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Wasserdichte Socken

soft demand (-34.1% this quarter) — Wasserdichte Socken doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

42
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Ranks 1,718 of 2,560 Fashion niches · −4 vs the category median of 46

Market size 11Growth 8Conversion 26Competition 57Returns 69Price range 84Avg price 85Brand share 37Review moat 71Quality gap 58
This niche Category average · 2,560 niches

Is Wasserdichte Socken profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Wasserdichte Socken is a €45K/yr Amazon Germany market (114K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Wasserdichte Socken: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -34.1% over the last 90 days and 2.1% of searches end in a purchase.

€45K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr3K
Search volume / yr-34.1%114K
Conversion rate2.1%
Avg price€18.90

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand, so 17% of the market is open.

17%

open market share

Brands · sellers14 · 20
Top-5 product click share51%
Open market17%
Avg brand age48 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 29 products

Sponsored placement86%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews653

Top Wasserdichte Socken products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€5K€9K€14K€18K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 flat

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

13%

  • WRAP ME28%
  • OTTERSHELL27%
  • SealSkinz11%
  • BBXWANG10%
  • WATERFLY7%
  • CAPAS4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 13%)

Wasserdichte Socken demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume114KCVR2.1%Products29Brands14Top 5 Brands83%OOS Rate7.9%Rating4.4★Reviews653Avg BSR#398
6K4KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Top Wasserdichte Socken search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • wasserdichte socken37K/yr
  • wasserdichte socken herren13K/yr
  • sealskinz15K/yr
  • wasserdichte socken damen8K/yr
  • sealskinz socken wasserdicht8K/yr
  • wasserdichte socken.5K/yr
  • wasserfeste socken6K/yr
  • waterproof socks6K/yr
  • socken wasserdicht6K/yr
  • wasserdichte socken kinder6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Wasserdichte Socken

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

77% of reviews
Wärme16%

Sehr warm

Gesamtgröße13%

Passt super

Komfort insgesamt12%

Sehr bequem

Wasserbeständigkeit10%

wasserdichten, atmungsaktiven Membran.

Qualität insgesamt9%

Beste Socken für Handwerker

What buyers complain about

55% of reviews
Wasserbeständigkeit18%

Die Socken können von oben eindringendes Wasser nicht ewig abhalten

Gesamtgröße10%

Passform ungeeignet

Wärme5%

Hält leider nicht warm

Füße fit4%

Passform ungenügend - am Bein viel zu weit

Übung/Sporteignung4%

Leider nicht zum Laufen geeignet

Wasserdichte Socken return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

2.3%

Return rate

8%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Gesamtgröße
55%
2Füße fit
7%
3Wasserbeständigkeit
5%
4Materialqualität
4%
5Komfort insgesamt
4%

Common Wasserdichte Socken questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Wasserdichte Socken 42/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €45K/yr across 29 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -34.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Wasserdichte Socken on Amazon Germany peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.