Santoku Knife
FailShoppers spend only $13K a year here, so Santoku Knife is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 40 / 100Ranks 4,839 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −11 vs the category median of 5140
- Market size
- £13K/yr89K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -23.7%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 50%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 16 sellers
Flapen Score
Santoku Knife against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Santoku Knife is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Santoku Knife market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Santoku Knife 89K times last year and spent an estimated £13K. The top 5 brands take 75% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
0.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 89K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -23.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £13K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 89K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -23.7%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.8%
- Market size, estimated
- £13Ka year
- Peak month
- December2.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- santoku knife78K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £19.42.
Listings sell for £19.42 on average, from £4.92 to £48.94. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 1K to 1K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £19.42 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £19.42inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.92–£48.94
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 1K–1K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- £0–£2K
- Returns
- 1.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #29 within Kitchen Knives. It carries 668 reviews at 4.59 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 82%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 8.8%
- Average rank
- #29in Kitchen Knives
- Average rating
- 4.59 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 668per listing
- Listings tracked
- 28
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 70 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 70 months
Products
Top Santoku Knife 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
MasterClass Santoku Knife Edgekeeper Stainless Steel Self-Sharpening Santoku Knife 12cm (5) Clam Packed Black
- Price
- £7.40
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,157
- Age
- 7y ago

PAUDIN Santoku Knife Japanese Knife 7 inch High Carbon Stainless Steel for Home Restaurant Gift Box for Family & Restaurant
- Price
- £21.42
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 115
- Age
- 2y ago

SHAN ZU Kitchen Santoku Knives 18cm in Powder Steel Japanese Chef Knife Ultra Sharp 12 Blade High Carbon 63 HRC Carving Knives Professional Utility Knife with Ergonomic Natural Wood Handle
- Price
- £21.98
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 750
- Age
- 2y ago

Richardson Sheffield CU019 17.5 cm Cucina Santoku Knife Silver
- Price
- £5.38
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 406
- Age
- 13y ago

SHAN ZU Kitchen Knife with 18 cm Japanese Santoku Knives Professional Ultra Sharp Chef Knife German Stainless Steel Blade Utility Knives with Ergonomic Handle for Cutting Fruit Vegetables Meat
- Price
- £19.34
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,866
- Age
- 5y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
HOSHANHO Santoku Knife 7 Inch Japanese Hand Forged Chef Knife Ultra Sharp High Carbon Steel Kitchen Knife with Octagonal Rosewood Handle
- Price
- £37.75
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 64
- Age
- 4mo ago

SHAN ZU Santoku Knife Japanese Kitchen Knife 7 Inch Professional Utility Chefs Cooking Knife with Hand Forged 7 Layers High Carbon 10Cr15MoV Steel Sharp Blade and Maple Wood Handle - Tengu Series
- Price
- £18.72
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 101
- Age
- 2y ago

Richardson Sheffield Sabatier Trompette Santoku Knife 12.5cm Steel Black
- Price
- £7.03
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 270
- Age
- 2y ago

SHAN ZU Japanese Santoku Knives 18cm in Powder Steel Kitchen Chef Kinfe Ultra Sharp 12 Blade High Carbon 63 HRC Carving Knives Professional Utility Knife with Ergonomic Pakkawood Handle
- Price
- £24.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 750
- Age
- 1y ago

Chef Aid Stainless Steel Santoku Knife 7 Inch (18 cm) Soft Grip Handle Versatile Scalloped Blade Ideal for Slicing & Dicing Handwashing Recommended
- Price
- £5.19
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 78
- Age
- 8y ago
Newest
by launch date
HOSHANHO Santoku Knife 7 Inch Japanese Hand Forged Chef Knife Ultra Sharp High Carbon Steel Kitchen Knife with Octagonal Rosewood Handle
- Price
- £37.75
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 64
- Age
- 4mo ago

SHAN ZU Japanese Santoku Knives 18cm in Powder Steel Kitchen Chef Kinfe Ultra Sharp 12 Blade High Carbon 63 HRC Carving Knives Professional Utility Knife with Ergonomic Pakkawood Handle
- Price
- £24.03
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 750
- Age
- 1y ago

HOSHANHO 7 Inch Santoku Knife Ultra Sharp Japanese High Carbon Powder Steel Kitchen Knife Professional Chefs Knife with Ergonomic Handle
- Price
- £16.56
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 36
- Age
- 1y ago

PAUDIN Santoku Knife Kitchen Knife 5 inch Chef Knife with High Carbon Stainless Steel Pakkawood Handle with Gift Box for Family & Restaurant
- Price
- £21.03
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 1y ago

SHAN ZU 18cm Santoku Chef Knife Japanese High Carbon Steel 10Cr15Mov Kitchen Knife with 12 Ultra Sharp Blade & Ergonomic Pakkawood Handle
- Price
- £24.92
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 386
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
16 falling
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
50%
Top 20: 91%
Open market
21%
- SHAN ZU29%
- PAUDIN16%
- MasterClass15%
- Richardson Sheffield10%
- Victorinox6%
- HOSHANHO4%
Demand
Santoku Knife search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×
Search terms
Top Santoku Knife search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- santoku knife78K/yr
- santoku8K/yr
- santoku knives3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Santoku Knife
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Broken blade
Very cheap quality
Poor Quality
does not stay sharp
Not as sharp as described
Ive found it less sharp than the knives Ive had for 10 years
Slightly lighter than my older one in the handle
The knife has gone blunt after 3 months of use at home
It broke after about a month of normal use cutting vegetables and meat, in the spot where the flat blade starts to get wider to attach to the handle
does not last long unfortunately
It was really hard
Love
Brilliant sharp knife
Great knife sharp good price
Very sharp
Excellent quality kitchen knife
Excellent quality
Great product
Price is good
Good value for price
excellent value
pretty easy to keep maintained
Easy to use
Makes life easier
Goods exactly as described
Does what it says on the box
just what she wanted
Return
1.5% Return rate 39% Fixable by listing
12.5cm does feel a little bit small in my hand
does not stay sharp
Not as sharp as described
Ive found it less sharp than the knives Ive had for 10 years
point 1 very front heavy
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