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Ameisen

Ameisen shows demand growing +337.3% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

65
Worth a look

Top 20% of 2,017 Garten niches · +7 vs the category median of 58

Market size 30Growth 100Conversion 61Competition 49Returns 99Price range 41Avg price 62Brand share 43Review moat 73Quality gap 96
This niche Category average · 2,017 niches

Is Ameisen profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Ameisen is a €136K/yr Amazon Germany market (192K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 65/100.

Ameisen: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +337.3% over the last 90 days and 5.3% of searches end in a purchase.

€136K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr10K
Search volume / yr+337.3%192K
Conversion rate5.3%
Avg price€13.40

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers18 · 64
Top-5 product click share56%
Open market21%
Avg brand age38 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 3.9★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 26 products

Sponsored placement96%
New entrants (1y)12· 11 succeeded
Avg rating3.9★
Avg reviews591

Top Ameisen 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 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

€0€7K€14K€20K€27K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

64

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

17%

  • Patronus26%
  • ARDAP22%
  • Neudorff18%
  • Compo10%
  • PATTLER4%
  • ABWEHR MEISTER3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 17%)

Ameisen demand & seasonality

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

Volume192KCVR5.3%Products26Brands18Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate5.7%Rating3.9★Reviews591Avg BSR#24
13K8KSpike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.1×

Top Ameisen search terms shoppers use

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

  • ameisen118K/yr
  • gegen ameisen13K/yr
  • ameisenabwehr12K/yr
  • ameise17K/yr
  • ameisenstopp9K/yr
  • mittel gegen ameisen im haus7K/yr
  • gegen ameisen im haus5K/yr
  • armeisen3K/yr
  • ants7K/yr
  • armeisenstop20/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ameisen

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

What buyers love

88% of reviews
Schädlings-/Insektenbekämpfung38%

COMPO Ant Blocker - Stops the Spread of Ants - Insecticide-free Scattering Barrier - 100% Natural - 250 g

Benutzerfreundlichkeit9%

Handhabung

Qualität insgesamt8%

Bestes Produkt

Sprühen/Durchfluss8%

Klasse SPRAY

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%

Funktioniert

What buyers complain about

90% of reviews
Schädlings-/Insektenbekämpfung39%

Ameisen unbeeindruckt

Funktionalität insgesamt22%

Null Wirkung

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis13%

totale Geldverschwendung

Qualität insgesamt4%

Müll

Geruch3%

stinkt unglaublich stark

Ameisen return rate & reasons

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

0.2%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

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

1Funktionalität insgesamt
35%
2Schädlings-/Insektenbekämpfung
22%
3beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt
8%
4Sprühen/Durchfluss
5%
5Gesamtgröße
4%

Common Ameisen questions

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

Flapen scores Ameisen 65/100 on Amazon Germany — Worth a look. The niche generates €136K/yr across 26 tracked products. 11 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +337.3% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Ameisen on Amazon Germany peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul, where the busiest month runs 10.1× the quietest.