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slime

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 58Growth 20Conversion 20Competition 92Returns 97Price range 39Avg price 52Brand share 90Review moat 62Quality gap 90

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Competition

Great23%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great45%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good1,003.88

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Good€465K

€465K/yr · 2.4M searches

Avg price

Good€12.28

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay€1.68–€23.54

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

Growth

Bad-10.2%

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

Conversion

Bad1.6%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, slime is a €465K/yr Amazon Germany market (2.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 63/100.

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

Market data

Units sold / yr
40K–50K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
€491K–€614K
units × avg price
Launch success
44%
8 of 18 new (360d)
Conversion rate
1.6%
Avg BSR
#49
Page quality
0%
Prime
99%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
23.2%
Avg brand age
33 months
Avg seller age
182 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (23% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

32 rising

Sellers

67

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

23%

Top 20: 58%

Open market

50%

  • Keemanman16%
  • Canal Toys9%
  • Gui Gui7%
  • CRAZE Magic Slime7%
  • Vomkela6%
  • LAWOHO5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

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%€9K4%€19K6%€28K8%€37K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 73 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

Spaß/Unterhaltungserlebnis27%

“Kind happy”

Geschenk Zweck16%

“Ideal für kleine Geschenke”

Qualität insgesamt9%

“Super Produkt”

Geruch8%

“stinkt nicht”

Farbe6%

“coole Farben”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis4%

“Preis-Leistung super”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%

“Hält was es verspricht”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit3%

“Kein klebriger Horror”

Kreativität3%

“Mit den verschiedenen Farben und Zubehörteilen können Kinder ihrer Kreativität freien Lauf lassen und immer wieder neue Schleim-Kreationen herstellen”

Weiches Gefühl2%

“weich”

What buyers complain about

Haftung/Klebrigkeit16%

“klebt überall zum Spielen ungeeignet”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt9%

“Absolut schlechte Beschreibung”

Geruch8%

“Stinkt”

Gesamtgröße7%

“Slime”

Qualität insgesamt7%

“Müll, nicht zum Spielen geeignet”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis5%

“Es ist OK, nur der Preis dafür ist zu hoch”

Funktionalität insgesamt5%

“Funktioniert nicht”

Feucht/Trocken5%

“Die Hälfte vertrocknet innerhalb 3 Tage”

Anleitung/Benutzerhandbuch/Fehlerbehebung4%

“Anleitung ungenau /falsch”

Hartes Gefühl3%

“waren sehr Rauh”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße16%
Auslaufsicher10%
Geruch9%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt8%
Feucht/Trocken7%
Qualität insgesamt7%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit7%
Defekt Material/Teile6%
Funktionalität insgesamt4%
Hartes Gefühl4%

Common questions

Is slime profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €465K/yr across 73 tracked products. 8 of 18 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (63/100).
How competitive is the slime niche?
32 brands and 67 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 23% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 45% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in slime?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haftung/Klebrigkeit, beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt, Geruch. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for slime peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the slime niche?
Listings span €1.68–€23.54; the average listing price is €12.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,004 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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