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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.38–$14.65) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 53Growth 2Conversion 53Competition 62Returns 89Price range 0Avg price 34Brand share 43Review moat 21Quality gap 27

Returns

Great1.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good48%

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

Market size

Good€343K

€343K/yr · 782K searches

Conversion

Good4.3%

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

Brand share

Okay79%

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

Avg price

Okay€10.10

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad11,219.86

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-45.7%

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

Price range

Bad€5.38–€14.65

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, backmatte is a €343K/yr Amazon Germany market (782K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Data updated Jul 15, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

backmatte market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 1,250–1,500/product
Revenue / yr
€404K–€505K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.3%
Avg BSR
#40
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
96%
Out of stock
7.9%
Avg brand age
30 months
Avg seller age
195 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

22

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

17%

  • Lazymi33%
  • SUPER KITCHEN16%
  • Huglux11%
  • Amazon Basics10%
  • Linda's Essentials9%
  • KRUSTENZAUBER4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 17%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -45.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
45K35KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.8×

Top backmatte search terms

  • backmatte310K/yr
  • silikon backmatte108K/yr
  • backmatte silikon96K/yr
  • backunterlage53K/yr
  • teigmatte33K/yr
  • backunterlage zum teig ausrollen36K/yr
  • silikonbackmatte24K/yr
  • silikonmatte backen19K/yr
  • teigunterlage18K/yr
  • backmatten15K/yr
All search terms

Top backmatte 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%5%€17K10%€34K15%€52K20%€69K101001K10K100K1.0M 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 backmatte

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

What buyers love

Einfache Reinigung21%

“Matte ging easy zu reinigen”

Qualität insgesamt17%

“Super Produkt”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit8%

“Gute Handhabung”

Gesamtgröße8%

“Passt alles”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit7%

“Höchste Qualität, Achtung, klebt am Tisch fest”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Produkt wie beschrieben”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Preis/Leistung super”

Griff3%

“Rutschfest, groß genug und super praktisch im Alltag”

Materialqualität3%

“Super Material”

Stärke3%

“Super stabile Backmatte”

What buyers complain about

Haftung/Klebrigkeit16%

“Fühlt sich zwar etwas klebrig an”

Geruch13%

“Stinkt”

Qualität insgesamt8%

“Das ärgerte mich so sehr, dass ich dann eine hochwertigere und natürlich auch teurere bestellt habe”

Einfache Reinigung7%

“sauber machen schwierig”

Heizung5%

“Ließ die Wärme nicht durch”

Dicke5%

“Leider sind sie Ultra dünn”

Griff4%

“Leider sind sie Ultra dünn und nicht rutschfest”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Dachte erst sie sei zu klein”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Falsche Auskünfte über das Produkt”

Haltbarkeit3%

“Leider löst sich diesmal nach nicht mal einem Jahr die Glasfaser am Rand ab”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße50%
Geruch9%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit8%
Dünn7%
Materialqualität6%
Qualität insgesamt6%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%
Funktionalität insgesamt2%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt1%
Dicke1%

Common questions

Is backmatte profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €343K/yr across 28 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -45.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
How competitive is the backmatte niche?
15 brands and 22 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in backmatte?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haftung/Klebrigkeit, Geruch, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 1.3%.
When does demand for backmatte peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the backmatte niche?
Listings span €5.38–€14.65; the average listing price is €10.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 11,220 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.