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sommer

Worth a look

Shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 29% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 12Growth 84Conversion 7Competition 86Returns 45Price range 68Avg price 76Brand share 86Review moat 44Quality gap 85

Competition

Great29%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great49%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Great+82.9%

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

Avg price

Great€15.56

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good€4.30–€37.58

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

Returns

Okay3.4%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Okay2,100.27

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad€48K

€48K/yr · 566K searches

Conversion

Bad0.5%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, sommer is a €48K/yr Amazon Germany market (566K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 49% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

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

sommer market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€78K–€93K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.5%
Avg BSR
#102
Page quality
0%
Prime
98%
Sponsored
84%
Out of stock
3.2%
Avg brand age
36 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition & brand share

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

Brands

40 rising

Sellers

66

Top-5 brand share

49%

Top 20: 86%

Top-5 click share

29%

Top 20: 66%

Open market

47%

  • Amazon Essentials15%
  • ONLY11%
  • IECCP8%
  • Soummé8%
  • QJJQ7%
  • Geagodelia4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 53 weeks — +82.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '26JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.2×

Top sommer search terms

  • sommer307K/yr
  • summer152K/yr
  • somme79K/yr
  • soumme deo15K/yr
  • soumme6K/yr
  • soumme antitranspirant frauen6K/yr
  • soumme antitranspirant1K/yr
All search terms

Top sommer 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%3%€1K6%€3K9%€4K12%€6K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

What buyers say about sommer

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt16%

“Super Produkt”

Gesamtgröße13%

“true to size”

Geruch11%

“Riecht gut”

Komfort insgesamt9%

“super bequem”

Farbe4%

“Badeschlappen, leicht, schöne Farbe”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Produkt hilft, was es verspricht”

Atmungsaktivität3%

“Bestes Antitranspirant”

Weiches Gefühl3%

“Schnittform Material weich”

Haltbarkeit3%

“1 Stück hält über mehrere Monate”

Materialqualität3%

“Material topp”

What buyers complain about

Geruch11%

“Stinkt nach Chemikalien”

Gesamtgröße10%

“Fallen kleiner aus”

Qualität insgesamt9%

“Müll”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Etwas teurer”

Allergien6%

“Es brennt und juckt unter den Achseln”

Funktionalität insgesamt5%

“Wirkt nicht”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Nicht wie auf dem Foto abgebildet”

Ölig/fettig3%

“Sehr fettig”

Farbverblassen/Verfärbung3%

“Färbt ab”

Komfort insgesamt2%

“unangenehm auf der Haut”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße47%
Materialqualität8%
Breite7%
Länge6%
Farbe5%
Qualität insgesamt4%
Geruch3%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%
Füße fit1%
Dünn1%

Common questions

Is sommer profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €48K/yr across 64 tracked products. 2 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +82.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
How competitive is the sommer niche?
40 brands and 66 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 29% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 49% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in sommer?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geruch, Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 3.4%.
When does demand for sommer peak?
Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 4.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the sommer niche?
Listings span €4.30–€37.58; the average listing price is €15.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,100 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.