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yi home camera

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 23Growth 22Conversion 51Competition 24Returns 56Price range 88Avg price 95Brand share 5Review moat 21Quality gap 55

Avg price

Incredible£27.90

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£11.07–£57.09

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

Returns

Good2.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Good4.1%

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

Competition

Bad71%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Market size

Bad£90K

£90K/yr · 79K searches

Growth

Bad-5.2%

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

Review moat

Bad11,020.85

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad98%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, yi home camera is a £90K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (79K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

yi home camera market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£84K–£112K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.1%
Avg BSR
#69
Page quality
0%
Prime
62%
Sponsored
46%
Out of stock
23.6%
Avg brand age
27 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

6 rising

Sellers

100

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Tapo56%
  • WYZE28%
  • Wyze Lifestyle10%
  • REEYEAR2%
  • Outinput2%
  • BPOPO2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — -5.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Top yi home camera search terms

  • wyze cam18K/yr
  • tapo c11010K/yr
  • wyze11K/yr
  • wyze cam v49K/yr
  • tapo c1009K/yr
  • wyze camera7K/yr
  • wyze cam v38K/yr
  • tapo c110 camera3K/yr
  • tapo c100 camera3K/yr
All search terms

Top yi home camera 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%10%£9K20%£18K30%£27K40%£36K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about yi home camera

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

What buyers love

Camera Quality32%

“Good camera for the price”

Value For Money15%

“Excellent value for money”

Quality-Overall12%

“Amazing quality”

Assembly/Installation7%

“EASY TO INSTALL”

Software/Application4%

“App works great”

Ease Of Use4%

“Very easy to use”

Night Vision4%

“Night vision is reliable too”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Exactly as it says”

Connectivity-Overall2%

“the connection has been reliable”

Security2%

“feel very secure and safe”

What buyers complain about

Connectivity-Overall17%

“Drops connection every day”

Durability15%

“Less than a year its already broken”

Functionality-Overall13%

“Works fine till its actually needed”

Quality-Overall7%

“Poor reliability”

Camera Quality4%

“the camera goes offline”

Assembly/Installation4%

“Wasted so much time trying to set this up”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“no instructions”

Night Vision3%

“Night mode isn't great”

Compatibility-Overall3%

“It doesn't accept PoE”

Software/Application2%

“the software is very bad”

Top return reasons

Connectivity-Overall35%
Functionality-Overall15%
Compatibility-Overall11%
Camera Quality5%
Quality-Overall4%
Size-Overall3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Night Vision3%
Assembly/Installation3%
Software/Application2%

Common questions

Is yi home camera profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £90K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
How competitive is the yi home camera niche?
6 brands and 100 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in yi home camera?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.8%.
When does demand for yi home camera peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the yi home camera niche?
Listings span £11.07–£57.09; the average listing price is £27.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 11,021 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.