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kreide

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Soft demand (-24.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 67Growth 13Conversion 95Competition 43Returns 99Price range 46Avg price 24Brand share 20Review moat 25Quality gap 38

Returns

Incredible0.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible12.7%

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

Market size

Good€669K

€669K/yr · 608K searches

Price range

Okay€1.55–€26.27

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

Competition

Okay59%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad4,221.76

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Bad€8.66

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Brand share

Bad92%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-24.0%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, kreide is a €669K/yr Amazon Germany market (608K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

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

kreide market data

Units sold / yr
60K–80K
avg 2,500–3,000/product
Revenue / yr
€520K–€693K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
12.7%
Avg BSR
#10
Page quality
0%
Prime
95%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
4.9%
Avg brand age
57 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

87

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

5%

  • Eberhard Faber35%
  • Westcott20%
  • PUSTEFIX18%
  • JOYIN16%
  • KEYROAD4%
  • Pelikan3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
40K30KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.2×

Top kreide search terms

  • kreide200K/yr
  • kreide straßenmalkreide83K/yr
  • straßenkreide106K/yr
  • straßenmalkreide67K/yr
  • strassenkreiden für kinder36K/yr
  • straßenkreide kinder18K/yr
  • malkreide straße kinder18K/yr
  • straßenmalkreide kinder12K/yr
  • malkreide14K/yr
  • strassenmalkreide für kinder13K/yr
All search terms

Top kreide 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%5%€33K10%€67K15%€100K20%€134K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about kreide

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

What buyers love

Farbe47%

“die Farben sind an sich pastelliger,”

Qualität insgesamt9%

“prima Qualität”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis6%

“Kid fun”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt6%

“Erfüllt seinen Zweck”

Gravur/Malerei/Sublimieren5%

“Die beste Straßenmalkreide”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“der Preis absolut fair.”

Gesamtgröße5%

“Passt”

Griff2%

“Mit etwa 8,5 cm Länge liegen die Stifte angenehm in der Hand”

Geschenk Zweck2%

“Schönes Geschenk”

Stärke1%

“Stabile Kreide”

What buyers complain about

Farbe24%

“Farbintensität machten das aber wett.”

Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen8%

“Wenig Glitzer”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%

“Nicht wie abgebildet”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

“Geld nicht wert”

Haltbarkeit7%

“brechen leider schnell durch.”

Defekt Material/Teile6%

“Viele Stücken kaputt”

Speicherkapazität4%

“Gute Kreide, Aufbewahrungsbox fehlt leider”

Qualität insgesamt4%

“auch die Qualität der Kreide ist nicht wirklich hoch (bricht leicht”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Ist ok. Weitaus kleiner als gedacht”

Dicke3%

“dünner als gedacht”

Top return reasons

Defekt Material/Teile27%
Gesamtgröße24%
Geschenk Zweck11%
Dünn7%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%
Farbe4%
Haltbarkeit2%
Dicke2%
Funktionalität insgesamt2%

Common questions

Is kreide profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €669K/yr across 21 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -24.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the kreide niche?
9 brands and 87 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in kreide?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Farbe, Helligkeit/Glanz/Glühen, beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt. The return rate is 0.3%.
When does demand for kreide peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Apr; the busiest month runs 6.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the kreide niche?
Listings span €1.55–€26.27; the average listing price is €8.66 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,222 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.