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granny square

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A small market ($17K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 4Growth 13Conversion 32Competition 21Returns 91Price range 57Avg price 45Brand share 29Review moat 98Quality gap 95

Review moat

Incredible47.67

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Incredible4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Good€7.61–€24.68

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

Avg price

Okay€11.42

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Okay2.5%

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

Brand share

Okay87%

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

Competition

Bad75%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-24.7%

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

Market size

Bad€17K

€17K/yr · 60K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, granny square is a €17K/yr Amazon Germany market (60K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.

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

granny square market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€23K–€29K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.5%
Avg BSR
#558
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
67%
Out of stock
6.0%
Avg brand age
24 months
Avg seller age
227 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

48

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • TOPP62%
  • PcvGef8%
  • JDCMEI8%
  • KOIROI5%
  • JOYOLA5%
  • ASOVNIS4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 28 weeks — -24.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K1KSpike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top granny square search terms

  • granny square39K/yr
  • granny square häkel-karten15K/yr
  • granny5K/yr
All search terms

Top granny square 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%10%€2K20%€3K30%€5K40%€7K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about granny square

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

What buyers love

Zeichenerfahrung21%

“Zunächst einmal das positive: Die Häkelschriften sind gut verständlich, die verschiedenen Maschen und Stäbchen sind zudem im beiliegenden Heft nochmal erklärt”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung17%

“Viele tolle Anleitungen im handlichen format”

Gesamtgröße17%

“Die 10 Bälle werden mit den Ballpumpen auf Betriebsgröße gebracht und schon kann es losgehen”

Design insgesamt13%

“Die Karten sind gut gestaltet und hochwertig gefertigt”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit8%

“Mit den Karten aber ganz praktisch”

Geschenk Zweck8%

“Toll als Geschenk”

Qualität insgesamt4%

“Die Verarbeitung der Karten ist sehr gut”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Preisleistungverhältniss auch ok”

What buyers complain about

Druckqualität21%

“Sehr klein geschrieben”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt21%

“die Beschreibung mit Buch ganz okay - doch leider sind die Fotos auf den Karten richtig schlecht.”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis14%

“Langweilig”

Anzeigefarben14%

“Sehr schlechte Bilder blasse Farben”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung7%

“keine deutsche Anleitung”

Dicke7%

“Ich dachte erst die Karten wären dicker”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße36%
Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung15%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt9%
Produktzustand8%
Qualität insgesamt7%
Druckqualität5%
Anzeigefarben5%
Geschenk Zweck3%
Dünn3%
Gewicht schwer3%

Common questions

Is granny square profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €17K/yr across 12 tracked products. 1 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
How competitive is the granny square niche?
9 brands and 48 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in granny square?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Druckqualität, beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt, Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis. The return rate is 1.2%.
What does it cost to enter the granny square niche?
Listings span €7.61–€24.68; the average listing price is €11.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 48 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.