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geburtstagskerzen

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.94–$15.01) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 48Growth 16Conversion 60Competition 73Returns 97Price range 0Avg price 18Brand share 80Review moat 73Quality gap 52

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great55%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good41%

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

Review moat

Good595.17

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good5.2%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay€263K

€263K/yr · 794K searches

Avg price

Bad€6.37

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-18.2%

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

Price range

Bad€2.94–€15.01

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, geburtstagskerzen is a €263K/yr Amazon Germany market (794K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

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

geburtstagskerzen market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
€255K–€319K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.2%
Avg BSR
#99
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
88%
Out of stock
0.5%
Avg brand age
28 months
Avg seller age
187 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

32 falling

Sellers

94

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

39%

  • DONQL13%
  • dekora12%
  • URAQT11%
  • Talking Tables10%
  • goki9%
  • winbest5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
23K18KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top geburtstagskerzen search terms

  • geburtstagskerzen295K/yr
  • geburtstagskerze109K/yr
  • kerzen geburtstag67K/yr
  • geburtstagskerzen kuchen42K/yr
  • kerze geburtstag49K/yr
  • geburtstagskerzen kinder39K/yr
  • birthday candles23K/yr
  • kerzen torte17K/yr
  • geburtstag kerzen19K/yr
  • tortenkerzen19K/yr
All search terms

Top geburtstagskerzen 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%3%€8K6%€16K9%€24K12%€32K101001K10K 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 geburtstagskerzen

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt14%

“Qualität super”

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen13%

“Guten golden Kerzen”

Geschenk Zweck12%

“Super Geburtstagsgeschenk”

Gesamtgröße10%

“Passt perfekt”

Geruch8%

“Duft”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

“Preis/Leistung passt”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Artikel entspricht den Vorstellungen”

Design insgesamt6%

“Elegant”

Farbe6%

“Sehr hübsch”

Form/Stil5%

“Schön und elegant”

What buyers complain about

Gesamtgröße18%

“Die Kerzen passen nicht in ihre Halterung”

Qualität insgesamt18%

“Achtung: Schlechte Qualität”

Haltbarkeit14%

“Nahezu alle Kerzen sind nach der Hälfte schon ausgegangen”

Entflammbar8%

“Sie sind extrem schwer anzubrennen”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%

“Schade, nicht wirklich das Geld wert”

Auslaufsicher5%

“Kerzen tropften leider”

Dicke5%

“Sind sehr dünn”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit4%

“Leider ging der Aufkleber auch direkt ab”

Farbe4%

“Grün und blau sind etwas schwach”

Funktionalität insgesamt3%

“nur bedingt verwendbar”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße44%
Farbe14%
Dünn10%
Qualität insgesamt5%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%
Geruch4%
Defekt Material/Teile3%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%
Geschenk Zweck2%
Dicke1%

Common questions

Is geburtstagskerzen profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €263K/yr across 41 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the geburtstagskerzen niche?
32 brands and 94 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 55% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in geburtstagskerzen?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for geburtstagskerzen peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the geburtstagskerzen niche?
Listings span €2.94–€15.01; the average listing price is €6.37 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 595 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.