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title: "Trend — protein skimmer - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-07-22T22:30:49.905Z"
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  description: "Niche score 52/100 · $276K/yr market · 199K searches/yr. Soft demand (-22.5% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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  "og:title": "Trend — protein skimmer - Flapen"
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# **protein skimmer**

**Worth a look**

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.9★), but soft demand (-22.5% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 50Growth 14Conversion 17Competition 75Returns 17Price range 30Avg price 73Brand share 85Review moat 90Quality gap 96

**Quality gap**

**Incredible****3.9★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Review moat**

**Great****207.12**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Brand share**

**Great****50%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Competition**

**Great****40%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Avg price**

**Good****$104.83**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Market size**

**Good****$276K**

$276K/yr · 199K searches

**Price range**

**Okay****$11.77–$297.15**

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

**Conversion**

**Bad****1.3%**

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

**Returns**

**Bad****7.9%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

**Growth**

**Bad****-22.5%**

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