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title: "kaffeepads — €1.8M/yr Amazon Germany Niche, Score 60/100 - Flapen"
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# **kaffeepads**
**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 92Growth 11Conversion 70Competition 70Returns 100Price range 83Avg price 87Brand share 28Review moat 63Quality gap 32
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.1%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Great****€1.8M**
€1.8M/yr · 1.4M searches
**Avg price**
**Great****€19.98**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****€2.44–€84.58**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****6.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Good****43%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Good****992.64**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Okay****88%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-27.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, kaffeepads is a €1.8M/yr Amazon Germany market (1.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 88% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **Market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **80K–100K**
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **€1.6M–€2.0M**
- units × avg price
- **Launch success**
- **—**
- 1 of 3 new (360d)
- **Conversion rate**
- **6.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#119**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **79%**
- **Sponsored**
- **86%**
- **Out of stock**
- **4.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **73 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **182 days**
## **Competition**
The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**10 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**42**
**Top-5 brand share**
**88%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**43%**
Top 20: 79%
**Open market**
**7%**
- Senseo42% - by Amazon19% - Melitta18% - Lavazza5% - Dallmayr5% - Tchibo5% - Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 7%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -27.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
60K40KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/de/lebensmittel-getraenke/kaffeepads/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%€54K6%€108K9%€163K12%€217K101001K10K 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**by Amazon Klassische Kaffeepads aus 100% Arabica geeignet für Senseo-Maschinen 36 Stück (1 Packung mit 36 Stück) Rainforest Alliance-zertifiziert**by Amazon**€4.41**4.5★808 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09G378WMQ) [2**Senseo Pads Classic Vorratspackung 5 x 32 Getränke 160 Kaffeepads**Senseo**€29.04**4.7★1,239 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00O7IQSQ6) [3**Melitta Café Bistro Röstkaffee in Kaffee-Pads 100 Pads Kaffeepads für Pad-Maschine starke Röstung geröstet in Deutschland kräftig-aromatisch**Melitta**€14.28**4.4★2,080 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0044CYCU4) [4**Senseo Pads Probierbox 5 Sorten Vielfaltspaket 5 x 16 Getränke 66 Kaffeepads**Senseo**€18.33**4.6★3,942 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B086D5F5X2) [5**Melitta Cafe Bistro Röstkaffee in Kaffee Pads Maschine sanfte Röstung geröstet in Deutschland Mild Aromatisch 100 Stück (1er Pack)**Melitta**€15.08**4.4★832 rev](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0044D0GSK)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**EMILIA Classic Kaffeepads 8x36 Stück Premium Kaffee Pads Mitteldunkle Röstung (Stärke 3 5/5) Mild & Aromatisch Ideal für Senseo & alle gängigen Padmaschinen**Café Emilia**€36.40**15 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GFGP54L4) [**Emilia Classic Kaffeepads 4x36 Stück Aromatische & ausgewogene Pads für alle gängigen Padmaschinen**Café Emilia**€22.85**15 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GFGNPM7T) [**by Amazon Starke Pads Geeignet für Senseo-Maschinen 36 Stück (1 Packung mit 36 Stück) Rainforest Alliance-Zertifiziert**by Amazon**€4.87**1,130 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09G36T6S5) [**by Amazon Crema 100% Arabica-Kaffeepads geeignet für Senseo-Maschinen 36 Stück (1 Packung mit 36 Stück) Rainforest Alliance-zertifiziert**by Amazon**€4.81**1,697 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09G36VTDZ) [**by Amazon Entkoffeinierte 100% Arabica-Kaffeepads geeignet für Senseo-Maschinen mittlere Röstung 36 Stück (1 Packung mit 36 Stück) Rainforest Alliance-zertifiziert**by Amazon**€4.95**1,040 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09G35W264)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**EMILIA Classic Kaffeepads 8x36 Stück Premium Kaffee Pads Mitteldunkle Röstung (Stärke 3 5/5) Mild & Aromatisch Ideal für Senseo & alle gängigen Padmaschinen**Café Emilia**€36.40**4.8★**▲ 367%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GFGP54L4) [**Emilia Classic Kaffeepads 4x36 Stück Aromatische & ausgewogene Pads für alle gängigen Padmaschinen**Café Emilia**€22.85**4.8★**▲ 331%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GFGNPM7T) [**Melitta Harmonie mild gemahlener Röstkaffee in Kaffee-Pads 10 x 16 Pads Kaffeepads für Pad-Maschine milde Röstung geröstet in Deutschland Stärke 2 im Tray**Melitta**€23.78**4.6★**▲ 204%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B016DSIS3S) [**by Amazon Klassische Kaffeepads aus 100% Arabica geeignet für Senseo-Maschinen 36 Stück (1 Packung mit 36 Stück) Rainforest Alliance-zertifiziert**by Amazon**€4.41**4.5★**▲ 127%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09G378WMQ) [**2x Cafeclub Regular Kaffeepads Megabeutel je 100 stk. normale Röstung einzeln verpackt**Caféclub**€29.78**4.6★**▲ 103%**](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00K6I81SE)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **Reviews**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Geschmack insgesamt**43%
*“Best Senseo”*
**Geschmack**14%
*“Geschmacklich guter Kaffee”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**10%
*“Preis/Leistung super”*
**Qualität insgesamt**8%
*“Super Produckt”*
**Koffeingehalt**8%
*“Super lecker der Kaffee”*
**Geruch**2%
*“Super Aroma, da einzeln Verpackt”*
**Gesamtgröße**2%
*“Passt”*
**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**2%
*“War wie immer”*
**Frische**1%
*“Frische Ware”*
**Süße**1%
*“sehr süß”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Geschmack insgesamt**23%
*“Schmeckt nicht”*
**Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis**16%
*“Der Preis unverschämt teuer”*
**Geschmack**9%
*“Gut aber etwas mild im Geschmack”*
**Qualität insgesamt**6%
*“Unzureichende Qualität”*
**Geruch**5%
*“ohne Aroma”*
**Umweltfreundlichkeit**3%
*“Absolut nicht nachhaltig”*
**beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt**2%
*“Irritierendes Produktfoto”*
**Verdünnt/wässrig**2%
*“Wasserbrühe”*
**Gesamtgröße**2%
*“passen auf keine der Senseo Maschinen,”*
**Süße**2%
*“Viel zu süß”*
## **Common questions**
- **Is kaffeepads profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?**
- The niche generates €1.8M/yr across 42 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -27.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (60/100).
- **How competitive is the kaffeepads niche?**
- 10 brands and 42 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 43% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 88% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in kaffeepads?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Geschmack. The return rate is 0.1%.
- **When does demand for kaffeepads peak?**
- Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the kaffeepads niche?**
- Listings span €2.44–€84.58; the average listing price is €19.98 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 993 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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