Is lte stick profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?

The niche generates €184K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).

How competitive is the lte stick niche?

13 brands and 214 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 51% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in lte stick?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Konnektivität – insgesamt, Funktionalität insgesamt, Kompatibilität – insgesamt. The return rate is 5.7% — above our launch gate.

When does demand for lte stick peak?

Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the lte stick niche?

Listings span €15.83–€233.43; the average listing price is €53.87 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 993 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

lte stick

Skip it

Soft demand (-13.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Avg price

Great€53.87

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Great51%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Review moat

Good993.3

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay60%

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

Price range

Okay€15.83–€233.43

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

Market size

Okay€184K

€184K/yr · 161K searches

Conversion

Okay2.1%

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

Returns

Bad5.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-13.1%

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

Signals High Returns High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, lte stick is a €184K/yr Amazon Germany market (161K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

lte stick market data

Units sold / yr: 2K–3K; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: €108K–€135K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 2.1%
Avg BSR: #113
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 95%
Sponsored: 55%
Out of stock: 3.6%
Avg brand age: 36 months
Avg seller age: 188 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

214

Top-5 brand share

51%

Top 20: 71%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

20%

--29%
D-Link20%
HUAWEI12%
Karbor8%
EIOTCLUB6%
TCL5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 85 weeks — -13.1% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Open Trend

Top lte stick search terms

lte stick30K/yr -16.4%2.1% conv.
5g stick27K/yr -11.4%0.4% conv.
lte stick fritzbox kompatibel18K/yr -11.8%2.2% conv.
surfstick12K/yr -11.2%1.9% conv.
usb stick für sim karte10K/yr -17.9%1.1% conv.
5g usb stick10K/yr -26.0%0.8% conv.
5g stick fritzbox3K/yr +223.3%0.8% conv.
5g usb modem7K/yr -5.8%0.8% conv.
internet stick sim karte6K/yr -4.6%0.9% conv.
usb modem5K/yr -13.1%1.2% conv.

All search terms

Top lte stick 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

ZTE MF79U Wingle CAT4-4G entsperrtes WLAN-USB-Modem kostengünstiges Reise-WLAN 150 Mbit/s Externe Antennenanschlüsse Weiß

--€29.434.3★1,097 rev

D-Link DWM-222W 4G LTE AX300 Wi-Fi 6 USB-Adapter Tragbarer SIM-Karten-Dongle Plug & Play LTE-Stick 150 Mbit/s Download WPA3 Bis zu 8 Geräte Mobiler Hotspot für Laptop PC Mac Linux

D-Link€28.533.8★49 rev

Karbor 4G LTE WLAN-USB-Modem 300 Mbit/s kostengünstiger WLAN Stick USB-Mobil-Breitband-Dongle verbindet bis zu 10 Geräte ideal für Geschäft und Reisen (1 Stück Externe Antenne enthalten)

Karbor€30.224.1★45 rev

D-Link D501 5G NR USB-Adapter Ultraschnelles 5G/4G LTE Internet Plug & Play USB-C Klappantenne Nano-SIM kompaktes Design Windows/macOS/Linux

D-Link€233.434.8★8 rev

Huawei entsperrt E3372-LTE / 4G 150 Mbit / s USB-Dongle dual band - Weiß

HUAWEI€39.794.1★1,052 rev

Newest

by launch date

EIOTCLUB 4G LTE Surfstick Surf Stick mit WiFi 6 150 Mbps SIM-Lock Mobile Internet 4G-Internet-Stick mit vorinstallierter SIM-Karte Plug & Play WLAN-Hotspot für Laptop/PC/Smartphone

EIOTCLUB€30.1311 rev

5mo ago

TCL LINKKEY IK41 Tragbarer 4G LTE USB-Dongle mit 150 Mbps Geschwindigkeit Plug-and-Play-Konnektivität

TCL€37.0943 rev

7mo ago

SIMPoYo USB Dongle Wireless Network Wi-Fi Adapter Plug and Play Wi-Fi Hotspot with 10G SIM Card for Slate 7/Beryl AX/Slate AX/Opal 4G LTE Mobile Unlocked Modem for Desktop/Laptop/Travel/Business

GL.iNet€24.66106 rev

9mo ago

D-Link D501 5G NR USB-Adapter Ultraschnelles 5G/4G LTE Internet Plug & Play USB-C Klappantenne Nano-SIM kompaktes Design Windows/macOS/Linux

D-Link€233.438 rev

11mo ago

Karbor 4G LTE WLAN-USB-Modem 300 Mbit/s kostengünstiger WLAN Stick USB-Mobil-Breitband-Dongle verbindet bis zu 10 Geräte ideal für Geschäft und Reisen (1 Stück Externe Antenne enthalten)

Karbor€30.2245 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about lte stick

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

What buyers love

Konnektivität – insgesamt18%

“Super Mobiler Router”

Qualität insgesamt11%

“Super Produkt”

Montage/Installation10%

“Installation easy”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%

“Es macht was es soll”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

“Preis Leistung ok”

Kompatibilität – insgesamt7%

“Guter Adapter”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit5%

“einfache Verwaltung über App (nur wenige Schritte, übersichtlich).”

Funktionalität insgesamt4%

“flexibler Surfstick mit cleverem Konzept”

Akkulaufzeit3%

“eine ansehnliche Akku Laufzeit”

Datenübertragungsgeschwindigkeit3%

“Geschwindigkeit: Degensicherer DL bis 3600 Mbit/s und UL bis 500 Mbit/s – ideal für 4K-Streaming, Gaming und Cloud-Arbeiten unterwegs”

What buyers complain about

Konnektivität – insgesamt20%

“Dauernd grundlos offline, sehr ärgerlich”

Funktionalität insgesamt8%

“Hält nicht,was es verspricht”

Kompatibilität – insgesamt6%

“Problem ist IPv4 / IPv6”

Qualität insgesamt6%

“Sieht nicht hochwertig aus”

Haltbarkeit5%

“Nach 2,5 Jahren defekt”

Montage/Installation4%

“schwer zu installieren”

Software/Anwendung4%

“**Auch die Huawei-App funktioniert nicht** – gleiches Problem”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Die Beschreibung ist dürftig”

Datenübertragungsgeschwindigkeit3%

“Kein Geschwindigkeitswunder im Vergleich zum LTE Router für YT”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“Unbrauchbar”

Top return reasons

Konnektivität – insgesamt27%

Kompatibilität – insgesamt21%

Funktionalität insgesamt18%

Signalstärke4%

Gesamtgröße3%

Defekt Material/Teile3%