wacken
Skip itA small market ($5K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great€16.61avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good€6.59–€32.44cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+37.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Okay2,888.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay88%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Bad6.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Bad82%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Conversion
Bad0.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad€5K€5K/yr · 78K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, wacken is a €5K/yr Amazon Germany market (78K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 29/100.
Data updated Jul 12, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
wacken market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- €17K–€21K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.4%
- Avg BSR
- #1,540
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 60%
- Sponsored
- 70%
- Out of stock
- 7.9%
- Avg brand age
- 48 months
- Avg seller age
- 184 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 82% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
23
Top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
7%
- Winkee Rocks48%
- W:O:A23%
- Kelmon6%
- Beer of the Gods - Since 2016 - Wacken Brauerei6%
- DUNLOP5%
- Wacken Fanartikel - ESTD.11485%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 7%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +37.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jul, Aug, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.7×
Top wacken search terms
- wacken55K/yr
- wacken fanartikel20K/yr
- wacken tshirt3K/yr
Top wacken 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.
All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Winkee Rocks - Rock Hand Socken | Cool Socks in Größe 41-45 (XL/XXL) | Lustige Socken für Männer & Frauen | Socks mit Motiv
Winkee Rocks€9.684.8★41 rev
Wacken Open Air Wacken Unisex Gürteltasche schwarz Polyester Basics Festival
W:O:A€32.440.0★0 rev
Wacken Open Air Soccer Scarf Männer Schal schwarz/weiß 100% Polyacryl Band-Merch Bands Fußball
W:O:A€19.790.0★0 rev
Kelmon Herren Denim Westen Zerrissen Casual Ärmellos Biker Fashion Jeansweste
Kelmon€27.514.0★827 rev
DUNLOP Dee Calf Gummistiefel Halbhohe Regenstiefel für Damen & Herren Wasserdicht Leicht Komfortabel Schwarz Größe 42
DUNLOP€12.874.4★27,651 rev
Newest
by launch dateWacken Open Air Soccer Scarf Männer Schal schwarz/weiß 100% Polyacryl Band-Merch Bands Fußball
W:O:A€19.790 rev
Wacken Open Air Wacken Unisex Gürteltasche schwarz Polyester Basics Festival
W:O:A€32.440 rev
Wacken Fanartikel ESTD.1148 Wacken T-Shirt
Wacken Fanartikel - ESTD.1148€14.445 rev
Stadt Land Fluss Metal Edition by snaPmee - Spiel + Geschenk für Heavy Metal Fans - Das Metalhead-Quiz - 50 Blatt Din-A4
Fotospiel€8.3564 rev
Wacken Brauerei Festival-Pack Bierpaket 5 Bierdosen 0 44 l 5 3% vol.
Beer of the Gods - Since 2016 - Wacken Brauerei€21.881 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumWacken Open Air Wacken Unisex Gürteltasche schwarz Polyester Basics Festival
W:O:A€32.440.0★
Wacken Open Air Soccer Scarf Männer Schal schwarz/weiß 100% Polyacryl Band-Merch Bands Fußball
W:O:A€19.790.0★
Kelmon Herren Denim Westen Zerrissen Casual Ärmellos Biker Fashion Jeansweste
Kelmon€27.514.0★
Winkee Rocks - Rock Hand Socken | Cool Socks in Größe 41-45 (XL/XXL) | Lustige Socken für Männer & Frauen | Socks mit Motiv
Winkee Rocks€9.684.8★
DUNLOP Dee Calf Gummistiefel Halbhohe Regenstiefel für Damen & Herren Wasserdicht Leicht Komfortabel Schwarz Größe 42
DUNLOP€12.874.4★
What buyers say about wacken
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Passt”
“Qualität ist auch super”
“Schönes Geschenk”
“Super und praktisch”
“Entsprechen dem Preis”
“schöne leichte Gartensiefel”
“Sehr angenehmes Tragen”
“Absolut Wasserdicht”
“Positiv:Ansonsten sind sie im Sommer top und man kann gut damit arbeiten und laufen”
“sie riechen nicht nach so billig Kunststoff wie andere Schuhe oder Stiefel”
What buyers complain about
“Billig im Sinn des Wortes”
“Fallen etwas groß aus”
“Schicke Socken, leider bisschen teuer”
“Wie zu sehen ist halten diese Gummistiefel bei geringem Nutzung nicht lange”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is wacken profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €5K/yr across 10 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +37.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (29/100).
- How competitive is the wacken niche?
- 8 brands and 23 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 82% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in wacken?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Gesamtgröße, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 6.3% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for wacken peak?
- Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Dec; the busiest month runs 5.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the wacken niche?
- Listings span €6.59–€32.44; the average listing price is €16.61 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,889 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.