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donut maker

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Soft demand (-42.7% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 31Growth 4Conversion 20Competition 38Returns 71Price range 15Avg price 92Brand share 17Review moat 61Quality gap 94

Quality gap

Great4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great€52.46

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Good2.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good1,048.89

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay62%

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

Market size

Okay€140K

€140K/yr · 167K searches

Conversion

Bad1.6%

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

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad€6.97–€567.86

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

Growth

Bad-42.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, donut maker is a €140K/yr Amazon Germany market (167K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

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

donut maker market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€157K–€210K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.6%
Avg BSR
#45
Page quality
0%
Prime
89%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
12.4%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
196 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • Bestron53%
  • Baker's Friend14%
  • Rosenstein & Söhne11%
  • GILES & POSNER11%
  • VEVOR3%
  • DQZSY3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -42.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Top donut maker search terms

  • donut maker119K/yr
  • donutmaker21K/yr
  • mini donuts maker10K/yr
  • donut maschine10K/yr
  • donuts maschine4K/yr
  • mini donut maker3K/yr
All search terms

Top donut maker 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%€7K10%€14K15%€21K20%€28K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about donut maker

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

What buyers love

Benutzerfreundlichkeit31%

“Sehr gute Handhabung”

Qualität insgesamt19%

“Tolle Qualität, sehr guter Preis schnelle Lieferung und optimale Größe für Donuts oder aber auch Eiswürfel mit Früchten oder Ähnliches... top”

Einfache Reinigung12%

“ist leicht zu reinigen”

Effizienz6%

“Klappt super”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Macht was er soll, Kaufempfehlung”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Preis u. Leistung super”

Gesamtgröße4%

“optimale Größe für Donuts oder aber auch Eiswürfel mit Früchten oder Ähnliches... top”

Backen4%

“macht tolle Donuts”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit3%

“Es klebt nichts an”

Farbe3%

“und bunt verziert sehen sie fantastisch aus.”

What buyers complain about

Benutzerfreundlichkeit17%

“Außerdem ist es fast unmöglich, allen Teig aus dem Behälter herauszubekommen”

Farbe14%

“Von außen braun”

Qualität insgesamt10%

“Unpraktisch & schlechte Qualität”

Produktzustand7%

“Artikel ist nicht neu Gebrauchtwagen”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Der Doughnut-Maker entspricht leider nicht der Beschreibung”

Gesamtgröße7%

“klein”

Heizung7%

“das Gerät heizt nicht ordentlich auf,”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit7%

“Da bleibt wirklich alles dran kleben”

Dicke7%

“Diese Donuts sind zu dünn”

Materialqualität6%

“Ich bin mit dem Material sehr unzufrieden”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße29%
Heizung14%
Funktionalität insgesamt10%
Qualität insgesamt7%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%
Produktzustand6%
Materialqualität4%
Geruch4%
Mechanismus probleme3%
Kratzfestigkeit3%

Common questions

Is donut maker profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €140K/yr across 18 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -42.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the donut maker niche?
8 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 62% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in donut maker?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Benutzerfreundlichkeit, Farbe, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 2.2%.
When does demand for donut maker peak?
Demand peaks in Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the donut maker niche?
Listings span €6.97–€567.86; the average listing price is €52.46 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,049 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.