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vegan

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 51Growth 18Conversion 37Competition 87Returns 100Price range 80Avg price 35Brand share 94Review moat 71Quality gap 65

Returns

Incredible0.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great41%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great28%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great€0.62–€76.26

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

Review moat

Good666.11

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Good€294K

€294K/yr · 990K searches

Conversion

Okay2.9%

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

Avg price

Okay€10.18

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-14.8%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, vegan is a €294K/yr Amazon Germany market (990K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 41% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 62/100.

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

vegan market data

Units sold / yr
50K–60K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€509K–€611K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.9%
Avg BSR
#298
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
56%
Out of stock
15.8%
Avg brand age
53 months
Avg seller age
179 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (28% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

49 falling

Sellers

98

Top-5 brand share

41%

Top 20: 78%

Top-5 click share

28%

Top 20: 62%

Open market

54%

  • nimm214%
  • Lindt10%
  • Niederegger7%
  • Kuhbonbon5%
  • Alnatura5%
  • Fritt5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -14.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
40K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top vegan search terms

  • vegan387K/yr
  • vegane süßigkeiten209K/yr
  • vegane schokolade128K/yr
  • vegane lebensmittel65K/yr
  • vegane snacks24K/yr
  • schokolade vegan34K/yr
  • süßigkeiten vegan24K/yr
  • vegan snacks14K/yr
  • vegan schokolade17K/yr
  • vegan süßigkeiten15K/yr
All search terms

Top vegan 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%2%€6K4%€12K6%€18K8%€24K101001K10K 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 vegan

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

What buyers love

Geschmack insgesamt49%

“Super Snack fur Kinder”

Vegan/Biologisch8%

“Vegan”

Geschmack7%

“Super lecker”

Süße6%

“Süßes”

Qualität insgesamt3%

“Top Produkt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis2%

“Preis super”

Ernährungs Gehalt2%

“low carb – ideal für bewusste Naschmomente.”

Geschenk Zweck1%

“Geschenk”

Knusprigkeit1%

“crunchy zu gleich”

Sauer1%

“Ich hatte diese Sour Stars zu Weihnachten gekauft und war andere saure Gummis von Nimm2 und Haribo gewöhnt, die wir als Familie wirklich mögen”

What buyers complain about

Geschmack insgesamt19%

“Ungenießbar”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis11%

“Klar sie sind nicht billig”

Süße8%

“Wenig Zucker”

Geschmack8%

“0 Geschmack”

Gesamtgröße3%

“mini”

Lagertemperatur3%

“Nicht gut gelagert”

Künstliche Süßstoffe2%

“Schmeckt sehr nach Süßstoff”

Textur/Konsistenz – insgesamt2%

“Konsistenz”

Ölig/fettig2%

“Cremig ja, vor allem fettig im Geschmack,”

Ernährungs Gehalt2%

“Achtung nicht glutenfrei”

Common questions

Is vegan profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €294K/yr across 71 tracked products. 2 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (62/100).
How competitive is the vegan niche?
49 brands and 98 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 28% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 41% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in vegan?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Geschmack insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, Süße. The return rate is 0.1%.
When does demand for vegan peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the vegan niche?
Listings span €0.62–€76.26; the average listing price is €10.18 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 666 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.