- Flapen Score
- 49 / 100Top 43% of 8,101 Sports & Outdoors niches · +2 vs the category median of 4749
- Market size
- $95K/yr177K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -2.6%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 34%top-5 click share · 25 brands · 83 sellers
Flapen Score
Tanto Knife against its category
The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, Tanto Knife is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Tanto Knife market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Tanto Knife 177K times last year and spent an estimated $95K. The top 5 brands take 72% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Aug–Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 49 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 0.9% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 177K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 0.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -2.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $95K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 177K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -2.6%
- Conversion, latest week
- 0.9%
- Market size, estimated
- $95Ka year
- Peak month
- December10.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- tanto81K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $60.88.
Listings sell for $60.88 on average, from $9.48 to $194.91. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 1K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $60.88 that is $0 to $6K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $60.88inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $9.48–$194.91
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 1K–2K
- Units per listing a year
- 0–100
- Revenue per listing a year
- $0–$6K
- Returns
- 1.3%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
75% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #257 within Knives & Tools. It carries 416 reviews at 4.57 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 75%
- Prime listings
- 96%
- Out of stock, average day
- 3.2%
- Average rank
- #257in Knives & Tools
- Average rating
- 4.57 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 416per listing
- Listings tracked
- 48
04 · Newcomers
9 of last year's 14 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
14 products launched here in the last 12 months. 9 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 56 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 14
- Successful launches
- 9Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 56 months
Products
Top Tanto Knife products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 24, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Purple Dragon Japanese Fixed Blade Knife - Samurai Knife with Wooden Sheath
- Price
- $58.44
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 261
- Age
- 7mo ago

Purple Dragon Tanto Knife with Sheath - Japanese Survival Fixed Blade Knife
- Price
- $59.26
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 7mo ago

Purple Dragon Double Tanto Knife - 2 in 1 Survival Fixed Blade Knife Black
- Price
- $29.65
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 254
- Age
- 1y ago

DRGSKL Japanese Fixed Blade Knife - Tanto Knife with Wooden Sheath
- Price
- $41.77
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 309
- Age
- 1y ago

Handmade Samurai Sword 5160 Spring Steel 41.31.21 inches Full Tang Sword Set Sharp Black Katana
- Price
- $56.40
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 450
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Purple Dragon Japanese Tanto Knife - Ultra Sharp Fixed Blade Knife With Sheath & Wood Handle - Samurai Katana Knives For Bushcraft Made By High Carbon Steel - Outdoor Gifts Idea For Men
- Price
- $46.96
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 4mo ago

Purple Dragon Japanese Fixed Blade Knife - Samurai Knife with Wooden Sheath
- Price
- $58.44
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 261
- Age
- 7mo ago

Purple Dragon Tanto Knife with Sheath - Japanese Survival Fixed Blade Knife
- Price
- $59.26
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 7mo ago

DRGSKL Utility Fixed Blade Knife - Handcrafted Japanese Knife with Sheath
- Price
- $32.30
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 6mo ago

FUSIONKEI Tanto Fixed Blade Knife - Japanese Outdoor Survival Knives with Leather Sheath 5mm Thick Full Tang Bushcraft Knife for Camping Hiking Premium Gifts for Men
- Price
- $28.66
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 175
- Age
- 8mo ago
Newest
by launch date
Purple Dragon Japanese Tanto Knife - Ultra Sharp Fixed Blade Knife With Sheath & Wood Handle - Samurai Katana Knives For Bushcraft Made By High Carbon Steel - Outdoor Gifts Idea For Men
- Price
- $46.96
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 4mo ago

DRGSKL Utility Fixed Blade Knife - Handcrafted Japanese Knife with Sheath
- Price
- $32.30
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 6mo ago

Purple Dragon Tanto Knife with Sheath - Japanese Survival Fixed Blade Knife
- Price
- $59.26
- Rating
- 5.0/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 7mo ago

Purple Dragon Japanese Fixed Blade Knife - Samurai Knife with Wooden Sheath
- Price
- $58.44
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 261
- Age
- 7mo ago

FUSIONKEI Tanto Fixed Blade Knife - Japanese Outdoor Survival Knives with Leather Sheath 5mm Thick Full Tang Bushcraft Knife for Camping Hiking Premium Gifts for Men
- Price
- $28.66
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 175
- Age
- 8mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 34% of clicks, no more. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
25 falling
Sellers
83
Est. top-5 brand share
72%
Top 20: 97%
Est. top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 74%
Open market
23%
- Purple Dragon34%
- Cold Steel15%
- JIHPEN sword9%
- DRGSKL8%
- shunyisord6%
- FUSIONKEI4%
Demand
Tanto Knife search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.5×
Search terms
Top Tanto Knife search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- tanto81K/yr
- tanto sword25K/yr
- katana knife16K/yr
- samurai knife12K/yr
- japanese tanto12K/yr
- japanese tanto knife9K/yr
- fixed blade tanto6K/yr
- katana pocket knife5K/yr
- tactical tanto5K/yr
- japanese dagger4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tanto Knife
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Fell apart in about 1 week”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
16 topics
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