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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.77–$14.04) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 67Growth 18Conversion 77Competition 30Returns 96Price range 0Avg price 25Brand share 18Review moat 60Quality gap 32

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great7.6%

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

Market size

Good€656K

€656K/yr · 984K searches

Review moat

Good1,097.44

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay67%

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

Avg price

Okay€8.82

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-13.3%

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

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad€3.77–€14.04

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, zirkel is a €656K/yr Amazon Germany market (984K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

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

zirkel market data

Units sold / yr
80K–100K
avg 4,000–5,000/product
Revenue / yr
€706K–€882K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.6%
Avg BSR
#6
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
78%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
51 months
Avg seller age
180 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

127

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Faber-Castell58%
  • Herlitz11%
  • Eberhard Faber9%
  • STAEDTLER8%
  • CALCUSO7%
  • Facile Scriptum4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Top zirkel search terms

  • zirkel453K/yr
  • zirkel grundschule 4 klasse190K/yr
  • zirkel schule ab 7. klasse56K/yr
  • zirkel faber castell68K/yr
  • zirkel ab 5. klasse57K/yr
  • faber castell zirkel28K/yr
  • zirkel mit feststellrad29K/yr
  • zirkel grundschule19K/yr
  • schnellverstellzirkel12K/yr
  • zirkel faber castell schnellverstellzirkel9K/yr
All search terms

Top zirkel 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%€66K20%€131K30%€197K40%€263K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about zirkel

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt28%

“Beste Qualität”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis15%

“Super Preis Leistung”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit14%

“Gute Handhabung”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%

“Hält was er verspricht”

Einstellbarkeit/Drehbarkeit/lehnend7%

“Lässt sich gut und stabil einstellen”

Gesamtgröße5%

“Passt”

Design insgesamt4%

“cooles Design”

Stärke3%

“Stabiles Modell”

Griff2%

“Er liegt gut in der Hand”

Haltbarkeit2%

“hält bisher gut durch”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt25%

“Absolut schlechte Qualität”

Haltbarkeit17%

“War nicht lange in Gebrauch”

Gleichgewicht/Stabilität4%

“Nixht stabil”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit4%

“Also leider nicht nutzbar”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Leider nur 4 Sterne da auf dem Bild ein Zirkel mit einem biegsamen Bein zusehen ist geliefert wird aber das wie auf meinen Bildern ist irreführend und sollte überarbeitet werden”

Einstellbarkeit/Drehbarkeit/lehnend4%

“Das Einstellrad extrem schwergängig”

Produktzustand4%

“Schon geöffnet gewesen”

Messung / Ablesegenauigkeit4%

“da nicht präzise genug”

Griff4%

“der Zirkel verrutscht/verstellt sich ständig, da alles ziehmlich "locker" ist.”

Funktionalität insgesamt4%

“Funktioniert nicht einwandfrei”

Top return reasons

Defekt Material/Teile19%
Gesamtgröße16%
Funktionalität insgesamt10%
Produktzustand6%
Farbe5%
Mechanismus probleme5%
Qualität insgesamt4%
Haltbarkeit4%
Einstellbarkeit/Drehbarkeit/lehnend4%
Gewicht schwer4%

Common questions

Is zirkel profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €656K/yr across 18 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the zirkel niche?
8 brands and 127 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in zirkel?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit, Gleichgewicht/Stabilität. The return rate is 0.8%.
When does demand for zirkel peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the zirkel niche?
Listings span €3.77–€14.04; the average listing price is €8.82 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,097 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.