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title: "dolce gusto kapseln — €848K/yr Amazon Germany Niche, Score 57/100 - Flapen"
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# **dolce gusto kapseln**
**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 75Growth 14Conversion 57Competition 83Returns 100Price range 62Avg price 83Brand share 21Review moat 45Quality gap 43
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Great****32%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Avg price**
**Great****€18.15**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Good****€848K**
€848K/yr · 962K searches
**Price range**
**Good****€2.82–€34.51**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****4.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,020.86**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Bad****92%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-21.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, dolce gusto kapseln is a €848K/yr Amazon Germany market (962K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **Market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **50K–60K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **€908K–€1.1M**
- units × avg price
- **Launch success**
- **50%**
- 3 of 6 new (360d)
- **Conversion rate**
- **4.9%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#147**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **82%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.9%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **55 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **177 days**
## **Competition**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**10 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**67**
**Top-5 brand share**
**92%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**32%**
Top 20: 73%
**Open market**
**5%**
- Nescafé Dolce Gusto65% - Dallmayr9% - STARBUCKS7% - by Amazon6% - CAFFÈ BORBONE6% - Dunkin' Donuts4% - Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 5%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 89 weeks — -21.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/de/lebensmittel-getraenke/dolce-gusto-kapseln/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%€25K6%€51K9%€76K12%€102K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 50 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★**▲ 159%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GFMCLGKV) [**Caffè Borbone Gold-Kaffeemischung - 90 Kapseln - Kompatibel mit Kaffeemaschinen der Marke Nescafè* Dolce Gusto***CAFFÈ BORBONE**€18.93**3.8★**▲ 119%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07Q4FBB4H) [**Gimoka - Kompatibel Für Nescafè - Dolce Gusto - 96 Kapsel - Geschmack SORTIMENT LÖSLICH - Made In Italy - 6 Packungen Zu 16 Kapseln**Gimoka**€22.03**4.4★**▲ 119%**](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★**▲ 116%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07NVVWY6X) [**Caffè Borbone Schwarze Kaffeemischung - 90 Kapseln - Kompatibel mit Kaffeemaschinen der Marke Nescafè* Dolce Gusto***CAFFÈ BORBONE**€18.63**4.0★**▲ 74%**](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**43%
*“Bester kaffee”*
**Geschmack**17%
*“Super Geschmack”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**10%
*“Preis-Leistung super”*
**Koffeingehalt**8%
*“Cremiger kaffee”*
**Qualität insgesamt**3%
*“Beste Qualität, schnelle Lieferung, alles in Ordnung”*
**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**2%
*“Man bekommt, was in der Beschreibung steht”*
**Süße**2%
*“Dolce gusto”*
**Gesamtgröße**1%
*“passt genau”*
**Geruch**1%
*“Super Aroma”*
**Weiches Gefühl**1%
*“Cremiger kaffee”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Geschmack insgesamt**18%
*“Ungenießbar”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**12%
*“Etwas teuer”*
**Geschmack**8%
*“Zu wenig Kaffee kaum Geschmack”*
**Qualität insgesamt**7%
*“Nicht so gut wie das Original”*
**Süße**6%
*“Zuckerhaltig”*
**Bitter**5%
*“Mir zu bitter”*
**Verdünnt/wässrig**4%
*“eher flüssig”*
**Funktionalität insgesamt**3%
*“funktioniert nicht”*
**Haltbarkeit**3%
*“Haltbarkeitsdatum überschritten”*
**Koffeingehalt**2%
*“Kein bisschen nach Kaffee”*
### **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 profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?**
- The niche generates €848K/yr across 50 tracked products. 3 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -21.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- **How competitive is the dolce gusto kapseln niche?**
- 10 brands and 67 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in dolce gusto kapseln?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Geschmack. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for dolce gusto kapseln peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the dolce gusto kapseln niche?**
- Listings span €2.82–€34.51; the average listing price is €18.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,021 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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