tentacles
Skip itA small market ($11K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Incredible89.67avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Good$13.84avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Okay$6.16–$19.86cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Okay+3.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad92%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
Bad86%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Conversion
Bad0.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$11K$11K/yr · 100K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, tentacles is a $11K/yr Amazon United States market (100K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tentacles market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500–750
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $7K–$10K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.8%
- Avg BSR
- #3,571
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 78%
- Sponsored
- 56%
- Out of stock
- 9.0%
- Avg brand age
- 31 months
- Avg seller age
- 183 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
21
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
3%
- YUHANHUWAI49%
- Velrifya18%
- penicfine14%
- Black Bazaar7%
- HINGTAI5%
- Archie McPhee4%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 81 weeks — +3.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep, Oct, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top tentacles search terms
- tentacle59K/yr
- tentacles23K/yr
- octopus tentacles11K/yr
- octopus tentacle4K/yr
- tentikle839/yr
- tenicle1K/yr
Top tentacles 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 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
4Pcs Floating Sea Urchin Soft Lure | Tentacle Creature Lure 4.33 & 3.54 TPR Finesse Baits 5 Colors Ideal for Bass Fishing with Drop Shot Wacky Rig Neko Rig (B Large)
YUHANHUWAI$11.974.5★68 rev
10PC Tentacle Fishing Lure Dice Bait Soft Plastic Swim Bait Realistic Sea Urchin Lure Suitable for Drop Shot Weird Fishing Rig Trout Sea Bass Mandarin Fish Catfish Slow Sinking Soft Lure 2.36in S.
penicfine$12.804.1★51 rev
Tentacle Creature Lure Japanese Style Soft Plastic Baits for Bass Fishing - for Drop Shot Wacky Rig/Neko Rig and Finesse Slow Sinking Soft Bait by Velrifya (06-Green Pumpkin Pepper 2.7-INCH)
Velrifya$15.094.1★128 rev
Black Bazaar 3D Tentacle Tights Handmade Silicone Octopus Design (Purple)
Black Bazaar$19.863.5★17 rev
7Pcs Octopus Tentacle Plant Stakes Black Octopus Decoration Octopus Lamp Weird Home Octopus Decor Supplies Luminous Decoration at Night Octopus Decor for Potted Plants Indoors and Outdoors
HINGTAI$12.034.1★30 rev
Newest
by launch date4Pcs Floating Sea Urchin Soft Lure | Tentacle Creature Lure 4.33 & 3.54 TPR Finesse Baits 5 Colors Ideal for Bass Fishing with Drop Shot Wacky Rig Neko Rig (B Large)
YUHANHUWAI$11.9768 rev
10PC Tentacle Fishing Lure Dice Bait Soft Plastic Swim Bait Realistic Sea Urchin Lure Suitable for Drop Shot Weird Fishing Rig Trout Sea Bass Mandarin Fish Catfish Slow Sinking Soft Lure 2.36in S.
penicfine$12.8051 rev
Tentacle Creature Lure Japanese Style Soft Plastic Baits for Bass Fishing - for Drop Shot Wacky Rig/Neko Rig and Finesse Slow Sinking Soft Bait by Velrifya (06-Green Pumpkin Pepper 2.7-INCH)
Velrifya$15.09128 rev
Tentacle Creature Lure Japanese Style Soft Plastic Baits for Bass Fishing - for Drop Shot Wacky Rig/Neko Rig and Finesse Slow Sinking Soft Bait by Velrifya (03-Scuppernong 2.7-INCH)
Velrifya$15.06128 rev
Tentacle Creature Lure Japanese Style Soft Plastic Baits for Bass Fishing - for Drop Shot Wacky Rig/Neko Rig and Finesse Slow Sinking Soft Bait by Velrifya (05-Dying Gill 1.4-INCH)
Velrifya$14.95128 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum10PC Tentacle Fishing Lure Dice Bait Soft Plastic Swim Bait Realistic Sea Urchin Lure Suitable for Drop Shot Weird Fishing Rig Trout Sea Bass Mandarin Fish Catfish Slow Sinking Soft Lure 2.36in S.
penicfine$12.804.1★
4Pcs Floating Sea Urchin Soft Lure | Tentacle Creature Lure 4.33 & 3.54 TPR Finesse Baits 5 Colors Ideal for Bass Fishing with Drop Shot Wacky Rig Neko Rig (B Large)
YUHANHUWAI$11.974.5★
Tentacle Creature Lure Japanese Style Soft Plastic Baits for Bass Fishing - for Drop Shot Wacky Rig/Neko Rig and Finesse Slow Sinking Soft Bait by Velrifya (06-Green Pumpkin Pepper 2.7-INCH)
Velrifya$15.094.1★
Black Bazaar 3D Tentacle Tights Handmade Silicone Octopus Design (Purple)
Black Bazaar$19.863.5★
Tentacle Creature Lure Japanese Style Soft Plastic Baits for Bass Fishing - for Drop Shot Wacky Rig/Neko Rig and Finesse Slow Sinking Soft Bait by Velrifya (05-Dying Gill 1.4-INCH)
Velrifya$14.954.1★
What buyers say about tentacles
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great bait good price”
“These are easy to use”
“You get a good variety of them so you can figure out what to try before you commit to one color”
“Plastic is decent quality”
“Ive had great success using these in clear water”
“Great size”
“Overall, I'm very happy with the quality and the value of these little lures and would recommend to others”
“still durable enough”
“Flexible Soft Lures”
“Overall, these are fun, effective creature baits”
What buyers complain about
“it's a small bucket”
“Overall poor quality”
“one tentacle was missing a stick all together”
“so I was hoping these could be a more affordable”
“One of the legs stake had come off though”
“Some of the colors are much more transparent than they look in the pictures”
“they're still not cheap for a soft plastic”
“though the smaller sizes can be a little tricky to rig cleanly”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is tentacles profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $11K/yr across 9 tracked products. 4 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +3.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
- How competitive is the tentacles niche?
- 7 brands and 21 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tentacles?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Adhesion/Stickiness. The return rate is 0.4%.
- When does demand for tentacles peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tentacles niche?
- Listings span $6.16–$19.86; the average listing price is $13.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 90 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.