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steckdose

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Soft demand (-16.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 47Growth 17Conversion 25Competition 61Returns 96Price range 42Avg price 26Brand share 58Review moat 49Quality gap 28

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good49%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Good70%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Okay1,617.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Okay€255K

€255K/yr · 1.4M searches

Price range

Okay€2.84–€23.95

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Okay€9.14

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Okay2.0%

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

Growth

Bad-16.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, steckdose is a €255K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

steckdose market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
€366K–€457K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.0%
Avg BSR
#44
Page quality
0%
Prime
83%
Sponsored
77%
Out of stock
0.2%
Avg brand age
46 months
Avg seller age
185 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

94

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

24%

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  • JUNG11%
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  • BSEED8%
  • BSEEDLIFE6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
40K30KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top steckdose search terms

  • steckdose601K/yr
  • steckdosen431K/yr
  • unterputz steckdose71K/yr
  • steckdose unterputz55K/yr
  • schuko steckdose33K/yr
  • steckdosen unterputz29K/yr
  • socket19K/yr
  • steckdosenblende18K/yr
  • wandsteckdose20K/yr
  • steckdosen rahmen14K/yr
All search terms

Top steckdose 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.

0%10%€25K20%€51K30%€76K40%€102K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about steckdose

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt27%

“Super Ware”

Buchse/Anschluss/Stecker11%

“Praktischer Mehrfachstecker mit USB – ideal für Zuhause oder Büro”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis11%

“Preis Leistung super”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt10%

“Hält, was er verspricht”

Gesamtgröße9%

“Passt perfekt”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit5%

“Wer eine einfache, aber qualitativ hochwertige Lösung sucht, ist hier genau richtig”

Aufladen4%

“Top, sehr praktisch fürs Multicharging”

Montage/Installation4%

“leichte Installation”

Design insgesamt3%

“Schönes Design”

Stärke3%

“Robust, sieht gut aus”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt24%

“Anscheinend billiger Schrott”

Haltbarkeit21%

“Nach 4 Wochen defekt”

Gesamtgröße8%

“ist viel massiver”

Montage/Installation7%

“Dadurch hoher Montageaufwand”

Defekt Material/Teile5%

“Artikel nach einem mit Defekt”

Aufladen4%

“Weniger Ladegeräte”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Abweichend von den Fotos”

Konnektivität – insgesamt2%

“Es funkt manchmal beim einstecken”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%

“Relativ teuer”

Buchse/Anschluss/Stecker2%

“Steckereinsatz wackelt”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße48%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt10%
Farbe7%
Qualität insgesamt6%
Funktionalität insgesamt5%
Buchse/Anschluss/Stecker5%
Defekt Material/Teile4%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%
Montage/Installation2%
Aufladen1%

Common questions

Is steckdose profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €255K/yr across 30 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the steckdose niche?
13 brands and 94 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in steckdose?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit, Gesamtgröße. The return rate is 0.9%.
When does demand for steckdose peak?
Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the steckdose niche?
Listings span €2.84–€23.95; the average listing price is €9.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,617 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.