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machete

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.9%), but weak search conversion (1.1%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 39Growth 24Conversion 14Competition 63Returns 96Price range 90Avg price 95Brand share 63Review moat 78Quality gap 48

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Incredible€28.64

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€8.86–€99.58

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

Review moat

Great431

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Good47%

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

Brand share

Good67%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay€199K

€199K/yr · 614K searches

Growth

Bad-1.4%

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

Conversion

Bad1.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, machete is a €199K/yr Amazon Germany market (614K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Data updated Jul 13, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

machete market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€172K–€229K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.1%
Avg BSR
#65
Page quality
0%
Prime
69%
Sponsored
84%
Out of stock
10.1%
Avg brand age
63 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

52

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

29%

  • KOSxBO26%
  • KS-1114%
  • Purple Dragon11%
  • Xforst11%
  • univinlions5%
  • Fiskars4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -1.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top machete search terms

  • machete416K/yr
  • machete scharf echt86K/yr
  • macheten26K/yr
  • machete garten14K/yr
  • machete survival14K/yr
  • buschmesser14K/yr
  • zombie knife9K/yr
  • walther machete6K/yr
  • garten machete5K/yr
  • haumesser5K/yr
All search terms

Top machete 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%4%€8K8%€16K12%€24K16%€32K1101001K10K 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 machete

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt16%

“Super Qualität und robust wie eine Axt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis15%

“klarer Preis/Leistungs-Champion!”

Griff10%

“liegt perfekt in der Hand”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Es macht seine Arbeit”

Stärke7%

“Super Qualität und robust wie eine Axt”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit5%

“Sehr vielseitig einsetzbar”

Design insgesamt5%

“Die Verarbeitung macht einen guten Eindruck”

Schärfe4%

“Optisch super, sehr scharf, liegen gut in der Hand”

Haltbarkeit3%

“ist noch nicht kaputt”

Geschenk Zweck3%

“Ideal, um die Machete sicher und stilvoll aufzubewahren oder zu verschenken”

What buyers complain about

Haltbarkeit25%

“Verbogen bei erster Anwendung”

Kratzfestigkeit8%

“Artikel ist verkratz”

Defekt Material/Teile8%

“Der Schleifstein ist kaputt”

Rost/Korrodieren8%

“Leider setzt sie Rost an”

Gesamtgröße8%

“Ich weiß nicht warum so ein kleiner”

Griffqualität6%

“Griff ist nicht für längeres Arbeiten geeignet”

Schärfe4%

“Die Machete ist auch nicht sonderlich scharf”

Griff4%

“Macht eine echt guten ein druck einzigstes manko ist das ich den griff für zu kurz halte”

Holzqualität3%

“ein sehr dünnes Stück Holz”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%

“Optisch wirkt es teurer, als ich erwartet habe”

Top return reasons

Qualität insgesamt16%
Gesamtgröße15%
Griffqualität9%
Gewicht schwer7%
Defekt Material/Teile7%
Haltbarkeit5%
Griff5%
Kratzfestigkeit4%
Funktionalität insgesamt4%
Benutzerfreundlichkeit4%

Common questions

Is machete profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €199K/yr across 32 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the machete niche?
23 brands and 52 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in machete?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Kratzfestigkeit, Defekt Material/Teile. The return rate is 0.9%.
When does demand for machete peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the machete niche?
Listings span €8.86–€99.58; the average listing price is €28.64 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 431 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.