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scrunchies

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.05–$13.51) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 17Growth 28Conversion 32Competition 55Returns 95Price range 0Avg price 19Brand share 50Review moat 21Quality gap 40

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good52%

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

Brand share

Okay75%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay2.5%

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

Growth

Okay+2.6%

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

Review moat

Bad11,791.87

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Bad€6.91

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad€68K

€68K/yr · 386K searches

Price range

Bad€4.05–€13.51

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, scrunchies is a €68K/yr Amazon Germany market (386K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

scrunchies market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€69K–€86K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.5%
Avg BSR
#99
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
91%
Out of stock
1.7%
Avg brand age
24 months
Avg seller age
176 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

20%

  • Kitsch25%
  • VENUSTE20%
  • Lolalet15%
  • invisibobble9%
  • MOSOTECH7%
  • Duronge5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +2.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KPrime Day '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Top scrunchies search terms

  • scrunchies188K/yr
  • scrunchies haargummi87K/yr
  • scrunchie41K/yr
  • haargummi scrunchie13K/yr
  • crunchies haargummi10K/yr
  • haargummi damen scrunchies9K/yr
  • haargummi stoff5K/yr
  • crunchies5K/yr
  • haargummi samt6K/yr
  • hair scrunchies5K/yr
All search terms

Top scrunchies 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%€3K8%€5K12%€8K16%€11K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about scrunchies

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt19%

“Super Produkt”

Farbe15%

“sehr schön mit den verschiedenen Farbnuancen”

Eignung Glattes Haar9%

“Schöne Basic Haargummis”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

“Preis/Leitung ok”

Haarstyling7%

“Elastisch, Elegant und genau richtig für meine haarstruktur”

Weiches Gefühl6%

“Das Material fühlt sich weich und hochwertig an und gleitet gut durchs Haar, ohne zu ziepen oder einzelne Strähnen herauszuziehen”

Komfort insgesamt6%

“sehr bequem”

Haltbarkeit5%

“Halten gut”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“was es verspricht”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Passt”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt14%

“Schlechte Qualität”

Griff10%

“Schlechter Halt”

Gesamtgröße10%

“Also erstens sind die scrunchies nicht groß”

Eignung für kurzes Haar9%

“Im Haar halten sie bei mir auch nicht gut”

Dehnbarkeit/Erweiterbarkeit/Elastizität6%

“sind nicht dehnbar genug für mich”

Eignung für lockiges Haar6%

“Nicht für Dickes oder locken geeignet”

Eignung Glattes Haar4%

“Nicht für dickes Haar geeignet”

Dicke4%

“Inneres Gummi fühlt sich recht dünn an”

Materialqualität3%

“Das Material fühlt sich nicht so weich an, wie ich es erwartet habe”

Farbe3%

“Und die Farbe geht nicht raus”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße26%
Qualität insgesamt15%
Materialqualität12%
Farbe6%
Dünn5%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%
Eignung für kurzes Haar4%
Eignung für langes Haar4%
Funktionalität insgesamt3%
Geruch3%

Common questions

Is scrunchies profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €68K/yr across 23 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the scrunchies niche?
17 brands and 37 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in scrunchies?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Griff, Gesamtgröße. The return rate is 0.9%.
When does demand for scrunchies peak?
Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the scrunchies niche?
Listings span €4.05–€13.51; the average listing price is €6.91 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 11,792 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.