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puzzle

Worth a look

Shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 17% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 92Growth 3Conversion 20Competition 96Returns 96Price range 70Avg price 58Brand share 66Review moat 77Quality gap 33

Competition

Incredible17%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Market size

Great€1.8M

€1.8M/yr · 8.9M searches

Review moat

Great451.45

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Good€5.93–€35.83

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

Brand share

Good66%

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

Avg price

Good€12.90

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Bad1.6%

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

Growth

Bad-44.2%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, puzzle is a €1.8M/yr Amazon Germany market (8.9M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.

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

Market data

Units sold / yr
125K–150K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
€1.6M–€1.9M
units × avg price
Launch success
33%
16 of 49 new (360d)
Conversion rate
1.6%
Avg BSR
#546
Page quality
0%
Prime
99%
Sponsored
68%
Out of stock
1.4%
Avg brand age
40 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (17% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

30 rising

Sellers

247

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

17%

Top 20: 44%

Open market

29%

  • Ravensburger30%
  • Schmidt11%
  • HUADADA9%
  • LZLHDE9%
  • MOJIGE6%
  • Jazvinto6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -44.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
500K300KSpike '24Black Friday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

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%2%€36K4%€72K6%€108K8%€144K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 143 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 insgesamt24%

“Beste Qualität”

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis24%

“Fun”

Farbe12%

“Ich hoffe, die Farben sind so intensiv wie auf dem Foto”

Design insgesamt8%

“Schönes Design”

Korrekt Inhalt4%

“Alle 1000 Teile waren vorhanden”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Super Preis-Leistung”

Sammlungsobjekte3%

“Super Motiv”

Geschenk Zweck3%

“Als Geschenk für Puzzlefans oder für einen gemütlichen Abend mit Familie oder Freunden ist es auf jeden Fall eine schöne Idee”

Gesamtgröße3%

“Passt”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Produkt entspricht den Erwartungen”

What buyers complain about

Qualität insgesamt15%

“Puzzleteile von schlechter Qualität”

Defekt Material/Teile12%

“Fehlende Teile”

Gesamtgröße6%

“Was mich aber gestört hat, ist die Passform der Teile”

Dicke5%

“Das Material ist dünn”

Farbe4%

“zu blasse und matte Farbe”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Einfach unverschämt für den Preis”

Montage/Installation4%

“Der Aufbau ist noch nicht erledigt”

Druckqualität4%

“Schlechter Druck und billige Qualität”

Geruch3%

“Stinkt extrem nach Chemie”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Reklamation”

Top return reasons

Defekt Material/Teile41%
Qualität insgesamt12%
Gesamtgröße10%
Geschenk Zweck7%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%
Produktzustand4%
Geruch3%
Farbe3%
Materialqualität2%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit2%

Common questions

Is puzzle profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €1.8M/yr across 143 tracked products. 16 of 49 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -44.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (60/100).
How competitive is the puzzle niche?
30 brands and 247 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 17% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in puzzle?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Qualität insgesamt, Defekt Material/Teile, Gesamtgröße. The return rate is 0.8%.
When does demand for puzzle peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the puzzle niche?
Listings span €5.93–€35.83; the average listing price is €12.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 451 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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