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peanut butter knife

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A small market ($10K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 3Growth 11Conversion 41Competition 26Returns 93Price range 5Avg price 28Brand share 44Review moat 45Quality gap 24

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Okay1,993.08

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay78%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Conversion

Okay3.2%

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

Avg price

Okay$9.37

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Okay69%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-28.4%

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

Price range

Bad$5.83–$15.44

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

Market size

Bad$10K

$10K/yr · 34K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, peanut butter knife is a $10K/yr Amazon United States market (34K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Skip it — 30/100.

Data updated Aug 5, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

peanut butter knife market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$14K–$19K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.2%
Avg BSR
#268
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
0.4%
Avg brand age
45 months
Avg seller age
164 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

26

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

16%

  • PB-JIFE39%
  • Simple preading18%
  • Joie8%
  • Zyliss7%
  • JIUZI7%
  • MOJOTORY6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 16%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 80 weeks — -28.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top peanut butter knife search terms

  • peanut butter knife20K/yr
  • peanut butter spreader12K/yr
  • peanut butter knife spreader and scraper218/yr
  • peanut butter knife long handle1K/yr
All search terms

Top peanut butter knife 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%10%$1K20%$2K30%$3K40%$4K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about peanut butter knife

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use19%

“easy to use”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“As advertised”

Quality-Overall11%

“This spreader is extremely high quality”

Size-Overall9%

“I like the size”

Ease Of Cleaning7%

“Easy to clean”

Value For Money7%

“Great value”

Durability6%

“Seem very durable”

Gifting Purpose4%

“THIS WAS A GIFT BUT I HAVE THEM MYSELF JUST FAB”

Grip4%

“It feels good in the hand”

Efficiency3%

“Works well”

What buyers complain about

Rusts/Corrodes22%

“it rusts-it”

Size-Overall15%

“Its a little small”

Quality-Overall15%

“Awful quality”

Ease Of Use8%

“This item is awkward to handle”

Functionality-Overall8%

“This did not work”

Sharpness7%

“Very sharp”

Durability5%

“a month old already falling apart”

Product Condition5%

“Not new”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“its kinda messy so I stopped using it”

Weight Heavy1%

“Its heavier than I expected”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall59%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Handle Quality4%
Material Quality4%
Value For Money3%
Quality-Overall3%
Comfort-Overall3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Thickness2%
Flexibility2%

Common questions

Is peanut butter knife profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $10K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -28.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (30/100).
How competitive is the peanut butter knife niche?
10 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in peanut butter knife?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Rusts/Corrodes, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.1%.
When does demand for peanut butter knife peak?
Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the peanut butter knife niche?
Listings span $5.83–$15.44; the average listing price is $9.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,993 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.