Is protektorenhose profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?

The niche generates €9K/yr across 39 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -83.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).

How competitive is the protektorenhose niche?

23 brands and 66 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in protektorenhose?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Schweißresistenz, Zertifizierungen. The return rate is 8.9% — above our launch gate.

What does it cost to enter the protektorenhose niche?

Listings span €8.94–€66.76; the average listing price is €32.95 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 750 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

protektorenhose

Skip it

Soft demand (-83.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Avg price

Incredible€32.95

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€8.94–€66.76

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

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good40%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Good749.95

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Okay76%

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

Returns

Bad8.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Bad0.6%

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

Market size

Bad€9K

€9K/yr · 48K searches

Growth

Bad-83.1%

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

Signals High Returns

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, protektorenhose is a €9K/yr Amazon Germany market (48K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Data updated Jul 12, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

protektorenhose market data

Units sold / yr: 250–500; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: €8K–€16K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 0.6%
Avg BSR: #81
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 85%
Sponsored: 77%
Out of stock: 6.6%
Avg brand age: 53 months
Avg seller age: 194 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 40% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

23 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 84%

Open market

21%

Cienfy54%
TOMSHOO9%
O'NEAL4%
German Wear4%
AGV4%
Kempa3%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 21 weeks — -83.1% search growth over the last 90 days.

Open Trend

Top protektorenhose search terms

protektorenhose14K/yr -66.4%0.3% conv.
steißbein protektor6K/yr -67.6%1.5% conv.
hüftschutz3K/yr -40.2%0.4% conv.
snowboard protektorhose7K/yr -96.4%0.7% conv.
snowboard protektor10K/yr -97.6%0.7% conv.
protektorenhose snowboard4K/yr -97.1%0.0% conv.
snowboard schutz4K/yr -97.7%0.0% conv.

All search terms

Top protektorenhose 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Cienfy 3D Hüftpolster Eva Protektorenhose Gepolsterter Shorts Crash-Pad Impakthose für Skiing Eislauf Snowboardfahren Und Skateboardfahren

Cienfy€28.684.4★1,302 rev

Cienfy 3D Hüftpolster Eva Protektorenhose Gepolsterter Shorts Crash-Pad Impakthose für Skiing Eislauf Snowboardfahren Und Skateboardfahren

Cienfy€28.594.4★1,303 rev

Cienfy Protektive Gepolsterte Shorts mit Eva Steißbeinpolster für Snowboard Schlittschuh & Ski 3D Hüftprotektor für Hüfte Gesäß und Steißbein (Medium)

Cienfy€28.314.0★85 rev

Cienfy Protektive Gepolsterte Shorts mit Eva Steißbeinpolster für Snowboard Schlittschuh & Ski 3D Hüftprotektor für Hüfte Gesäß und Steißbein (Large)

Cienfy€28.764.0★85 rev

Cienfy 3D hüftschutz Eva protektorenhose gepolsterter Shorts impakthose steißbeinpad für Skifahren Skateboardfahren snowboardfahren und eislaufen (Medium)

Cienfy€38.754.3★330 rev

Newest

by launch date

Cienfy Protektive Gepolsterte Shorts mit Eva Steißbeinpolster für Snowboard Schlittschuh & Ski 3D Hüftprotektor für Hüfte Gesäß und Steißbein (Medium)

Cienfy€28.3185 rev

9mo ago

Cienfy Protektive Gepolsterte Shorts mit Eva Steißbeinpolster für Snowboard Schlittschuh & Ski 3D Hüftprotektor für Hüfte Gesäß und Steißbein (Large)

Cienfy€28.7685 rev

9mo ago

3D Skater Schutzhosen für Schutz Hüfte Po & Steißbein Gepolsterte Schutz-Shorts für Snowboarding Skaten und Skifahren Polster Protektorenhose

ONTYZZ€25.3827 rev

10mo ago

REBELHORN RE ZRO MK1-TB-01 Steißbeinprotektor für Motorradhosen Steißbeinschutz | Tasche für Steißbein Schützer in Motorradhosen ist Erforderlich

REBELHORN€8.9414 rev

1y ago

Cienfy 3D hüftschutz Eva protektorenhose gepolsterter Shorts impakthose steißbeinpad für Skifahren Skateboardfahren snowboardfahren und eislaufen (Medium)

Cienfy€38.75330 rev

2y ago

What buyers say about protektorenhose

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

What buyers love

Gesamtgröße26%

“Passt perfekt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis10%

“Das Geld absolut wert”

Qualität insgesamt7%

“Qualitativ ganz gut”

Komfort insgesamt6%

“bequem”

Schutz6%

“Hat mir geholfen beim Snowboarden sanfter herunterzufallen ohne grossen Schaden zu bekommen wie ohne Schutz”

Schmerzlinderung – insgesamt4%

“Sie hat mich schon vor einigen Schmerzen bewahrt”

Design insgesamt3%

“Grundsätzlich gute Konstruktion”

Flexibilität3%

“sehr angenehm flexibel”

Kissen3%

“Polstert sehr gut”

Greifer/Spikes/Stollen1%

“nicht verrutscht”

What buyers complain about

Gesamtgröße23%

“Größenangabe irritierend”

Schweißresistenz12%

“Wenn es zu warm wird, ziehe ich keine Thermohose mehr drunter, weil man sonst zu sehr schwitzt”

Zertifizierungen6%

“nicht ohne Grund unzertifiziert - absoluter Minimalschutz”

Übung/Sporteignung2%

“Fürs Rollschuhfahren nur bedingt geeignet”

Farbe2%

“Die Farbe ist gewöhnungsbedürftig aber sieht man ja im Gebrauch eh nicht”

Kissen2%

“Seiten Polster fehlen”

Oberschenkel fit2%

“Einzige negative Rezension, bei 1,86 cm und 90 kg ist die Beinlaenge etwas zu kurz”

Griff2%

“Sie rutscht immer ein Stück runter”

Dicke2%

“sind aber eher dicker”

Eignung Winterwetter2%

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße78%

Kissen4%

Komfort insgesamt3%

Fall/Aufprallschutz3%

Oberschenkel fit2%

Materialqualität1%

Dicke1%

Qualität insgesamt1%

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt1%

Schutz1%

Common questions

Is protektorenhose profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?: The niche generates €9K/yr across 39 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -83.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the protektorenhose niche?: 23 brands and 66 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in protektorenhose?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Schweißresistenz, Zertifizierungen. The return rate is 8.9% — above our launch gate.
What does it cost to enter the protektorenhose niche?: Listings span €8.94–€66.76; the average listing price is €32.95 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 750 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.