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infrarot thermometer

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($20.63 avg), but soft demand (-15.4% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 72Growth 17Conversion 79Competition 36Returns 83Price range 86Avg price 89Brand share 49Review moat 23Quality gap 50

Avg price

Great€20.63

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€8.47–€66.70

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

Returns

Great1.6%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great7.9%

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

Market size

Good€779K

€779K/yr · 479K searches

Quality gap

Good4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Okay75%

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

Competition

Okay64%

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

Review moat

Bad7,904.73

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-15.4%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, infrarot thermometer is a €779K/yr Amazon Germany market (479K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.

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

Market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 1,500–2,000/product
Revenue / yr
€619K–€825K
units × avg price
Launch success
2 of 2 new (360d)
Conversion rate
7.9%
Avg BSR
#14
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
91%
Out of stock
1.9%
Avg brand age
56 months
Avg seller age
194 days

Competition

The top 5 products take 64% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 rising

Sellers

66

Top-5 brand share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

18%

  • Etekcity25%
  • Bosch16%
  • Tilswall14%
  • TempPro12%
  • eventek8%
  • ERICKHILL7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 18%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -15.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
23K18KPrime Day '24Spike '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%5%€39K10%€78K15%€117K20%€156K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Benutzerfreundlichkeit21%

“Klein, handlich, intuitive Bedienung”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis17%

“Preis/Leistung OK”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt16%

“Hält was es verspricht”

Qualität insgesamt13%

“Super Produkt”

Effizienz10%

“Das Gerät funktioniert bestens”

Messung / Ablesegenauigkeit3%

“Robustes Thermometer für schnelle Messungen”

Stärke3%

“robust”

Gesamtgröße2%

“Passt”

Heizung2%

“Messgerät Wärme”

Gesamt anzeigen2%

“das Display lässt sich super ablesen.”

What buyers complain about

Messung / Ablesegenauigkeit22%

“Völlig falsche Messwerte”

Qualität insgesamt8%

“Müll”

Heizung7%

“Misst Temperatur”

Haltbarkeit7%

“Nach einem Monat defekt”

Materialqualität4%

“Materialen fühlen sich jedoch sehr billig an”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Abweichung zu groß”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Knapp 12 € für den Müll”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit4%

“Handhabung etwas kompliziert”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung4%

“Katastrophe bei der Übersetzung der Bedienungsanleitung”

Touch-/Tastensteuerung3%

“Ein-/Aus Knopf fehlt”

Top return reasons

Funktionalität insgesamt25%
Messung / Ablesegenauigkeit24%
Heizung8%
Gesamt anzeigen5%
Defekt Material/Teile5%
Qualität insgesamt5%
Gesamtgröße5%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt4%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%

Common questions

Is infrarot thermometer profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €779K/yr across 22 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -15.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
How competitive is the infrarot thermometer niche?
13 brands and 66 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 64% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in infrarot thermometer?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Messung / Ablesegenauigkeit, Qualität insgesamt, Heizung. The return rate is 1.6%.
When does demand for infrarot thermometer peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the infrarot thermometer niche?
Listings span €8.47–€66.70; the average listing price is €20.63 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,905 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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