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metalldetektor

Launch it

A $1.8M/yr market growing +10.2% this quarter with returns at 3.7% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 91Growth 38Conversion 21Competition 79Returns 41Price range 32Avg price 86Brand share 71Review moat 60Quality gap 78

Market size

Great€1.8M

€1.8M/yr · 1.5M searches

Avg price

Great€68.96

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great36%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Good62%

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

Review moat

Good1,113.67

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Okay3.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Okay+10.2%

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

Price range

Okay€12.51–€279.86

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

Conversion

Bad1.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, metalldetektor is a €1.8M/yr Amazon Germany market (1.5M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Verdict: Launch it — 61/100.

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

metalldetektor market data

Units sold / yr
25K–30K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€1.7M–€2.1M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.7%
Avg BSR
#45
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
98%
Out of stock
12.9%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
192 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

25 falling

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

62%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

33%

  • SUNPOW31%
  • OMMO11%
  • Smofrees7%
  • flintronic7%
  • GreenRex6%
  • KAIWEETS5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +10.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
50K30KPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top metalldetektor search terms

  • metalldetektor943K/yr
  • metalldetektor kinder230K/yr
  • metalldetektor profi68K/yr
  • metal detector35K/yr
  • metalldetektoren30K/yr
  • gold detektor26K/yr
  • metallsuchgerät20K/yr
  • kinder metalldetektor14K/yr
  • sondeln19K/yr
  • metalldetektor set16K/yr
All search terms

Top metalldetektor 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%€53K6%€106K9%€159K12%€211K101001K10K 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 metalldetektor

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

What buyers love

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis16%

“Preis Leistung ok”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit16%

“Super Handhabung und Funktionalität”

Qualität insgesamt15%

“Quality”

Geschenk Zweck7%

“Super Geschenk”

Montage/Installation6%

“die Installation ist super einfach, sodass mein Sohn ihn alleine zusammenbauen konnte.”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

“hält was es verspricht”

Gewicht leicht4%

“Leicht, präzise und absolut empfehlenswert”

Wasserbeständigkeit4%

“komplett wasserdicht”

Stärke4%

“robust”

Design insgesamt3%

“das Design kindgerecht.”

What buyers complain about

Funktionalität insgesamt15%

“Funktioniert nicht”

Haltbarkeit12%

“Schnell defekt”

Qualität insgesamt11%

“Leider ein Flop”

Stärke6%

“sehr fragile Aufbau, wenn man weiß wo man suchen muß geht er.”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Schade ums Geld”

Akkulaufzeit4%

“mit bisschen Batterien geht das scheinbar doch nicht”

Messung / Ablesegenauigkeit4%

“Sehr ungenau”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit4%

“So wird die Suche schwierig und eher zufällig”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Für kleines Geld ganz groß”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Alles andere; sehr ungenaue Angaben”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt43%
Defekt Material/Teile16%
Qualität insgesamt8%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%
Gesamtgröße4%
Metallqualität3%
Messung / Ablesegenauigkeit2%
Produktzustand2%
Haltbarkeit2%
Benutzerfreundlichkeit2%

Common questions

Is metalldetektor profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €1.8M/yr across 45 tracked products. 7 of 16 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +10.2%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (61/100).
How competitive is the metalldetektor niche?
25 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 36% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 62% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in metalldetektor?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Funktionalität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 3.7%.
When does demand for metalldetektor peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the metalldetektor niche?
Listings span €12.51–€279.86; the average listing price is €68.96 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,114 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.