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kerzen

Worth a look

Shows a $2.8M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 96Growth 0Conversion 32Competition 94Returns 96Price range 81Avg price 76Brand share 69Review moat 40Quality gap 57

Market size

Incredible€2.8M

€2.8M/yr · 7.2M searches

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great21%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great€2.98–€70.46

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

Avg price

Great€15.42

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Good64%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay2,471.77

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Okay2.6%

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

Growth

Bad-49.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, kerzen is a €2.8M/yr Amazon Germany market (7.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 64/100.

Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

Market data

Units sold / yr
250K–300K
avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr
€3.9M–€4.6M
units × avg price
Launch success
11%
1 of 9 new (360d)
Conversion rate
2.6%
Avg BSR
#59
Page quality
0%
Prime
93%
Sponsored
88%
Out of stock
10.1%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
180 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (21% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

41 falling

Sellers

164

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

21%

Top 20: 47%

Open market

33%

  • Yankee Candle29%
  • PAPSTAR14%
  • Jean & Len9%
  • HORECA CANDLES6%
  • Nordring5%
  • Ipuro3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -49.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
450K350KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.5×

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%2%€57K4%€113K6%€170K8%€226K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 98 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Geruch55%

“Good smell, long lasting”

Qualität insgesamt9%

“Best Produkts”

Geschenk Zweck7%

“Nice gifts”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Bestes Angebot forever”

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen4%

“Lieblingskerzen”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Sehen genau so aus wie auf dem Foto”

Feuerwiderstand2%

“Schöne Kerzen, brennen super, kamen schnell”

Gesamtgröße2%

“Passt”

Design insgesamt2%

“Design:”

Farbe1%

“Sehr hübsch”

What buyers complain about

Geruch27%

“Duft”

Qualität insgesamt15%

“Unterste qualitätsklasse”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis11%

“Teuer”

Gesamtgröße6%

“Kleiner als gedacht”

Entflammbar5%

“brennt nicht so gut ab”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Allerdings kommt das Glas im Original nicht so schön rüber, wie auf den Fotos”

Heizung2%

“Nicht sehr hitzestabil”

Haltbarkeit2%

“Hält leider nicht sehr lange”

Farbe2%

“Schreckliche Farben wie knall-orange oder so ein hässliches Lila oder salbeigrün”

Stärke2%

“Alle Kerzen sind krumm”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße41%
Geruch19%
Farbe18%
Defekt Material/Teile5%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%
Geschenk Zweck2%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%
Qualität insgesamt2%
Dünn1%
Funktionalität insgesamt1%

Common questions

Is kerzen profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €2.8M/yr across 98 tracked products. 1 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -49.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (64/100).
How competitive is the kerzen niche?
41 brands and 164 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 21% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 64% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in kerzen?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geruch, Qualität insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 0.9%.
When does demand for kerzen peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 7.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the kerzen niche?
Listings span €2.98–€70.46; the average listing price is €15.42 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,472 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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