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mais

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A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 92% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 31Growth 21Conversion 89Competition 7Returns 100Price range 22Avg price 18Brand share 10Review moat 74Quality gap 43

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.5%

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

Review moat

Good549.86

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay€142K

€142K/yr · 216K searches

Price range

Bad€0.99–€18.84

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

Growth

Bad-8.9%

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

Avg price

Bad€6.31

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad96%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Competition

Bad92%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, mais is a €142K/yr Amazon Germany market (216K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

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

mais market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 5,000–6,000/product
Revenue / yr
€252K–€316K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.5%
Avg BSR
#36
Page quality
0%
Prime
71%
Sponsored
29%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
66 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 92% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

8

Top-5 brand share

96%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

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  • GardenGuru4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Top mais search terms

  • mais98K/yr
  • meis33K/yr
  • corn15K/yr
  • gemüsekonserven20K/yr
  • erbsen und möhren dose11K/yr
  • mais dose7K/yr
  • konserven gemüse7K/yr
  • dosengemüse5K/yr
  • dosenmais4K/yr
  • dosen gemüse5K/yr
All search terms

Top mais 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%20%€28K40%€57K60%€85K80%€114K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 7 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about mais

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

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt36%

“Gutes popcorn”

Qualität insgesamt19%

“Gute Produkt”

Backen7%

“Lecker Popcorn”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

“Tolles Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis”

Geschmack5%

“Guter Geschmack”

Vegan/Biologisch4%

“und in Bio-Qualität”

Süße3%

“Süß und knackig”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“Easy Peasy”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Wie erwartet”

Knusprigkeit2%

“Schön knackig”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt21%

“Meine Hühner mögen es nicht die Qualität ist nicht besonders hoch”

Gesamtgröße15%

“Etwas kleiner als bei Seeberger”

Süße14%

“Zu süß”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis9%

“Allerdings war dieser Mais relativ teuer”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Irreführend”

Abgestanden/verfault/verwöhnt7%

“Ganz alte und teilweise total ausgetrocknete und verschrumpelte Körner Für mein Verständnis von Qualitätsfutter für Tiere nicht brauchbar”

Feucht/Trocken4%
Geschmack insgesamt4%

“Er schmeckt nach Mais”

Salzgehalt1%

“Auch gesalzen überzeugt mich der Mais vom Aroma nicht”

Common questions

Is mais profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €142K/yr across 7 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -8.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the mais niche?
6 brands and 8 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 92% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in mais?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Gesamtgröße, Süße. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for mais peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the mais niche?
Listings span €0.99–€18.84; the average listing price is €6.31 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 550 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.