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abnehmen

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 96Growth 23Conversion 27Competition 82Returns 100Price range 11Avg price 95Brand share 91Review moat 36Quality gap 94

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Market size

Incredible€2.7M

€2.7M/yr · 3.0M searches

Avg price

Incredible€41.40

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Great44%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Okay2,873.04

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay2.2%

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

Growth

Bad-3.1%

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

Price range

Bad€3.15–€777.92

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, abnehmen is a €2.7M/yr Amazon Germany market (3.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 44% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Worth a look — 68/100.

Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

Market data

Units sold / yr
60K–80K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
€2.5M–€3.3M
units × avg price
Launch success
78%
14 of 18 new (360d)
Conversion rate
2.2%
Avg BSR
#908
Page quality
0%
Prime
91%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
16.7%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
172 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

39 falling

Sellers

97

Top-5 brand share

44%

Top 20: 87%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

51%

  • BRNR12%
  • Doppelherz10%
  • NATURTREU9%
  • ProFuel7%
  • Pflarosa6%
  • NaroVital5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
90K70KPrime Day '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%€80K6%€160K9%€239K12%€319K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 53 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt13%

“Bestes Produkt”

Gewichtsverlust7%

“Habe in 3 Wochen ca.4,5 Kilo abgenommen”

Energieniveau6%

“Es gibt mir täglich einen Energieschub – ein echter Beauty-Boost”

Geschmack insgesamt6%

“Yummy”

Reguliert die Verdauung5%

“Verdauung tut es gut”

Ernährungs Gehalt5%

“All-in-One-Wellness in einer Kapsel”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit4%

“Einnahme easy”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%

“Bester Preis”

Dosierung3%

“mit optimaler Dosierung”

Geschmack3%

“Absoluter Favorit”

What buyers complain about

Funktionalität insgesamt18%

“Null Wirkung”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis10%

“Schade bei dem hohen Preis”

Dosierung5%

“sehr niedrig dosiert”

Nebenwirkungen5%

“Es scheint also, dass dieses Medikament bei mir nicht mehr so gut wirkt”

Gewichtsverlust5%

“bisschen bessere Ernährung 8 Kilo abgenommen.”

Geschmack insgesamt4%

“Übler Nachgeschmack”

Säureregulator/Linderung von Magenschmerzen3%

“habe massive Magenschmerzen”

Allergien3%

“Juckreiz”

Süße3%

“Total starker Süßstoff Geschmack”

Gesamtgröße2%

“Die Tabletten sind nicht so gross”

Top return reasons

Ölig/fettig20%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt13%
Geschmack7%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit7%
Funktionalität insgesamt7%
Stärke7%
Geschmack insgesamt7%
Gesamtgröße7%
Fleckenbeständigkeit7%
Gelenkschmerzen7%

Common questions

Is abnehmen profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €2.7M/yr across 53 tracked products. 14 of 18 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (68/100).
How competitive is the abnehmen niche?
39 brands and 97 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 44% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in abnehmen?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Funktionalität insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Dosierung. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for abnehmen peak?
Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the abnehmen niche?
Listings span €3.15–€777.92; the average listing price is €41.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,873 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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