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mikado

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Soft demand (-38.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 29Growth 6Conversion 86Competition 17Returns 97Price range 45Avg price 31Brand share 43Review moat 69Quality gap 79

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.8%

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

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good744.89

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Okay€3.81–€24.11

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

Brand share

Okay79%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Avg price

Okay€9.69

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Okay€129K

€129K/yr · 136K searches

Competition

Bad79%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-38.3%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, mikado is a €129K/yr Amazon Germany market (136K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

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

mikado market data

Units sold / yr
13K–15K
avg 1,000–1,250/product
Revenue / yr
€121K–€145K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.8%
Avg BSR
#119
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
56%
Out of stock
14.1%
Avg brand age
61 months
Avg seller age
195 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

59

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • Henbrandt42%
  • Schmidt12%
  • Gonoelec10%
  • WOODENFUN8%
  • ROMBOL8%
  • PARENCE7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 14%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -38.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top mikado search terms

  • mikado spiel73K/yr
  • mikado49K/yr
  • mikado spiel kinder11K/yr
  • mikado stäbchen3K/yr
All search terms

Top mikado 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%15%€19K30%€39K45%€58K60%€78K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about mikado

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

What buyers love

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis25%

“Super Spiel, was allen Altersklassen zusagt”

Qualität insgesamt17%

“Super Qualität”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis11%

“Preis/Leistung bestens”

Sammlungsobjekte7%

“Resonanz Spielesammlung”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“Genauso wie es mir bekannt war”

Materialqualität5%

“Gutes Material, sehr stabil und natürliche Farben”

Farbe5%

“natürliche Farben”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Die Stäbchen haben eine schöne Länge für Kinder /Erwachsene”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit3%

“Praktisch”

Quizspiele3%

“Ein gutes Mikado Spiel”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt48%

“Leider sehr schlechte Produktqualität”

Gesamtgröße13%

“Zu groß für kleine Kinderhände”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Zu dem Preis wirklich unangemessen schlecht”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung4%

“Schönes Spiel, leider ohne Spielanleitung”

Dicke4%

“Teilweise sind sie recht dünn”

Holzqualität3%

“Die Stäbchen sind nicht, wie versprochen, in einer Holzkiste,”

Speicherkapazität3%

“Aufbewahrungsbox zu klein”

Druckqualität3%

“Alles gut bis auf das Jena keine umantel und hat 🫣 wir sehen uns gezwungen eine mit den drei drucken zu drucken”

Stärke3%

“Teilweise sind sie recht dünn”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit2%

“Dadurch lassen Sie sich schlecht runter drücken”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße44%
Qualität insgesamt18%
Defekt Material/Teile10%
Holzqualität5%
Funktionalität insgesamt3%
Produktzustand3%
Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis3%
Dicke2%
Materialqualität2%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt1%

Common questions

Is mikado profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €129K/yr across 9 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -38.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the mikado niche?
9 brands and 59 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 79% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in mikado?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Gesamtgröße, Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for mikado peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the mikado niche?
Listings span €3.81–€24.11; the average listing price is €9.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 745 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.