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butter

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.0%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 27Growth 32Conversion 55Competition 69Returns 100Price range 60Avg price 24Brand share 83Review moat 95Quality gap 75

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Incredible99.74

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Great52%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good44%

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

Price range

Good€1.26–€35.76

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

Conversion

Good4.6%

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

Growth

Okay+5.3%

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

Market size

Okay€117K

€117K/yr · 290K searches

Avg price

Bad€8.73

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, butter is a €117K/yr Amazon Germany market (290K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 52% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 59/100.

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

butter market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 1,250–1,500/product
Revenue / yr
€349K–€437K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.6%
Avg BSR
#120
Page quality
0%
Prime
65%
Sponsored
35%
Out of stock
7.4%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
192 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

23 rising

Sellers

23

Top-5 brand share

52%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

42%

  • Miil18%
  • Generisch12%
  • Berchtesgadener Land9%
  • Weihenstephan7%
  • Arla Kærgården6%
  • Jeden Tag6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Top butter 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%5%€6K10%€12K15%€18K20%€23K1101001K10K 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 butter

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

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt38%

“Schmeckt lecker”

Qualität insgesamt13%

“top produkt gutes preis-leistung-service-verhältnis”

Geschmack10%

“Gut streichfähig, mit Buttergeschmack”

Frische8%

“Lecker frische Bio Butter”

Gesundheitliche Vorteile – insgesamt7%

“Beruhigt das Gewissen und schmeckt auch”

Weiches Gefühl7%

“Ganz weich - spannende Konsistenz”

Backen5%

“Wirklich gute Butter”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“Die langsame Rückstellung ist extrem befriedigend”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis3%

“Spaß für die ganze Familie garantiert”

Lagertemperatur3%

“Wird gut gekühlt geliefert”

What buyers complain about

Haltbarkeit33%

“Bereits am ersten Tag gingen die Spielzeuge kaputt und fielen auseinander”

Defekt Material/Teile17%

“Leider kam dieses Produkt schon beschädigt bei uns an”

Qualität insgesamt13%

“Schlechte Qualität – bereits am ersten Tag kaputt”

Gesamtgröße8%

“Etwas klein”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

“Denn die Butter war teuer”

Materialqualität8%

“Falsche Materialwahl”

Geruch8%

“ich finde sie riechen super unangenehm”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit4%

“Es war außerdem klebrig”

Top return reasons

Geruch31%
Haltbarkeit24%
Qualität insgesamt15%
Defekt Material/Teile9%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%
Materialqualität4%
Funktionalität insgesamt2%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%
Nähen/Finish/Polieren2%
Auslaufsicher2%

Common questions

Is butter profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €117K/yr across 31 tracked products. 4 of 15 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (59/100).
How competitive is the butter niche?
23 brands and 23 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 52% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in butter?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Defekt Material/Teile, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for butter peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the butter niche?
Listings span €1.26–€35.76; the average listing price is €8.73 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 100 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.