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tangram

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A small market ($35K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 9Growth 14Conversion 41Competition 50Returns 89Price range 49Avg price 43Brand share 73Review moat 74Quality gap 42

Returns

Great1.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good553.66

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good61%

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

Competition

Okay55%

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

Price range

Okay€5.71–€24.06

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

Avg price

Okay€11.17

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay3.3%

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

Growth

Bad-21.3%

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

Market size

Bad€35K

€35K/yr · 95K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, tangram is a €35K/yr Amazon Germany market (95K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

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

tangram market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€45K–€56K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.3%
Avg BSR
#1,573
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
5.0%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
191 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

24 rising

Sellers

98

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

55%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

34%

  • Schmidt27%
  • BONNYCO15%
  • EACHHAHA9%
  • qimeyu5%
  • LOGOPLAY5%
  • PHIEZC4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 82 weeks — -21.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KPrime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top tangram search terms

  • tangram42K/yr
  • tangram kinder27K/yr
  • tangram puzzle7K/yr
  • tangram erwachsene8K/yr
  • tangram magnetisch7K/yr
  • tangram holz4K/yr
All search terms

Top tangram 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%4%€1K8%€3K12%€4K16%€6K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about tangram

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt28%

“Super Qualität”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis25%

“Wir spielen es gerne”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Tut was es soll”

Geschenk Zweck6%

“Tolles Geschenk für Kinder”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Super Ware super Preis”

Stärke4%

“stabil genug”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Passt”

Korrekt Inhalt3%

“Prima Teile”

Kreativität3%

“Kreativität”

Griff3%

“Gut zum Greifen”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt21%

“Leider sind die Tangram-Puzzle von sehr schlechter Qualität”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit13%

“Leider sind manche Kanten nicht so glatt und man leicht dran hängen bleibt”

Gewicht schwer13%

“Die Honigwaben sind schwerer als gedacht”

Produktzustand6%

“Der Plastikbeutel sah gebraucht aus, war ansonsten vollständig und schien neu, hat Spaß bereitet”

Farbe6%

“Sinnlos durch die Farben”

Design insgesamt6%

“Verarbeitung mäßig”

Defekt Material/Teile4%

“Ein Teil ist falsch herum”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Zudem ist die Beschreibung ausschließlich auf Chinesisch und nicht korrekt”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung4%

“Leider wurde die Anleitung nicht richtig eingeklebt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Leider ist das Produkt selbst seinen niedrigen Preis nicht wert”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße28%
Qualität insgesamt16%
Defekt Material/Teile14%
Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption11%
Geschenk Zweck4%
Materialqualität3%
Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung3%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%
Farbe2%
Gewicht schwer2%

Common questions

Is tangram profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €35K/yr across 29 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the tangram niche?
24 brands and 98 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in tangram?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Haftung/Klebrigkeit, Gewicht schwer. The return rate is 1.3%.
When does demand for tangram peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the tangram niche?
Listings span €5.71–€24.06; the average listing price is €11.17 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 554 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.