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Sonnencreme

Sonnencreme clears our launch bar: a $1.1M/yr market growing +255.2% this quarter with returns at 0.1%.

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Flapen Score

68
Launch it

Top 1% of 1,260 Kosmetik niches · +21 vs the category median of 47

Market size 78Growth 99Conversion 60Competition 76Returns 99Price range 40Avg price 31Brand share 59Review moat 32Quality gap 33
This niche Category average · 1,260 niches

Is Sonnencreme profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Sonnencreme is a €1.1M/yr Amazon Germany market (2.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Launch it — 68/100.

Sonnencreme: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Yes. Search demand moved +255.2% over the last 90 days and 5.2% of searches end in a purchase.

€1.1M

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr150K
Search volume / yr+255.2%2.1M
Conversion rate5.2%
Avg price€9.72

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand, so 31% of the market is open.

31%

open market share

Brands · sellers18 · 205
Top-5 product click share39%
Open market31%
Avg brand age50 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 39 products

Sponsored placement97%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.5★
Avg reviews3,290

Top Sonnencreme 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

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

€0€42K€84K€126K€168K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 flat

Sellers

205

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 78%

Open market

24%

  • Nivea Sun24%
  • Garnier18%
  • Beiersdorf12%
  • NIVEA9%
  • Beauty of Joseon7%
  • La Roche-Posay6%

Sonnencreme demand & seasonality

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

Volume2.1MCVR5.2%Products39Brands18Top 5 Brands69%OOS Rate0.0%Rating4.5★Reviews3,290Avg BSR#19
200K150KPrime Day '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.7×

Top Sonnencreme search terms shoppers use

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

  • sonnencreme729K/yr
  • sonnencreme 50333K/yr
  • sonnencreme gesicht200K/yr
  • sonnenschutz170K/yr
  • nivea sonnencreme 50113K/yr
  • sunscreen114K/yr
  • sonnencreme gesicht 5055K/yr
  • sonnenschutz gesicht44K/yr
  • spf 5037K/yr
  • garnier ambre solaire 5028K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sonnencreme

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

What buyers love

66% of reviews
Saugfähigkeit12%

Zieht schnell ein, unsichtbar

Qualität insgesamt11%

Good Quality

Eignung für Mischhaut10%

Beste UV/ Sonnenschutzcreme fürs Gesicht

Geruch10%

it also has a pleasant scent

Schutz6%

Protection und glatt Haut

What buyers complain about

52% of reviews
Geruch11%

es stinkt,

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

Recht teuer

Allergien8%

bekomme oft Sonnenallergie

Haftung/Klebrigkeit6%

Extrem klebrig und verursacht Flecken

Ölig/fettig4%

Fettig

Sonnencreme return rate & reasons

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

0.1%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

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

1Geruch
15%
2Gesamtgröße
10%
3Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
8%
4Produktzustand
7%
5Eignung für Mischhaut
6%

Common Sonnencreme questions

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

Flapen scores Sonnencreme 68/100 on Amazon Germany — Launch it. The niche generates €1.1M/yr across 39 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +255.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Sonnencreme on Amazon Germany peaks in May–Jun–Jul, where the busiest month runs 10.7× the quietest.