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datteln

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Soft demand (-52.6% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 55Growth 0Conversion 84Competition 17Returns 100Price range 75Avg price 62Brand share 28Review moat 64Quality gap 58

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.2%

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

Price range

Great€1.71–€55.19

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

Review moat

Good934.8

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Good€13.49

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Good€393K

€393K/yr · 318K searches

Brand share

Okay88%

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

Competition

Bad80%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-52.6%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, datteln is a €393K/yr Amazon Germany market (318K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

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

datteln market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr
€405K–€540K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.2%
Avg BSR
#22
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
50%
Out of stock
1.5%
Avg brand age
41 months
Avg seller age
190 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

12

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • Alnatura47%
  • TOP Fruits13%
  • Medjool Plus11%
  • Raw Farm Organic Natural Fresh9%
  • Gum on a mission8%
  • Seba Garden6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -52.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Top datteln search terms

  • datteln243K/yr
  • dates24K/yr
  • datteln bio15K/yr
  • bio datteln10K/yr
  • datteln entsteint9K/yr
  • dattel8K/yr
  • getrocknete datteln4K/yr
  • dateln5K/yr
All search terms

Top datteln 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%€39K20%€79K30%€118K40%€157K1001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about datteln

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

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt45%

“Bester snack”

Qualität insgesamt17%

“Quality”

Geschmack5%

“Geschmackvoll”

Sauer4%

“Mein Favorit ist Sour Cola”

Frische4%

“Frisch u”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%

“Super Preis”

Süße3%

“Weich, schmelzend, süß”

Weiches Gefühl3%

“Sehr lecker und soft”

Gesundheitliche Vorteile – insgesamt2%

“Gesund schmeckt”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Erwartungen übertroffen”

What buyers complain about

Feucht/Trocken23%

“Datteln sind total trocken”

Abgestanden/verfault/verwöhnt11%

“am Kern vergammelt.”

Geschmack insgesamt10%

“Geschmack gewöhnungsbedürftig”

Gesamtgröße7%

“Sehr grosse,”

Qualität insgesamt6%

“Leider schlechte Qualität, zu trocken”

Hartes Gefühl5%

“NICHT so saftig wie die von 20E”

Sauer4%

“Sauer, wie Apfelringe”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Schade, Geld futsch”

Geschmack2%

“wenig Geschmack”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“weniger Produkt als angegeben”

Common questions

Is datteln profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €393K/yr across 10 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -52.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the datteln niche?
8 brands and 12 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 80% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in datteln?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Feucht/Trocken, Abgestanden/verfault/verwöhnt, Geschmack insgesamt. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for datteln peak?
Demand peaks in Feb–Mar; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the datteln niche?
Listings span €1.71–€55.19; the average listing price is €13.49 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 935 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.