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backgammon

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($32.74 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 55Growth 40Conversion 27Competition 78Returns 75Price range 87Avg price 95Brand share 82Review moat 81Quality gap 53

Avg price

Incredible€32.74

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great€7.53–€82.05

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

Brand share

Great53%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Review moat

Great375.63

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Great37%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Returns

Good2.0%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Market size

Good€383K

€383K/yr · 539K searches

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+12.2%

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

Conversion

Okay2.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, backgammon is a €383K/yr Amazon Germany market (539K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 53% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 63/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

Market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€327K–€409K
units × avg price
Launch success
23%
3 of 13 new (360d)
Conversion rate
2.2%
Avg BSR
#82
Page quality
0%
Prime
86%
Sponsored
84%
Out of stock
12.4%
Avg brand age
54 months
Avg seller age
195 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

26 falling

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

53%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

41%

  • Sondergut15%
  • Lingle14%
  • Queensell12%
  • iPalamila6%
  • Yellow Mountain Imports6%
  • Puecrof6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +12.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

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%€11K6%€23K9%€34K12%€46K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 43 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt31%

“Top Produkt”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

“Top chessboard with an excellent price-performance ratio”

Design insgesamt7%

“das moderne Design”

Portabilität6%

“Ideal für Reisen”

Gesamtgröße6%

“Passt”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis5%

“Super Spiel”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Sogar schöner als auf den Fotos”

Geschenk Zweck3%

“ein hervorragendes Geschenk für Freunde”

Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption3%

“Magnetische Figuren”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“Es ist handlich”

What buyers complain about

Gesamtgröße18%

“Mega grosse Würfeln”

Qualität insgesamt18%

“Sehr schlechte Qualität”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis11%

“deren Preis unergründlich hoch”

Farbe6%

“beider Farben mangelhaft.”

Geruch5%

“Stinkt fürchterlich”

Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption3%

“Alles gut, nur ein Magnetverschluss ist nicht ganz Bündig”

Griff2%

“können bei Erschütterung verrutschen.”

Materialqualität2%

“Die Steine sind aus einfachstem Kunststoff, das verwendete Material macht einen billigen EIndruck”

Haltbarkeit2%

“Neu allerdings löst es sich schon ab”

Geschenk Zweck2%

“Sollte ein Geschenk sein, war sehr ärgerlich beim Auspacken”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße30%
Qualität insgesamt22%
Materialqualität8%
Magnetische Stärke/Adsorption5%
Defekt Material/Teile5%
Geruch5%
Farbe4%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%
Funktionalität insgesamt2%
Druckqualität2%

Common questions

Is backgammon profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €383K/yr across 43 tracked products. 3 of 13 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +12.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (63/100).
How competitive is the backgammon niche?
26 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 53% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in backgammon?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 2.0%.
When does demand for backgammon peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the backgammon niche?
Listings span €7.53–€82.05; the average listing price is €32.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 376 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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