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Malstifte

Malstifte shows low returns (0.6%), but soft demand (-40.5% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

52
Worth a look

Top 21% of 1,305 Bürobedarf & Schreibwaren niches · +6 vs the category median of 46

Market size 15Growth 5Conversion 41Competition 87Returns 97Price range 64Avg price 77Brand share 95Review moat 27Quality gap 45
This niche Category average · 1,305 niches

Is Malstifte profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Malstifte is a €61K/yr Amazon Germany market (121K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 40% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Malstifte: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved -40.5% over the last 90 days and 3.2% of searches end in a purchase.

€61K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr5K
Search volume / yr-40.5%121K
Conversion rate3.2%
Avg price€15.60

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 40% of demand, so 60% of the market is open.

60%

open market share

Brands · sellers35 · 155
Top-5 product click share28%
Open market60%
Avg brand age42 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 · 57 products

Sponsored placement96%
New entrants (1y)4· 2 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews3,791

Top Malstifte 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 (28% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

€0€2K€4K€5K€7K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

35 falling

Sellers

155

Top-5 brand share

40%

Top 20: 88%

Top-5 click share

28%

Top 20: 66%

Open market

55%

  • Artecho12%
  • Melifluo10%
  • Pamaker6%
  • Faber-Castell6%
  • Tongfushop5%
  • Lyuvie5%

Malstifte demand & seasonality

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

Volume121KCVR3.2%Products57Brands35Top 5 Brands40%OOS Rate9.4%Rating4.5★Reviews3,791Avg BSR#101
6K4KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Top Malstifte search terms shoppers use

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

  • malstifte für erwachsene55K/yr
  • ausmalstifte für erwachsene14K/yr
  • stifte zum ausmalen für erwachsene10K/yr
  • malen nach zahlen stifte9K/yr
  • ausmalstifte10K/yr
  • mal stifte box8K/yr
  • pencil set6K/yr
  • stifte zum ausmalen5K/yr
  • malbuch stifte4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Malstifte

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

What buyers love

84% of reviews
Farbe36%

Brilliante Farben einfach nur schön

Qualität insgesamt15%

Super Produkt

Stift/Bleistiftqualität13%

Ich bin mit dem Marker-Set sehr zufrieden

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

Für alles andere hat man hier sehr viel Value for money

Zeichenerfahrung3%

Insgesamt hochwertige Qualität zu einem fairen Preis – absolute Empfehlung für Hobbykünstler, Kinder oder jeden, der gerne kreativ ist

What buyers complain about

60% of reviews
Farbe16%

Die Farben sind oft doppelt

trocken/leerTinte10%

Zum Teil fast eingetrocknet

Qualität insgesamt9%

Bei den ganzen positiven Bewertungen hier hab ich mir eine andere Qualität erwartet

Haltbarkeit7%

Mine bricht ständig ab

Anzeigefarben5%

Was mich irritiert ist die Farbpalette

Malstifte return rate & reasons

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

0.6%

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
14%
2trocken/leerTinte
9%
3Qualität insgesamt
8%
4Funktionalität insgesamt
8%
5Anzeigefarben
8%

Common Malstifte questions

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

Flapen scores Malstifte 52/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €61K/yr across 57 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -40.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Malstifte on Amazon Germany peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.