demko knives
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.2%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Incredible44.74avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Good$149.26avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Okay56%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-2.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Returns
Bad6.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Bad$48.45–$298.01cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Bad$40K$40K/yr · 123K searches
Conversion
Bad0.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad99%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, demko knives is a $40K/yr Amazon United States market (123K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 26/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
demko knives market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $37K–$75K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.2%
- Avg BSR
- #1,769
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 91%
- Sponsored
- 22%
- Out of stock
- 27.2%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 164 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
6 falling
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
99%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
56%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
0%
- Demko Knives86%
- Demko7%
- Flytanium3%
- Cold Steel1%
- CJRB CUTLERY1%
- Vosteed1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 77 weeks — -2.0% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top demko knives search terms
- demko knives52K/yr
- demko shark cub22K/yr
- demko19K/yr
- demko ad20.514K/yr
- shark lock knife7K/yr
- demko ad204K/yr
- demco knives3K/yr
- demko ad 20.51K/yr
Top demko knives 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 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Andrew Demko AD20.5 Shark Cub Shark Lock Folding Knife 2.75 AUS-10A Stonewashed Slicer Shark Clip Point Blade Reversible Deep Carry Clip SC AUS10A GRN Black Handle (BLACK SLICER SHARK)
Demko Knives$85.804.8★24 rev
Demko Knives DEMKO AD20.5 S35VN AD 20.5 Shark Lock Andrew CPM-S35VN (G10 Natural / S35VN / Clip Point)
Demko Knives$202.824.4★7 rev
Demko Knives AD20.5 Shark Lock Folding Knife D2 Blade AD 20.5 Handle Flipper EDC Fidget Folder (Carbon/Stonewash/Shark Foot)
Demko Knives$120.124.8★10 rev
Demko AD 20.5 Shark-Lock Black DEMAD205F15
Demko$135.554.6★5 rev
Demko Knives AD 20.5 Shark Cub 20CV Shark Lock Folding Knife 2.75 Blade DEMKO AD20.5 (Aluminum Black Clip Point)
Demko Knives$212.165.0★2 rev
Newest
by launch date
Demko Knives Nano Shark Pocket Knife 2 Shark Foot AUS-10 Satin Blade Glass Reinforced Nylon (GRN) Handle Gray
Demko Knives$103.142 rev
CJRB Bolt Folding Pocket Knife 3.25 AR-RPM9 Steel Blade G10 Handle EDC Knife with Recoil Lock Pocket Clip for Men Women Camping Survival Hiking Blue (J1960)
CJRB CUTLERY$48.45369 rev
Flytanium Arcade Lite Folding Pocket Knife EDC Knife with Demko Shark-Lock Customizable Folding Knife (Smoke Black - Stonewash)
Flytanium$93.1935 rev
Flytanium Arcade Lite Folding Pocket Knife EDC Knife with Demko Shark-Lock Customizable Folding Knife (Ocean Blue - Black DLC)
Flytanium$96.0535 rev
Vosteed Porcupine - EDC Pocket Knife 2.99 14C28N Steel Rose Gold Blade Top Liner Lock Micarta Handle - Lightweight Folding knives with Clip for Men & Women Camping Outdoor-A2602
Vosteed$66.02453 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumDemko AD 20.5 Shark-Lock Black DEMAD205F15
Demko$135.554.6★
Demko Knives Nano Shark Pocket Knife 2 Shark Foot AUS-10 Satin Blade Glass Reinforced Nylon (GRN) Handle Gray
Demko Knives$103.144.0★
Demko Knives AD 20.5 Shark Cub 20CV Shark Lock Folding Knife 2.75 Blade DEMKO AD20.5 (Aluminum Black Clip Point)
Demko Knives$212.165.0★
Demko Knives DEMKO AD20.5 S35VN AD 20.5 Shark Lock Andrew CPM-S35VN (G10 Black / S35VN / Shark Foot)
Demko Knives$204.514.9★
Demko Knives AD 20.5 Shark Lock Folding Knife DEMKO AD20.5 S35VN (Carbon Fiber / S35VN / Shark Foot)
Demko Knives$207.824.5★
What buyers say about demko knives
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“For under $50 it is a very good value knife”
“It excels in slicing due to the thin blade”
“Really nice quality knife”
“Colors are great”
“Blade shape”
“Excellent lightweight EDC knife”
“well made and durable”
“Second one, I enjoy these would love a thicker bigger option for the home”
“The handles are durable”
“It grew on me and I like it, super smooth”
What buyers complain about
“Terrible knife, save your money”
“Overall smaller”
“To start the blade is very dull”
“unlike the first one this bolt is stiff”
“140$ is absurd when U. S made 20.5 is 224$ on here”
“NOT Rose Gold - Mud Brown”
“It does not open as freely”
“not as well functioning”
“the tension is too strong”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is demko knives profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $40K/yr across 23 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (26/100).
- How competitive is the demko knives niche?
- 6 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 56% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 99% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in demko knives?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Sharpness. The return rate is 6.0% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for demko knives peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the demko knives niche?
- Listings span $48.45–$298.01; the average listing price is $149.26 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 45 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.