bongo
Skip itA small market ($51K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible€37.21avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great€8.74–€99.06cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Great464.43avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Great39%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Returns
Good2.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay90%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Bad1.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-9.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad€51K€51K/yr · 74K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, bongo is a €51K/yr Amazon Germany market (74K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
bongo market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- €37K–€47K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.9%
- Avg BSR
- #35
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 51%
- Sponsored
- 76%
- Out of stock
- 6.9%
- Avg brand age
- 65 months
- Avg seller age
- 201 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
13 falling
Sellers
27
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
39%
Top 20: 73%
Open market
7%
- Ciffre49%
- XDrum18%
- RockJam9%
- Nexos Trading7%
- World Rhythm7%
- Eastar3%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 7%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -9.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×
Top bongo search terms
- djembe16K/yr
- bongo14K/yr
- bongo trommel15K/yr
- bongos12K/yr
- afrikanische trommel7K/yr
- djembe trommel5K/yr
- bongos für kinder5K/yr
Top bongo 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Djembe Trommel Bongo Drum Handtrommel Buschtrommel Percussion Kinder Fair Trade 30cm
Ciffre€31.304.8★26 rev
XDrum Bongos Club - 2 Trommeln mit 6 und 7 - Bongotrommeln mit stimmbaren Naturfellen und Stimmschlüssel - Holztrommeln Natur
XDrum€29.504.4★789 rev
RockJam Bongos 7 und 8 Zoll aus Holz mit Tasche und Stimmschlüssel
RockJam€21.914.2★4,759 rev
Djembe Trommel Bongo Drum Handtrommel Buschtrommel Percussion Kinder Fair Trade 30cm
Ciffre€34.494.2★42 rev
Indonesische Djembe Schildkröte - hergestellt in Handarbeit
Nexos Trading€19.814.6★19 rev
Newest
by launch date
Indonesische Djembe bunt bemalt hergestellt in Handarbeit
Nexos Trading€14.932 rev
Indonesische Djembe Schildkröte - hergestellt in Handarbeit
Nexos Trading€19.8119 rev
World Rhythm BON7 Bongos 6 & 7 Anfänger Eiche Bongo Drums - Matt Black Bongos mit gepolsterter Gigbag schwarz BON7-BK
World Rhythm€36.53260 rev
TIGER BON7 Bongo Trommeln für Anfänger Eiche mit gepolsterter Gigbag Weinrot
World Rhythm€31.18260 rev
Eastar Bongo Trommeln 6 und 7 Holz Percussion Instrument Bongos für Kinder Erwachsene Anfänger Naturfinish EBO-1
Eastar€36.321,064 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
30cm Kinder Djembe Trommel Bongo Drum Holz Bunt Bemalt
Ciffre€30.174.4★
20cm Djembe Trommel Bongo Elefant Holz A2
Ciffre€18.104.7★
Indonesische Djembe bunt bemalt hergestellt in Handarbeit
Nexos Trading€14.935.0★
40cm Anfänger Djembe Trommel Bongo Drum Holz Bunt Bemalt Elefant Afrika Paint
Ciffre€39.904.8★
20cm Kinder Djembe Trommel Bongo Drum Deko Bunt Schildkröte
Ciffre€14.574.6★
What buyers say about bongo
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Top Qualität”
“Schöne kleine Trommel”
“Passt”
“Top Produkt für diesen Preis”
“Die Bong liegt gut in der Hand”
“Funktioniert perfekt”
“Hält was sie verspricht”
“Kein Ohren betäubender Lärm”
“Das Glas ist relativ dick”
“Reine, kugelige Kunst”
What buyers complain about
“Ja, sie ist klein”
“Kein guter Klang”
“Chillum sitz locker in der Fassung und wackelt leicht”
“Klanglich ist die Trommel absolut abstoßend, kann man sich nicht anhören”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is bongo profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €51K/yr across 49 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the bongo niche?
- 13 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in bongo?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Audioqualität, Stärke. The return rate is 2.6%.
- When does demand for bongo peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the bongo niche?
- Listings span €8.74–€99.06; the average listing price is €37.21 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 464 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.