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title: "dolce gusto kapseln kakao — €741K/yr Amazon Germany Niche, Score 56/100 - Flapen"
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# **dolce gusto kapseln kakao**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.1%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 70Growth 14Conversion 50Competition 80Returns 100Price range 85Avg price 88Brand share 14Review moat 41Quality gap 47
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****€20.14**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****€12.37–€34.51**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Great****35%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Market size**
**Good****€741K**
€741K/yr · 929K searches
**Conversion**
**Okay****4.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,354.55**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-22.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****95%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, dolce gusto kapseln kakao is a €741K/yr Amazon Germany market (929K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **Market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **40K–50K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **€806K–€1.0M**
- units × avg price
- **Launch success**
- **50%**
- 3 of 6 new (360d)
- **Conversion rate**
- **4.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#145**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **98%**
- **Out of stock**
- **1.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **54 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **176 days**
## **Competition**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**9 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**52**
**Top-5 brand share**
**95%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**35%**
Top 20: 79%
**Open market**
**3%**
- Nescafé Dolce Gusto71% - STARBUCKS7% - by Amazon6% - CAFFÈ BORBONE6% - Dunkin' Donuts4% - Gimoka2% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 3%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -22.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KSpike '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 13.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/de/lebensmittel-getraenke/dolce-gusto-kapseln-kakao/trend)
## **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%3%€22K6%€44K9%€67K12%€89K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 42 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**NESCAFÉ DOLCE GUSTO Café au Lait Kaffeekapseln (3 x 30 Kapseln)**Nescafé Dolce Gusto**€27.40**4.8★7,500 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B013W8QZXM) [2**NESCAFÉ DOLCE GUSTO Grande Kaffeekapseln (3 x 30 Kapseln)**Nescafé Dolce Gusto**€27.86**4.8★2,994 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B013W8QZOG) [3**NESCAFÉ DOLCE GUSTO Latte Macchiato Kaffeekapseln (3 x 30 Kapseln)**Nescafé Dolce Gusto**€27.01**4.7★2,809 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B085CW68FC) [4**STARBUCKS Probierset White Cup Variety Pack by Nescafé Dolce Gusto Kaffeekapseln 6 x 12 (72 Kapseln) - Exklusiv bei Amazon**STARBUCKS**€30.88**4.6★7,387 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0968KY8HF) [5**NESCAFÉ DOLCE GUSTO Cappuccino Kaffeekapseln (3 x 16 Kapseln)**Nescafé Dolce Gusto**€16.07**4.7★2,987 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B01M0B3H16)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Nachfüllbare Kapsel kompatibel mit Nescafé Dolce Gusto Maschinen wiederverwendbar aus lebensmittelechtem Edelstahl leicht zu entleeren und patentiert hergestellt in Frankreich**CAPS ME**€17.80**56 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GGB77VRY) [**Dunkin Donuts Variety Box 60 Kaffeekapseln 3 Sorten: Cappuccino Caramel Latte & Original Blend kompatibel mit Dolce Gusto Kapselmaschinen cremig & aromatisch Geschenkidee**Dunkin' Donuts**€30.59**38 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GFMCLGKV) [**by Amazon Lungo Dolce Gusto kompatible Kaffeekapseln 48 Kapseln (3 Packungen mit je 16 Stück)**by Amazon**€12.84**254 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0F9Z41CKB) [**by Amazon Cafe au Lait Dolce Gusto kompatible Kaffeekapseln 48 Kapseln (3 Packungen mit je 16 Stück)**by Amazon**€13.20**294 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0F9Z2DLGH) [**Von Amazon Cappuccino Dolce Gusto kompatible Kaffeekapseln 24 Portionen (3 Packungen à 16)**by Amazon**€12.86**191 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0F9Z5LMZ3)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Dunkin Donuts Variety Box 60 Kaffeekapseln 3 Sorten: Cappuccino Caramel Latte & Original Blend kompatibel mit Dolce Gusto Kapselmaschinen cremig & aromatisch Geschenkidee**Dunkin' Donuts**€30.59**4.2★**▲ 168%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GFMCLGKV) [**Gimoka - Kompatibel Für Nescafè - Dolce Gusto - 96 Kapsel - Geschmack SORTIMENT LÖSLICH - Made In Italy - 6 Packungen Zu 16 Kapseln**Gimoka**€22.03**4.4★**▲ 132%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0BQZ6RVFN) [**Caffè Borbone Rote Kaffeemischung - 90 Kapseln - Kompatibel mit Kaffeemaschinen der Marke Nescafè* Dolce Gusto***CAFFÈ BORBONE**€18.70**4.1★**▲ 125%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07NVVWY6X) [**Caffè Borbone Gold-Kaffeemischung - 90 Kapseln - Kompatibel mit Kaffeemaschinen der Marke Nescafè* Dolce Gusto***CAFFÈ BORBONE**€18.93**3.8★**▲ 124%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07Q4FBB4H) [**Caffè Borbone Schwarze Kaffeemischung - 90 Kapseln - Kompatibel mit Kaffeemaschinen der Marke Nescafè* Dolce Gusto***CAFFÈ BORBONE**€18.63**4.0★**▲ 79%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07Q3GZ5F4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **Reviews**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Geschmack insgesamt**44%
*“Bester kaffee”*
**Geschmack**16%
*“Super Geschmack”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**12%
*“Preis-Leistung super”*
**Koffeingehalt**7%
*“Guter Kaffee”*
**Qualität insgesamt**3%
*“Hochwertiger Tester”*
**Süße**2%
*“Dolce gusto”*
**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**2%
*“Wie erwartet”*
**Geruch**1%
*“Aroma sehr gut”*
**Gesamtgröße**1%
*“Passt perfekt in eine Dolce Gusto Maschine”*
**Geschenk Zweck**1%
*“Die Box eignet sich ideal als Geschenk oder zum Kennenlernen verschiedener Sorten”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Geschmack insgesamt**17%
*“Schmeckt nicht”*
**Geschmack**9%
*“Zu wenig Kaffee kaum Geschmack”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**9%
*“Halt einfach zu teuer gegenüber normalen Kaffee”*
**Qualität insgesamt**8%
*“Nicht so gut wie das Original”*
**Süße**7%
*“Zuckerhaltig”*
**Verdünnt/wässrig**4%
*“eher flüssig”*
**Bitter**3%
*“Mir zu bitter”*
**Funktionalität insgesamt**3%
*“funktioniert nicht”*
**Koffeingehalt**3%
*“Kein bisschen nach Kaffee”*
**Haltbarkeit**2%
*“Kapseln platzen auf”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Kompatibilität – insgesamt**36%
**Funktionalität insgesamt**29%
**Gesamtgröße**14%
**Defekt Material/Teile**7%
**Griff**7%
**Materialqualität**7%
## **Common questions**
- **Is dolce gusto kapseln kakao profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?**
- The niche generates €741K/yr across 42 tracked products. 3 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
- **How competitive is the dolce gusto kapseln kakao niche?**
- 9 brands and 52 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in dolce gusto kapseln kakao?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Geschmack, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for dolce gusto kapseln kakao peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 13.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the dolce gusto kapseln kakao niche?**
- Listings span €12.37–€34.51; the average listing price is €20.14 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,355 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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