raspberry pi pico
Skip itA small market ($25K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Great143.38avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good£3.94–£34.41cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Good4.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Okay£11.35avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Okay65%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Bad91%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-10.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£25K£25K/yr · 46K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, raspberry pi pico is a £25K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (46K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
raspberry pi pico market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £23K–£28K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.8%
- Avg BSR
- #84
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 63%
- Out of stock
- 5.1%
- Avg brand age
- 44 months
- Avg seller age
- 180 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
53
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- Raspberry Pi50%
- DUBEUYEW20%
- Waveshare9%
- FREENOVE6%
- Times Mark6%
- NORTHERNSCAPE5%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top raspberry pi pico search terms
- raspberry pi pico18K/yr
- pico13K/yr
- pi pico6K/yr
- raspberry pi pico w3K/yr
- raspberry pico2K/yr
- pico w2K/yr
- pi pico w1K/yr
Top raspberry pi pico 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.
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Raspberry Pi Pico
Raspberry Pi£6.754.5★865 rev
DUBEUYEW Raspberry Pi Pico Flexible Microcontroller Board Based on The Raspberry Pi 2040 Dual-core ARM Cortex M0+ Processor Running up to 133 MHz Support C/C++/Python (4pcs)
DUBEUYEW£12.754.3★23 rev
Raspberry Pi Pico W
Raspberry Pi£8.404.7★437 rev
2PCS RP2040 Pico Style Development Board with Terminal Block Expansion Shield 40 Pin Microcontroller Board Dual Core 133MHz Supports MicroPython C C++ for DIY Electronics Projects
Times Mark£6.704.4★4 rev
SP-COW Raspberry Pi Pico Flexible Microcontroller Board Based on The Raspberry Pi 2040 Dual-core ARM Cortex M0+ Processor Running up to 133 MHz Support C/C++/Python (2pcs)
DUBEUYEW£7.834.6★34 rev
Newest
by launch date
Remanufactured for Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 Development Board | DIY Microcontroller | Programmable PCB for Electronics Projects & Prototyping
NORTHERNSCAPE£3.9428 rev
2PCS RP2040 Pico Style Development Board with Terminal Block Expansion Shield 40 Pin Microcontroller Board Dual Core 133MHz Supports MicroPython C C++ for DIY Electronics Projects
Times Mark£6.704 rev
GeeekPi Starter Kit for Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W (Included) Dual Arm Cortex-M33 and Dual Hazard3 RISC-V Microcontroller with Detailed Tutorial 159 Items 9 Projects Python C Code
GeeekPi£34.4122 rev
Pre-Soldered Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W with Header RP2350 Microcontroller Board Mini Board Based on Official RP2350 Chip Supports WIFI and Bluetooth
Waveshare£12.2266 rev
Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W
Raspberry Pi£6.0452 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumRaspberry Pi Pico 2 W
Raspberry Pi£6.044.6★
Remanufactured for Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 Development Board | DIY Microcontroller | Programmable PCB for Electronics Projects & Prototyping
NORTHERNSCAPE£3.943.9★
Raspberry Pi Pico H
Raspberry Pi£6.994.5★
DUBEUYEW Raspberry Pi Pico Flexible Microcontroller Board Based on The Raspberry Pi 2040 Dual-core ARM Cortex M0+ Processor Running up to 133 MHz Support C/C++/Python (4pcs)
DUBEUYEW£12.754.3★
Pre-Soldered Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W with Header RP2350 Microcontroller Board Mini Board Based on Official RP2350 Chip Supports WIFI and Bluetooth
Waveshare£12.224.8★
What buyers say about raspberry pi pico
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good value”
“the wireless signal is awesome”
“The build quality is lovely”
“Easy set up”
“Exactly as described”
“The board feels well-constructed”
“functionally okay”
“easy to use”
“this one works capably for the same purpose with GP2040-CE firmware - a very cheap way to connect up a PC-compatible arcade stick”
“For example, Micro-python is easy to install and runs smoothly with a Windows app like Thonny, and you can even use Visual Studio Code to develop in C/C++”
What buyers complain about
“so value wise this is pretty terrible”
“The connection to the board is Micro-USB”
“Didn't work”
“firmly the WORST connector in history”
“despite apparently using remanufactured parts”
“It comes in an anti-static bag with barely a description on it”
“It doesn't come with a manual/instructions either so you'll need to do some reading online or perhaps watch some YouTube videos in order to get up and running”
“Not massively protected from damage”
“The quality of the components is a bit of a mixed bag”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is raspberry pi pico profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £25K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the raspberry pi pico niche?
- 8 brands and 53 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 65% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in raspberry pi pico?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Connectivity-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.6%.
- When does demand for raspberry pi pico peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the raspberry pi pico niche?
- Listings span £3.94–£34.41; the average listing price is £11.35 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 143 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.