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lakritzstangen

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A small market ($60K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 15Growth 16Conversion 58Competition 77Returns 100Price range 46Avg price 36Brand share 16Review moat 71Quality gap 43

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great38%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Good645.26

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Good4.9%

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

Price range

Okay€3.82–€24.53

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Okay€10.27

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-17.7%

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

Brand share

Bad94%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Market size

Bad€60K

€60K/yr · 120K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, lakritzstangen is a €60K/yr Amazon Germany market (120K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

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

lakritzstangen market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€62K–€82K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.9%
Avg BSR
#202
Page quality
0%
Prime
59%
Sponsored
15%
Out of stock
1.8%
Avg brand age
73 months
Avg seller age
174 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

70

Top-5 brand share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 88%

Open market

5%

  • HARIBO78%
  • Katjes11%
  • R Rexim2%
  • Naturix242%
  • Panda1%
  • topDeal1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 5%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Top lakritzstangen search terms

  • haribo lakritz52K/yr
  • lakritz haribo33K/yr
  • lakritze haribo10K/yr
  • lakritzstangen11K/yr
  • lakritz stangen9K/yr
  • haribo lakritz stangen4K/yr
All search terms

Top lakritzstangen 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%4%€2K8%€5K12%€7K16%€10K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about lakritzstangen

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

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt50%

“schmeckt super”

Qualität insgesamt10%

“Top Produkt”

Frische8%

“Frische Haribo”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%

“Wie erwartet”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Super Preis”

Geschmack4%

“Super Geschmack”

Süße3%

“MEGA LECKER”

Weiches Gefühl2%

“Sie sind soft”

Salzgehalt1%

“Gute Mischung twzleicht salzig und süß”

Geschenk Zweck1%

“Auch schön zu verschenken”

What buyers complain about

Geschmack insgesamt20%

“Nicht so lecker”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis13%

“Preis zwar unerhört”

Hartes Gefühl11%

“Stangen sind knochenhart”

Geschmack11%

“Mehliger Geschmack”

Brock/Klump/Sammlung6%

“Ein einziger Klumpen”

Gesamtgröße6%

“Große Tüte”

Lagertemperatur5%

“Stäbchen wurden vermutlich zu kühl gelagert”

Qualität insgesamt4%

“Schlechte Qualität”

Geruch3%

“Vorsicht, die stinken nach Plastik”

Bitter2%

“bitter durch Alkohol”

Common questions

Is lakritzstangen profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €60K/yr across 34 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the lakritzstangen niche?
12 brands and 70 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 38% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in lakritzstangen?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Hartes Gefühl. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for lakritzstangen peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the lakritzstangen niche?
Listings span €3.82–€24.53; the average listing price is €10.27 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 645 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.