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microwave

Worth a look

Shows a $1.7M/yr market, but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($110.42–$727.53) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 90Growth 13Conversion 9Competition 67Returns 40Price range 0Avg price 32Brand share 74Review moat 89Quality gap 78

Market size

Great$1.7M

$1.7M/yr · 861K searches

Review moat

Great223.29

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Good61%

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

Competition

Good45%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Returns

Okay3.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Okay$292.44

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-24.0%

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

Conversion

Bad0.7%

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

Price range

Bad$110.42–$727.53

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Saudi Arabia niche tracking, microwave is a $1.7M/yr Amazon Saudi Arabia market (861K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

microwave market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$1.8M–$2.3M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.7%
Avg BSR
#21
Page quality
0%
Prime
88%
Sponsored
74%
Out of stock
10.2%
Avg brand age
38 months
Avg seller age
59 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

18 rising

Sellers

43

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

30%

  • Geepas15%
  • BLACK+DECKER12%
  • Super General12%
  • Clikon11%
  • Koolen10%
  • LG9%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

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

Top microwave search terms

  • microwave255K/yr
  • ميكرويف190K/yr
  • ميكروويف91K/yr
  • مايكرويف79K/yr
  • microwave oven62K/yr
  • مكرويف45K/yr
  • مايكرويف صغير23K/yr
  • ميكرويف لتر15K/yr
  • ميكرويف ال جي16K/yr
  • ميكرويف صغير10K/yr
All search terms

Top microwave 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%3%$52K6%$104K9%$156K12%$209K1101001K 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about microwave

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

What buyers love

الجودة الشاملة37%

“Good quality”

القيمة مقابل المال20%

“Cheap Price”

المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي12%

“same as advertised”

سهولة الاستخدام5%

“Easy to use”

التدفئة5%

“which great for heating up meals”

متانة4%

“Highly Reliable and Durable Microwave”

الحجم الكلي3%

“Perfect size for small spaces”

الشواء3%

“As of now its working well even the grill itself”

عناصر التحكم باللمس/الزر2%

“The controls are simple”

الخبز1%

“This is a best small oven”

What buyers complain about

متانة35%

“Not long lasting”

التدفئة20%

“No heating at all”

المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي10%

“Why it is not mentioned in product specifications and description”

الوظيفة - بشكل عام10%

“THIS PRODUCT IS NOT WORKING WELL AND I NEED YOUR TECHNICAL SUPPORT”

الجودة الشاملة5%

“Qualith control”

عناصر التحكم باللمس/الزر5%

“Im just worried about the digital button sometimes i need to find where ill press it as if its not exactly where the button is”

الحجم الكلي5%

“My only wish was to have gotten a slightly bigger one”

Top return reasons

الحجم الكلي44%
الوظيفة - بشكل عام13%
التدفئة11%
المواد/الأجزاء المعيبة9%
المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي5%
الجودة الشاملة2%
مستوى الضوضاء2%
لون2%
آمنة للاستخدام في الميكروويف1%
الشواء1%

Common questions

Is microwave profitable to sell on Amazon Saudi Arabia?
The niche generates $1.7M/yr across 34 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -24.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the microwave niche?
18 brands and 43 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in microwave?
Top complaints mined from reviews: متانة, التدفئة, المنتج المعلن عنه مقابل المنتج الفعلي. The return rate is 3.8%.
When does demand for microwave peak?
Demand peaks in Feb–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the microwave niche?
Listings span $110.42–$727.53; the average listing price is $292.44 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 223 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.