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Warhammer 40k

weak search conversion (0.5%) — Warhammer 40k doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Top 29% of 2,084 Spielzeug niches · +5 vs the category median of 43

Market size 50Growth 19Conversion 6Competition 76Returns 98Price range 51Avg price 94Brand share 23Review moat 77Quality gap 23
This niche Category average · 2,084 niches

Is Warhammer 40k profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, Warhammer 40k is a €280K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Warhammer 40k: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -12.0% over the last 90 days and 0.5% of searches end in a purchase.

€280K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-12.0%1.2M
Conversion rate0.5%
Avg price€47.63

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand, so 9% of the market is open.

9%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 118
Top-5 product click share39%
Open market9%
Avg brand age46 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 49 products

Sponsored placement59%
New entrants (1y)13· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.6★
Avg reviews468

Top Warhammer 40k products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

€0€8K€17K€25K€34K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

118

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

5%

  • Games Workshop45%
  • Starforged24%
  • JOYTOY11%
  • AAA Merchandise6%
  • Winning Moves5%
  • The Army Painter4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 5%)

Warhammer 40k demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume1.2MCVR0.5%Products49Brands12Top 5 Brands91%OOS Rate8.7%Rating4.6★Reviews468Avg BSR#778
60K40KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top Warhammer 40k search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • warhammer 40k457K/yr
  • warhammer293K/yr
  • warhammer 40k figuren111K/yr
  • joytoy warhammer 40k88K/yr
  • joytoy85K/yr
  • warhammer 40k starterset49K/yr
  • joytoy warhammer26K/yr
  • joy toy warhammer 40k22K/yr
  • games workshop22K/yr
  • warhammer figuren22K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Warhammer 40k

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

69% of reviews
Qualität insgesamt17%

Top Produkt

Farbe17%

Super Farben, super Figuren

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis8%

Super Preis-Leistung

Stärke5%

robust

Geschenk Zweck4%

Geschenk

What buyers complain about

67% of reviews
Gesamtgröße12%

Diese fallen relativ klein aus

Qualität insgesamt10%

Sieht halt für Premium nicht so schön aus mit dem Knick

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis10%

Etwas teuer

Griff7%

Hält null

Materialqualität7%

Material ist nicht das beste

Warhammer 40k return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.5%

Return rate

0%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Defekt Material/Teile
26%
2Gesamtgröße
23%
3Qualität insgesamt
8%
4beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt
5%
5Farbe
4%

Common Warhammer 40k questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Warhammer 40k 48/100 on Amazon Germany — Skip it. The niche generates €280K/yr across 49 tracked products. 1 of 13 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -12.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Warhammer 40k on Amazon Germany peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.