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vanille kerzen

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Soft demand (-61.1% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 17Growth 0Conversion 41Competition 82Returns 97Price range 53Avg price 61Brand share 5Review moat 66Quality gap 75

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good864

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good€13.34

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good€2.39–€29.34

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

Conversion

Okay3.3%

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

Market size

Bad€70K

€70K/yr · 159K searches

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-61.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, vanille kerzen is a €70K/yr Amazon Germany market (159K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

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

vanille kerzen market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€107K–€133K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.3%
Avg BSR
#444
Page quality
0%
Prime
86%
Sponsored
61%
Out of stock
10.1%
Avg brand age
41 months
Avg seller age
180 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

8 flat

Sellers

57

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 69%

Open market

1%

  • Glade34%
  • Ipuro32%
  • Jean & Len16%
  • Yankee Candle14%
  • Air Wick1%
  • mepure1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 1%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 28 weeks — -61.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
2K2KSpike '26Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top vanille kerzen search terms

  • ipuro kerze24K/yr
  • glade duftkerze39K/yr
  • ipuro duftkerze9K/yr
  • duftkerze glade10K/yr
  • jean & len kerze9K/yr
  • yankee candles vanille10K/yr
  • duftkerze ipuro5K/yr
  • yankee candles vanilla cupcake3K/yr
  • vanille kerzen6K/yr
  • glade kerze6K/yr
All search terms

Top vanille kerzen 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%2%€1K4%€3K6%€4K8%€6K101001K10K100K 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 vanille kerzen

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

What buyers love

Geruch69%

“Hochwertige Duftkerzen mit fruchtig-süßem Aroma”

Qualität insgesamt4%

“Produkt ok”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%

“Bester Preis”

Geschenk Zweck3%

“sodass sie sich auch prima als Geschenk eignen oder einfach als kleines Highlight in der Wohnung dienen.”

Design insgesamt2%

“Ein schlichtes, elegantes Design”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Alles wie es sein soll”

Saugfähigkeit2%

“Zieht schnell ein und riecht gut”

Weiches Gefühl1%

“macht es meine Hände sehr weich.”

Haltbarkeit1%

“Die Brenndauer ist mit rund 50 Stunden absolut solide”

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen1%

“Das warme Kerzenlicht im kleinen, modernen Glas schafft zudem eine richtig gemütliche Wohlfühl-Atmosphäre”

What buyers complain about

Geruch44%

“Duft”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis13%

“teuerer als andere Kerzen”

Gesamtgröße5%

“Ein wenig klein”

Qualität insgesamt5%

“Sehr schlechte Qualität”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Nicht dieselben wie im Laden”

Geschenk Zweck2%

“als Geschenk für jemand anderen absolut indiskutabel.”

Verdünnt/wässrig1%

“Viel zu flüssig und wasserhaltig”

Materialqualität1%

“Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen das in der Kerze ein Baumwolldocht ist”

Farbe1%

“der Docht ist schnell schwarz”

Natürliche Inhaltsstoffe1%

“irgendwie riecht es für mich nicht natürlich,”

Top return reasons

Geruch47%
Gesamtgröße14%
Defekt Material/Teile13%
Geschenk Zweck8%
Qualität insgesamt4%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%
Heizung1%
Kompatibilität – insgesamt1%
Entflammbar1%

Common questions

Is vanille kerzen profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €70K/yr across 64 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -61.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the vanille kerzen niche?
8 brands and 57 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in vanille kerzen?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geruch, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Gesamtgröße. The return rate is 0.6%.
What does it cost to enter the vanille kerzen niche?
Listings span €2.39–€29.34; the average listing price is €13.34 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 864 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.