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Erkältungskapseln

soft demand (-51.8% this quarter) — Erkältungskapseln doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

45
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Ranks 1,984 of 2,966 Drogerie & Körperpflege niches · −4 vs the category median of 49

Market size 35Growth 0Conversion 82Competition 27Returns 100Price range 77Avg price 82Brand share 13Review moat 85Quality gap 37
This niche Category average · 2,966 niches

Is Erkältungskapseln profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Erkältungskapseln is a €167K/yr Amazon Germany market (108K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Erkältungskapseln: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -51.8% over the last 90 days and 8.7% of searches end in a purchase.

€167K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr-51.8%108K
Conversion rate8.7%
Avg price€17.76

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand, so 5% of the market is open.

5%

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 49
Top-5 product click share69%
Open market5%
Avg brand age84 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 · 17 products

Sponsored placement24%
New entrants (1y)0· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews307

Top Erkältungskapseln 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 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€8K€17K€25K€33K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Soledum68%
  • tetesept14%
  • Sinulind8%
  • Doppelherz3%
  • Engelhard Arzneimittel GmbH & Co.KG3%
  • Klosterfrau2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Erkältungskapseln demand & seasonality

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

Volume108KCVR8.7%Products17Brands8Top 5 Brands95%OOS Rate12.5%Rating4.5★Reviews307Avg BSR#1,482
4K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

Top Erkältungskapseln search terms shoppers use

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

  • soledum forte54K/yr
  • soledum24K/yr
  • tetesept erkältungskapseln thymian8K/yr
  • tetesept erkältungskapseln13K/yr
  • eukalyptus kapseln6K/yr
  • soledum forte 50 stück3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Erkältungskapseln

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

What buyers love

73% of reviews
Kältelinderung14%

Gut für Erkältung und Rülpsergeschmack

Hustenlinderung13%

Hustensaft. Sehr gut hilft schnell

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

Günstige Alternative

Effizienz7%

Wirkt wunderbar

Einfache Anwendung6%

Hilfreich bei konsequenter Anwendung

What buyers complain about

77% of reviews
Geschmack insgesamt70%

Schmeckt merkwürdig

Allergien7%

mein Mann hatte seit Wochen eine üble Erkältung mit unangenehmer Atemnot + leicht blauen Lippen, die mit den üblichen Mitteln = Spitzwegerichhustensaft/Thymiantabletten und Schleimlöser nicht zum erliegen kam.

Common Erkältungskapseln questions

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

Flapen scores Erkältungskapseln 45/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €167K/yr across 17 tracked products. Search demand moved -51.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Erkältungskapseln on Amazon Germany peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 3.8× the quietest.