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Aktivkohle

Aktivkohle shows low returns (0.2%), but soft demand (-13.0% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

50
Worth a look

Top 44% of 2,966 Drogerie & Körperpflege niches · +1 vs the category median of 49

Market size 33Growth 18Conversion 58Competition 43Returns 99Price range 54Avg price 76Brand share 60Review moat 70Quality gap 38
This niche Category average · 2,966 niches

Is Aktivkohle profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Aktivkohle is a €153K/yr Amazon Germany market (201K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.

Aktivkohle: 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 -13.0% over the last 90 days and 5.0% of searches end in a purchase.

€153K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr-13.0%201K
Conversion rate5.0%
Avg price€15.30

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand, so 31% of the market is open.

31%

open market share

Brands · sellers16 · 45
Top-5 product click share59%
Open market31%
Avg brand age55 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 · 21 products

Sponsored placement52%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews692

Top Aktivkohle 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

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€15K€31K€46K€61K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

26%

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Aktivkohle demand & seasonality

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

Volume201KCVR5.0%Products21Brands16Top 5 Brands69%OOS Rate2.3%Rating4.5★Reviews692Avg BSR#127
5K3KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top Aktivkohle search terms shoppers use

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

  • aktivkohle148K/yr
  • aktivkohle granulat28K/yr
  • activated charcoal16K/yr
  • aktiv kohle4K/yr
  • activated carbon3K/yr
  • aktivkohlegranulat3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Aktivkohle

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

What buyers love

82% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt25%

Ok. Super produkt

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt11%

Wie bestellt

Geruch8%

Geruch ist immer noch vorhanden

Benutzerfreundlichkeit8%

Schnelle Wirkung

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

Top Ware gerne wieder Preis-Leistung super

What buyers complain about

80% of reviews
Funktionalität insgesamt23%

Do not work

Qualität insgesamt18%

Qualität ist miserabel in dem Eimer befand sich extrem viel feiner staub so das der inhal der eigentlich für zwei füllungen gericht hätte nur für ein Füllung gereicht hat

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

Ok. Ganz OK nur zu teuer

Hartes Gefühl5%

leider ist sie so hart, dass sie sich nicht auflöst.

Geruch5%

Keine Geruchsminderung

Aktivkohle return rate & reasons

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

0.2%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

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

1Gesamtgröße
38%
2Funktionalität insgesamt
15%
3Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
11%
4Kompatibilität – insgesamt
8%
5Defekt Material/Teile
5%

Common Aktivkohle questions

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

Flapen scores Aktivkohle 50/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €153K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -13.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Aktivkohle on Amazon Germany is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.