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herpes

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A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 82% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 51Growth 16Conversion 90Competition 15Returns 99Price range 51Avg price 53Brand share 26Review moat 57Quality gap 48

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.7%

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

Review moat

Good1,211.45

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good€12.41

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Good€288K

€288K/yr · 217K searches

Price range

Good€5.18–€25.19

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay89%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Growth

Bad-18.1%

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

Competition

Bad82%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, herpes is a €288K/yr Amazon Germany market (217K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

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

herpes market data

Units sold / yr
25K–30K
avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr
€310K–€372K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.7%
Avg BSR
#63
Page quality
0%
Prime
91%
Sponsored
82%
Out of stock
7.7%
Avg brand age
69 months
Avg seller age
179 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 82% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

41

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • Herpotherm41%
  • Lyranda37%
  • N14%
  • Urgo4%
  • Medolin4%
  • STADA3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top herpes search terms

  • herpes65K/yr
  • herpes hitzestift29K/yr
  • lyranda kautabletten herpes23K/yr
  • herpotherm24K/yr
  • lippenherpes20K/yr
  • lyranda24K/yr
  • herpotherm herpes stift original7K/yr
  • herpes stift6K/yr
  • lyranda kautabletten6K/yr
  • lippenherpes hitzestift3K/yr
All search terms

Top herpes 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%15%€43K30%€86K45%€130K60%€173K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about herpes

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt18%

“Super Produkt”

Effizienz11%

“Funktioniert”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

“Preis war gut, daher doch am Besten das Original”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%

“Hält was es verspricht”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit6%

“leicht aufzutragen”

Kältelinderung6%

“Hilft super gegen Lippenherpes”

Feucht/Trocken4%

“trocknet schnell und versiegelt es.”

Fieberlinderung4%

“Bestes Mittel bei Lippen Herpes”

Einfache Anwendung3%

“Hilft schnell, leich aufzutragen und alltags tauglich”

Geschmack insgesamt3%

“Und schmeckt sehr gut”

What buyers complain about

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

“Schade ums Geld”

Funktionalität insgesamt6%

“Hilft überhaupt nicht”

Geschmack insgesamt6%

“Geschmack gewöhnungsbedürftig”

Geruch5%

“Pflegestift stinkt extrem unangenehm nach Plastik”

Hautgesundheit5%

“Für mich ist die Creme damit absolut unbrauchbar, da man sie ja meistens erst dann zur Hand hat, wenn es bereits kribbelt oder die Bläschen da sind”

Schmerzlinderung – insgesamt5%

“Schmerzhaft”

Allergien4%

“Halten überhaupt nicht und verursachen Ausschlag”

Verschwendung natürlicher Ressourcen4%

“Geldverschwendung”

Nebenwirkungen4%

“Knapp eine Woche nach dem ich die Tabletten genommen hatte bekamm ich wieder einen Herpes”

Sichtweite4%

“nicht unsichtbar”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt31%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis15%
Zertifizierungen15%
Empfindlichkeit insgesamt8%
Abgabemechanismus8%
Dünn8%
Defekt Material/Teile8%
Geruch3%
Entflammbar3%
Hautgesundheit3%

Common questions

Is herpes profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €288K/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -18.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the herpes niche?
9 brands and 41 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 82% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in herpes?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Funktionalität insgesamt, Geschmack insgesamt. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for herpes peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the herpes niche?
Listings span €5.18–€25.19; the average listing price is €12.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,211 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.