mushroom spores
Worth a lookShows beatable incumbent ratings (3.9★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Quality gap
Incredible3.9★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Incredible0.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$20.92avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great34%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Price range
Great$9.33–$118.18cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Good738.07avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Good65%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Okay2.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$78K$78K/yr · 140K searches
Growth
Bad-11.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, mushroom spores is a $78K/yr Amazon United States market (140K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 65% of demand. Demand peaks in May. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.
Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
mushroom spores market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $84K–$105K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.6%
- Avg BSR
- #2,166
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 79%
- Sponsored
- 77%
- Out of stock
- 14.9%
- Avg brand age
- 58 months
- Avg seller age
- 151 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
25 rising
Sellers
34
Top-5 brand share
65%
Top 20: 97%
Top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 70%
Open market
30%
- North Spore35%
- 2funguys11%
- Back to the Roots8%
- Root Mushroom Farm6%
- Red Supply Solution5%
- Generic5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Top mushroom spores search terms
- mushroom spores52K/yr
- mushroom spores for growing22K/yr
- mushroom seeds18K/yr
- mushroom plugs16K/yr
- mushroom seeds for planting9K/yr
- mushroom plugs for logs7K/yr
- spores6K/yr
- mushroom spore4K/yr
- shiitake mushroom plugs3K/yr
- mushrooms spores3K/yr
Top mushroom spores 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
North Spore Organic Shiitake (100 ct) Mushroom Plugs for Logs | Premium Quality Mushroom Plug Spawn | Handmade in Maine USA | Grow Gourmet Mushrooms Outdoors on Logs | Lentinula edodes
North Spore$21.594.0★218 rev
100 Shiitake 100 Mushroom Plug Spawn Edible Mycelium Plugs
2funguys$16.134.1★1,207 rev
Back to the Roots Organic Mini Mushroom Grow Kit Harvest Gourmet Oyster Mushrooms In 10 days Top Gardening Gift Holiday Gift & Unique Gift
Back to the Roots$14.524.1★9,622 rev
North Spore Organic Lions Mane (100 ct) Mushroom Plugs for Logs | Premium Quality Mushroom Plug Spawn | Handmade in Maine USA | Grow Gourmet Mushrooms Outdoors on Logs
North Spore$21.604.1★163 rev
Red Supply Solution | Morel Mushrooms Spores 40 Grams in Sawdust Bag - Morchella Esculenta True Morel Mushroom Growing Kit Fresh Morel Mushroom Spores Morel Mushroom Kit in 5 Gallons of Filtered
Red Supply Solution$9.333.3★318 rev
Newest
by launch date
RAISE ME UP: Black Truffle Mushrooms Spores (Tuber magnatum) Non GMO Heirloom 100 Seeds
RAISE ME UP$14.812 rev
Quick Culture Mini Spore Germinating Liquid Culture Jars (3-Pack)
Myco Labs$13.57230 rev
Porcini Mushrooms Spores King Boletus Spawn Mycelium Dried Seeds for Planting Non GMO 100 Seeds
SeedsUA$16.9215 rev
22Day Seeds: Oyster Mushrooms Spores/Pleurotus ostreatus/Non GMO/Heirloom
22Day Seeds$15.939 rev
North Spore Organic Wine Cap Mushroom Sawdust Spawn
North Spore$29.83150 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Generic Fresh 100pcs Mushroom Vegetables Seeds for Planting White
Generic$14.880.0★
RAISE ME UP: Black Truffle Mushrooms Spores (Tuber magnatum) Non GMO Heirloom 100 Seeds
RAISE ME UP$14.815.0★
North Spore Organic Wine Cap Mushroom Sawdust Spawn
North Spore$29.834.2★
Morel Mushroom Spores in Sawdust Garden Seed Spore kit from WV 5 Gallon kit
SS0089$9.403.4★
Quick Culture Mini Spore Germinating Liquid Culture Jars (3-Pack)
Myco Labs$13.574.5★
What buyers say about mushroom spores
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Reliable product”
“Quick growth”
“Easy to use”
“Followed instructions”
“Good price”
“Worked as advertised”
“Good gift”
“The bag holds moisture well”
“The kit looks clean”
“perfect size”
What buyers complain about
“Never grew”
“Did not work”
“a little pricey”
“Bag was contaminated”
“1 arrived dry”
“missing instructions”
“Poor quality control”
“Time and investment lost”
“had a weird smell so we had to throw them out”
“it just stopped working one day”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is mushroom spores profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $78K/yr across 56 tracked products. 1 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
- How competitive is the mushroom spores niche?
- 25 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 65% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in mushroom spores?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Plant Growth, Functionality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.8%.
- When does demand for mushroom spores peak?
- Demand peaks in May; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the mushroom spores niche?
- Listings span $9.33–$118.18; the average listing price is $20.92 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 738 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.