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squishy

Worth a look

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.2★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 71Growth 99Conversion 13Competition 85Returns 95Price range 40Avg price 41Brand share 89Review moat 85Quality gap 100

Quality gap

Incredible3.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Incredible+258.7%

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

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great46%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great30%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Review moat

Great292.32

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Good€747K

€747K/yr · 6.6M searches

Avg price

Okay€10.91

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay€1.65–€23.91

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

Conversion

Bad1.0%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, squishy is a €747K/yr Amazon Germany market (6.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 46% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 76/100.

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

Market data

Units sold / yr
80K–100K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
€873K–€1.1M
units × avg price
Launch success
53%
30 of 57 new (360d)
Conversion rate
1.0%
Avg BSR
#214
Page quality
0%
Prime
71%
Sponsored
91%
Out of stock
19.8%
Avg brand age
21 months
Avg seller age
183 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (30% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

45 falling

Sellers

65

Top-5 brand share

46%

Top 20: 83%

Top-5 click share

30%

Top 20: 65%

Open market

47%

  • G CELOXO13%
  • HeartGlobal10%
  • TRENDHAUS9%
  • HESUSUSI7%
  • Pipihome7%
  • LESONG7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +258.7% search growth over the last 90 days.
450K350KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.8×

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%3%€22K6%€45K9%€67K12%€90K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 68 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/Unterhaltungserlebnis13%

“Super Spielspass”

Qualität insgesamt12%

“Super Qualität”

Weiches Gefühl7%

“Das TPR-Material ist angenehm weich”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt7%

“alles super, wie bestellt”

Geschenk Zweck5%

“Süße Geschenkidee”

Benutzerfreundlichkeit5%

“Gute Handhabung”

Design insgesamt4%

“Sehr süße Designs”

Haltbarkeit4%

“trotzdem sehr robust”

Komfort insgesamt4%

“Sie liegen angenehm in der Hand”

Gesamtgröße4%

“Passt”

What buyers complain about

Haltbarkeit26%

“Literally lasted 5 minutes before breaking”

Geruch23%

“stinky”

Qualität insgesamt15%

“Ungenügende Qualität”

Haftung/Klebrigkeit7%

“sind aber total klebrig.”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

“Schade um knapp 11 Euro”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Bilder irreführend”

Gesamtgröße2%

“Sind winzig klein”

Defekt Material/Teile1%

“Leider kam dieses Produkt schon beschädigt bei uns an”

Farbe1%

“Farbe ab und”

Hartes Gefühl1%

“etwas hart”

Top return reasons

Geruch23%
Defekt Material/Teile12%
Qualität insgesamt9%
Gesamtgröße9%
Haltbarkeit8%
Haftung/Klebrigkeit6%
Auslaufsicher5%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt5%
Materialqualität3%
Funktionalität insgesamt3%

Common questions

Is squishy profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €747K/yr across 68 tracked products. 30 of 57 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +258.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (76/100).
How competitive is the squishy niche?
45 brands and 65 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 30% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 46% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in squishy?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Geruch, Qualität insgesamt. The return rate is 0.9%.
When does demand for squishy peak?
Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 7.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the squishy niche?
Listings span €1.65–€23.91; the average listing price is €10.91 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 292 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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