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fortnite

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Soft demand (-38.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 69Growth 6Conversion 17Competition 76Returns 91Price range 66Avg price 95Brand share 6Review moat 60Quality gap 23

Avg price

Incredible€29.38

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great39%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Market size

Good€701K

€701K/yr · 1.7M searches

Price range

Good€7.05–€135.86

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

Review moat

Good1,082.76

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Bad4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Bad1.4%

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

Growth

Bad-38.0%

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

Brand share

Bad97%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, fortnite is a €701K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.7M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

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

fortnite market data

Units sold / yr
25K–30K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
€735K–€881K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.4%
Avg BSR
#463
Page quality
0%
Prime
92%
Sponsored
87%
Out of stock
4.8%
Avg brand age
30 months
Avg seller age
178 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

8 flat

Sellers

311

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

1%

  • LEGO59%
  • Fortnite26%
  • Paladone6%
  • Get Trend3%
  • Character World2%
  • Hoofun1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 1%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -38.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
125K75KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.2×

Top fortnite search terms

  • fortnite878K/yr
  • lego fortnite470K/yr
  • fortnite lego202K/yr
  • fortnite bettwäsche27K/yr
  • fortnite merch19K/yr
  • fortnite geschenk13K/yr
  • lego fortnite battle bus set26K/yr
  • fortnite spiel10K/yr
  • fortnite sachen9K/yr
  • fortnite geschenke für jungs8K/yr
All search terms

Top fortnite 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%4%€28K8%€56K12%€84K16%€112K1101001K10K100K 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 fortnite

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt17%

“Cooles Produkt”

Geschenk Zweck16%

“Cooles Geschenk für Teenager”

Montage/Installation7%

“der Aufbau war locker machbar.”

Design insgesamt6%

“Das Set ist sehr detailreich gestaltet”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis6%

“Kind begeistert”

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen5%

“Supertolles Nacht- oder auch einfach Tischlicht/ lampe mit mehreren Funktionen, wie Blinken, Farbwechsel auch Dauerlicht”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Preis war super”

Geschmack insgesamt5%

“mega Lecker”

Farbe4%

“Sehr schöne Lampe mit verschiedene lichtfarbe”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Absolutes Highlight für LEGO/Fortnite-Fans”

What buyers complain about

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis18%

“Schade um das Geld”

Haltbarkeit13%

“Nach 4 Monaten defekt”

Gesamtgröße12%

“Die passen nun also nicht optimal”

Montage/Installation7%

“Relativ schnell und unspektakulär zum zusammen bauen”

Qualität insgesamt6%

“Leider muss ich sagen, dass die Qualität insgesamt nicht besonders hochwertig wirkt”

Abgestanden/verfault/verwöhnt4%

“Schlecht als Geschenk geeignet, wenn das so alt ist”

Farbe2%

“Schöne Deko mit kleiner Enttäuschung bei der Lichtfarbe”

Materialqualität2%

“Billigstes Plastik”

Montage2%

“Die Aufhängung um sie an der Wand zu befestigen ist jedoch eine Fehlkonstruktion: Normalerweise würde man zwei Schrauben in die Wand schrauben, dann die Lampe mit den großen Löchern draufsetzen und zum "Einrasten" runterdrücken - so wie es bei vielen anderen Sachen auch ist.”

Defekt Material/Teile2%

“Es fehlen fünf Teile nachdem Aufbau”

Top return reasons

Defekt Material/Teile15%
Gesamtgröße12%
Funktionalität insgesamt11%
Geschenk Zweck9%
Produktzustand7%
Materialqualität7%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%
Haltbarkeit5%
Qualität insgesamt3%
Nähen/Finish/Polieren3%

Common questions

Is fortnite profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €701K/yr across 38 tracked products. 6 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -38.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the fortnite niche?
8 brands and 311 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in fortnite?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Haltbarkeit, Gesamtgröße. The return rate is 1.2%.
When does demand for fortnite peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 5.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the fortnite niche?
Listings span €7.05–€135.86; the average listing price is €29.38 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,083 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.