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Malen

weak search conversion (0.6%) — Malen doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Top 43% of 1,305 Bürobedarf & Schreibwaren niches · +1 vs the category median of 46

Market size 10Growth 11Conversion 8Competition 77Returns 96Price range 83Avg price 84Brand share 86Review moat 37Quality gap 35
This niche Category average · 1,305 niches

Is Malen profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Malen is a €39K/yr Amazon Germany market (352K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 49% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Malen: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -27.3% over the last 90 days and 0.6% of searches end in a purchase.

€39K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr3K
Search volume / yr-27.3%352K
Conversion rate0.6%
Avg price€18.59

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 49% of demand, so 51% of the market is open.

51%

open market share

Brands · sellers33 · 79
Top-5 product click share38%
Open market51%
Avg brand age36 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 44 products

Sponsored placement100%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews2,792

Top Malen products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

€0€2K€3K€5K€6K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

33 falling

Sellers

79

Top-5 brand share

49%

Top 20: 88%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 76%

Open market

46%

  • Zenacolor17%
  • Artecho12%
  • Melifluo9%
  • JOYIN6%
  • colozoo5%
  • Ravensburger5%

Malen demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume352KCVR0.6%Products44Brands33Top 5 Brands49%OOS Rate4.7%Rating4.5★Reviews2,792Avg BSR#42
13K8KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top Malen search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • malen231K/yr
  • malen kinder41K/yr
  • mal sachen28K/yr
  • malsachen25K/yr
  • kinder malen17K/yr
  • malen für kinder10K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Malen

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

77% of reviews
Farbe31%

Super Fingerfarben Set

Qualität insgesamt13%

Super Produkt

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

Für alles andere hat man hier sehr viel Value for money

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis7%

Super Spiel

Stift/Bleistiftqualität6%

Fazit: Ein umfangreicher Zeichenkoffer mit sehr guten Stiften und hilfreichem Zubehör, ideal für kreative Kinder

What buyers complain about

57% of reviews
Farbe16%

Ein Pink war doppelt

Qualität insgesamt11%

Die Qualität stimmt keinesfalls mit der Produktbeschreibung überein

trocken/leerTinte6%

Leider war ein Marker defekt und ausgetrocknet

Haltbarkeit4%

überhaupt nicht haltbar

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

4,98 Euro sind noch zu viel dafür

Malen return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.7%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Farbe
13%
2Gesamtgröße
11%
3Qualität insgesamt
9%
4Funktionalität insgesamt
9%
5trocken/leerTinte
6%

Common Malen questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Malen 47/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €39K/yr across 44 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -27.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Malen on Amazon Germany peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.