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onigiri mould

Worth a look

Shows a thin review moat (40 avg reviews), but a small market ($48K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 12Growth 14Conversion 62Competition 74Returns 98Price range 14Avg price 19Brand share 94Review moat 98Quality gap 45

Review moat

Incredible39.59

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great41%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good41%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Good5.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Bad£6.88

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-22.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Price range

Bad£3.69–£16.78

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Bad£48K

£48K/yr · 130K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, onigiri mould is a £48K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (130K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 41% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

onigiri mould market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£41K–£55K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.4%
Avg BSR
#1,793
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
82%
Out of stock
4.0%
Avg brand age
22 months
Avg seller age
191 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

42 rising

Sellers

51

Top-5 brand share

41%

Top 20: 81%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

53%

  • MUSUBI11%
  • LSYZHX10%
  • HJUWANG10%
  • Lumivra6%
  • Lioong5%
  • NEKAPLO5%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 31 weeks — -22.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top onigiri mould search terms

  • onigiri mould90K/yr
  • onigiri20K/yr
  • onigiri mold14K/yr
  • onigiri maker6K/yr
All search terms

Top onigiri mould 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.

0%3%£1K6%£3K9%£4K12%£6K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)4 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about onigiri mould

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Ease Of Use22%

“Easy to use”

Quality-Overall18%

“Great kit”

Value For Money12%

“Great value”

Ease Of Cleaning10%

“Rinses clean effortlessly after every use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“As described and as advertised”

Size-Overall3%

“The portion size is ideal for the whole family”

Time Taken3%

“It makes onigiri much quicker”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“Non stick surface releases rice perfectly”

Baking2%

“Great snack maker”

Cooking Experience2%

“These triangle sushi moulds are a brilliant little kitchen tool that make bento prep so much easier and more fun”

What buyers complain about

Ease Of Use13%

“Rice sticks and hard to get out of mould, Would be great if it was possible to get the onigiri out of the mould without them breaking up because the onigiri sticks to the mould, will keep it”

Adhesion/Stickiness11%

“Stickers are very brittle”

Size-Overall11%

“The lid is smaller than the mould”

Compactness7%

“Even then it didnt compact enough”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting7%

“no instructions which was challenging”

Mechanism Issues3%

“Mechanism is a bit stiff”

Dishwasher Safe2%

“There's no mention as to whether its dishwasher safe which is annoying”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Title a litlle confusing/misleading”

Touch/Button Controls2%

“so they are durable even tough ar first sight I tought that bottom button wont hold long”

Material Quality2%

“Quite a simple bit of plastic”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall32%
Ease Of Use10%
Defective Material/Parts10%
Quality-Overall8%
Functionality-Overall8%
Certifications4%
Storage Capacity4%
Value For Money4%
Locking Mechanism4%
Strength4%

Common questions

Is onigiri mould profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £48K/yr across 44 tracked products. 0 of 26 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the onigiri mould niche?
42 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 41% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in onigiri mould?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use, Adhesion/Stickiness, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.3%.
What does it cost to enter the onigiri mould niche?
Listings span £3.69–£16.78; the average listing price is £6.88 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 40 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.