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planeten

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Soft demand (-37.4% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 11Growth 6Conversion 31Competition 58Returns 91Price range 66Avg price 71Brand share 75Review moat 47Quality gap 67

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great60%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Avg price

Good€14.56

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Good€4.02–€35.97

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

Competition

Good50%

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

Review moat

Okay1,794.78

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay2.5%

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

Market size

Bad€45K

€45K/yr · 125K searches

Growth

Bad-37.4%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, planeten is a €45K/yr Amazon Germany market (125K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 60% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

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

planeten market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€44K–€58K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.5%
Avg BSR
#392
Page quality
0%
Prime
96%
Sponsored
78%
Out of stock
5.0%
Avg brand age
121 months
Avg seller age
195 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

23 rising

Sellers

228

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

36%

  • Kosmos38%
  • Mechaniker6%
  • Ravensburger6%
  • moses5%
  • xocome5%
  • BONNYCO4%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 30 weeks — -37.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K4KDec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top planeten search terms

  • planeten57K/yr
  • planeten kinder54K/yr
  • flummi planeten6K/yr
  • kosmos flummi planeten3K/yr
  • planete2K/yr
  • flummi planeten kosmos3K/yr
All search terms

Top planeten 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%€4K20%€9K30%€13K40%€18K101001K10K 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 planeten

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

What buyers love

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis27%

“Lustig,”

Geschenk Zweck11%

“Super Geschenk”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“das Produkt ist wie beschrieben”

Qualität insgesamt7%

“Top Produkt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Preis/Leistung super”

Bild/Bildklarheit5%

“Beeindruckende Bilder”

Design insgesamt4%

“das Design hochwertig”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“gut einsetzbar”

Farbe3%

“Das einzig Positive: Die Farben des Druckes sind schön und leuchtend”

Pädagogisch-insgesamt2%

“Lehrreiches Spielzeug”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt16%

“qualitativ auch eher minderwertig”

Haltbarkeit8%

“Nach 5 Minuten defekt”

Gesamtgröße7%

“Ich empfele diese produkt nicht, sooooi klein”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Nicht wie abgebildet”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit5%

“hat sich überall festgeklebt”

Montage/Installation4%

“Je nach Alter kann beim Zusammenbauen an manchen Stellen etwas Unterstützung nötig sein”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Der Würfel ist sein Geld nicht wert”

Hartes Gefühl4%

“Für kleine Kinderhände ist das schwierig, sodass oft ein Erwachsener helfen muss”

Geruch3%

“Bälle stinken leider sehr”

Defekt Material/Teile3%

“Viele defekt”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße18%
Qualität insgesamt14%
Funktionalität insgesamt9%
Defekt Material/Teile8%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%
Geschenk Zweck4%
Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen4%
Geruch4%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit3%
Materialqualität3%

Common questions

Is planeten profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €45K/yr across 27 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -37.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the planeten niche?
23 brands and 228 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 60% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in planeten?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit, Gesamtgröße. The return rate is 1.2%.
What does it cost to enter the planeten niche?
Listings span €4.02–€35.97; the average listing price is €14.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,795 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.