mealworms profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Live Mealworms is a £73K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (50K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.
Live Mealworms: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Worth a look. Search demand moved +103.5% over the last 90 days and 11.4% of searches end in a purchase.
£73K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand, so 13% of the market is open.
13%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 21 products
Top Live Mealworms 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
Livefood UK Live Mealworms Regular size 250g bag
- Price
- £9.32
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 566
- Age
- 14y ago
The Mealworm Company LIVEFOODS DIRECT 500g Live Regular Mealworms 23-30mm Live Mealworms For Garden Birds. NEXT DAY DELIVERY ORDER BEFORE 12 NOON.
- Price
- £12.95
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 394
- Age
- 3y ago
Mealworms Reptile Live Food 60g Tub 20-30mm
- Price
- £4.30
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 930
- Age
- 16y ago
Livefoods4u Live Mealworms 1kg Bulk Bag 20-30mm | High Protein Reptile Food | WiId Birds
- Price
- £19.82
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 519
- Age
- 16y ago
Livefood UK Live Mealworms Regular size Letterbox pack (2 x 30g) will fit through standard letterbox
- Price
- £5.81
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 566
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Walter Products Calci Worms 10L Tub - Bird Food for Wild Birds - Packaged in a Reusable Bucket
- Price
- £14.20
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 80
- Age
- 3y ago
The Mealworm Company LIVEFOODS DIRECT 250g Live Regular Mealworms 23-30mm Live Mealworms For Garden Birds. NEXT DAY DELIVERY ORDER BEFORE 12 NOON.
- Price
- £9.01
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 3mo ago
Walter Products Calci Worms 2kg Bag - Bird Food for Wild Birds Rodents and Amphibians
- Price
- £13.25
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 123
- Age
- 3y ago
The Mealworm Company LIVEFOODS DIRECT 2kg Regular Mealworms 25-30mm
- Price
- £31.67
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 7y ago
Livefood UK Live Mealworms Regular size Letterbox pack (2 x 30g) will fit through standard letterbox
- Price
- £5.81
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 566
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch dateThe Mealworm Company LIVEFOODS DIRECT 250g Live Regular Mealworms 23-30mm Live Mealworms For Garden Birds. NEXT DAY DELIVERY ORDER BEFORE 12 NOON.
- Price
- £9.01
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 3mo ago
Premium Wild Bird Food 5L Refill (5L Bag Calci Worms)
- Price
- £7.19
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,414
- Age
- 2y ago
Live Mini Mealworms - Insect Food - For Jumping Spiders and Invertebrates - Large Pot (50g)
- Price
- £8.41
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 2y ago
Live Mini Mealworms - Insect Food - For Jumping Spiders and Invertebrates - Small Pot (25g)
- Price
- £7.01
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 13
- Age
- 2y ago
Livefood UK Live Mealworms Regular size Letterbox pack (2 x 30g) will fit through standard letterbox
- Price
- £5.81
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 566
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
9 rising
Sellers
10
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
7%
- Livefood UK31%
- The Mealworm Company LIVEFOODS DIRECT20%
- livefoods4u19%
- Reptile Livefoods10%
- Walter Products Wildlife and Aquatics6%
- Opus Vita6%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
Live Mealworms demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.8×
Top Live Mealworms search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- live mealworms32K/yr
- mealworms live10K/yr
- live mealworms 1kg4K/yr
- live meal worms4K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Live Mealworms
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
95% of reviews“Great thank you the birds will enjoy”
“Amazing value”
“Excellent product”
“my delicious offerings”
“Great size”
What buyers complain about
92% of reviews“High Price”
“Very small size bag”
“dead mealworms It also smells quite 'old'”
“Very very poor quality”
“does not match the description of what I paid for”
Common Live Mealworms questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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