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e zigarette

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.3%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 77Growth 20Conversion 9Competition 86Returns 99Price range 80Avg price 84Brand share 53Review moat 91Quality gap 96

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Incredible4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Great172.18

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Great29%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great€18.60

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€5.09–€57.88

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

Market size

Great€955K

€955K/yr · 7.4M searches

Brand share

Good73%

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

Growth

Bad-9.9%

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

Conversion

Bad0.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, e zigarette is a €955K/yr Amazon Germany market (7.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 66/100.

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

Market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€744K–€930K
units × avg price
Launch success
32%
7 of 22 new (360d)
Conversion rate
0.7%
Avg BSR
#5
Page quality
0%
Prime
43%
Sponsored
1%
Out of stock
12.2%
Avg brand age
43 months
Avg seller age
184 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (29% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

57

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

29%

Top 20: 62%

Open market

20%

  • ELF Bar39%
  • X-SPACE12%
  • GeekVape8%
  • Vaporesso7%
  • Lifeofvape7%
  • Generisch7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -9.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
225K175KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

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%€29K6%€57K9%€86K12%€115K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 67 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 insgesamt16%

“Super Produkt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis13%

“fairer Preis”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit12%

“einfache Handhabung”

Akkulaufzeit11%

“Super Akku - hält lange”

Geschmack5%

“Lecker Aromen”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

“Erfüllt seinen Zweck”

Geschmack insgesamt4%

“Schmeckt”

Geruch2%

“Aroma”

Gesamtgröße2%

“Passt”

Aufladen2%

“lädt über USB-C angenehm schnell wieder auf.”

What buyers complain about

Haltbarkeit17%

“Keine Haltbarkeit”

Aufladen14%

“Dann muss man nochmals laden”

Qualität insgesamt12%

“Absoluter Müll”

Auslaufsicher10%

“Verlieren liquid nach wenig Zeit”

Funktionalität insgesamt7%

“Funktioniert nicht”

Akkulaufzeit5%

“Bei der einen ist der Akku defekt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Geld Verschwendung”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit3%

“Kleben überhaupt nicht”

Defekt Material/Teile3%

“Gerät ist defekt”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Irreführende Artikelbeschreibung”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt30%
Defekt Material/Teile12%
Aufladen11%
Auslaufsicher9%
Akkulaufzeit5%
Gesamtgröße4%
Haltbarkeit4%
Qualität insgesamt3%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%
Gesamt anzeigen2%

Common questions

Is e zigarette profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €955K/yr across 67 tracked products. 7 of 22 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (66/100).
How competitive is the e zigarette niche?
19 brands and 57 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 29% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 73% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in e zigarette?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Aufladen, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 0.3%.
When does demand for e zigarette peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the e zigarette niche?
Listings span €5.09–€57.88; the average listing price is €18.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 172 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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