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kendama

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Soft demand (-52.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 35Growth 0Conversion 34Competition 72Returns 96Price range 70Avg price 82Brand share 17Review moat 72Quality gap 45

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great€17.85

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Good42%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Good605.55

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good€10.01–€26.52

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay€167K

€167K/yr · 343K searches

Conversion

Okay2.7%

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

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-52.9%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, kendama is a €167K/yr Amazon Germany market (343K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

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

kendama market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
€143K–€179K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.7%
Avg BSR
#492
Page quality
0%
Prime
85%
Sponsored
70%
Out of stock
33.5%
Avg brand age
41 months
Avg seller age
197 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 42% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

4%

  • KROM41%
  • Ganzoo34%
  • EasY FoxY ToY7%
  • Itian7%
  • Skill Addicts4%
  • MGM3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -52.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
20K15KHoliday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.5×

Top kendama search terms

  • kendama189K/yr
  • kendama original43K/yr
  • kendama krom47K/yr
  • krom kendama16K/yr
  • krom4K/yr
  • sweets kendama8K/yr
  • kendama krom pop8K/yr
  • kendama sweets20K/yr
  • kendama europe4K/yr
  • kendama sweets starter4K/yr
All search terms

Top kendama 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%€7K8%€13K12%€20K16%€27K1101001K10K 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 kendama

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt24%

“Das besten Produkt”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis18%

“Super Spiel”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%

“Das Spielzeug war exakt wie beschrieben”

Griff6%

“Richtig stabiles Teil für Einsteiger – Grip & App überzeugen”

Materialqualität6%

“Super Qualität und richtig schönes Material”

Stärke5%

“Robust und perfekt ausbalanciert”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit5%

“Super zum runterkommen”

Eignung Anfänger4%

“Und so habe ich gerne das Angebot aus dem Amazon-Vine-Programm angenommen, das Starter Kendema von Skill Addicts zu testen”

Entwicklungsbedürfnisse3%

“Für Kinder finde ich es gut”

Haltbarkeit2%

“So bleibt es beschädigungsfrei”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt20%

“ist leiser ein minderwertiges Billigprodukt”

Haltbarkeit18%

“Die Kugel bekommt bei regelmäßiger Nutzung relativ schnell leichte Macken und Gebrauchsspuren”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit5%

“an beiden Enden waren schon die geklebten Ecken lose bei Ankunft.”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Zudem finde ich den Preis etwas hoch”

Mechanismus probleme5%

“nicht gut gekleppt”

Farbe3%

“Nicht so bunt wie die anderen”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Für uns Anfänger war sie freilich zu lang”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung2%

“Hier fehlt eine einfache Anleitung für Einsteiger”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße29%
Haltbarkeit13%
Qualität insgesamt8%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis6%
Defekt Material/Teile6%
Riemen/Saitenqualität6%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%
Farbe4%
Mechanismus probleme3%
Add-Ons/Anhänge3%

Common questions

Is kendama profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €167K/yr across 33 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -52.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the kendama niche?
8 brands and 24 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 42% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in kendama?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Haltbarkeit, Haftung/Klebrigkeit. The return rate is 0.9%.
When does demand for kendama peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 6.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the kendama niche?
Listings span €10.01–€26.52; the average listing price is €17.85 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 606 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.