16 port gigabit switch
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible£43.26avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible£25.15–£63.90cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Okay3.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Okay3.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad18,739.73avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-24.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad88%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Market size
Bad£37K£37K/yr · 24K searches
Brand share
Bad97%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 16 port gigabit switch is a £37K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (24K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 28/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
16 port gigabit switch market data
- Units sold / yr
- 750–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £32K–£43K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.5%
- Avg BSR
- #59
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 73%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 68 months
- Avg seller age
- 173 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 88% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
7 rising
Sellers
62
Top-5 brand share
97%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
1%
- TP-Link45%
- UGREEN24%
- NETGEAR20%
- Zyxel6%
- D-Link2%
- Goalake2%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -24.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top 16 port gigabit switch search terms
- 16 port switch13K/yr
- 16 port gigabit switch6K/yr
- 12 port switch3K/yr
- network switch 16 port2K/yr
Top 16 port gigabit switch 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 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
TP-Link TL-SG116 16-Port Desktop Gigabit Network Switch Green Power-Saving Ethernet Splitter Support 802.1p/DSCP QoS and IGMP Snooping Function Wall-Mounting Design Plug & Play
TP-Link£40.664.7★140,089 rev
UGREEN 16 port Network Switch High-speed Gigabit Ethernet Splitter Metal Case Desktop & Wall-Mounting Ethernet Switch Hub Plug & Play LAN Switch for TV/Laptop/Switch/Router/Monitor
UGREEN£32.884.8★45 rev
NETGEAR 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS316) - Desktop Wall or Rackmount Silent Operation
NETGEAR£51.784.7★13,297 rev
TP-Link TL-SG1016D 16-Port Gigabit Network Switch Desktop/Rackmount Energy Saving Ethernet Splitter MAC address self-learning Auto MDI/MDIX Isolation Mode Loop Prevention Plug and Play
TP-Link£43.954.6★3,222 rev
![Zyxel 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch | Network Splitter Hub | Plug & Play No Configuration Required | Fanless Design [GS1100-16 v3]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41KiMbKMxcL.jpg)
Zyxel 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch | Network Splitter Hub | Plug & Play No Configuration Required | Fanless Design [GS1100-16 v3]
Zyxel£40.794.6★57 rev
Newest
by launch dateUGREEN 16 port Network Switch High-speed Gigabit Ethernet Splitter Metal Case Desktop & Wall-Mounting Ethernet Switch Hub Plug & Play LAN Switch for TV/Laptop/Switch/Router/Monitor
UGREEN£32.8845 rev
NETGEAR 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS316) - Desktop Wall or Rackmount Silent Operation
NETGEAR£51.7813,297 rev
16-Port Gigabit Switch Easy Smart Managed Plug & Play Desktop/Wall-Mount Sturdy Metal Home Network Hub Office Ethernet Splitter Silent Operation Support QoS Vlan DHCP Web Interface/Phone App Monitor
Goalake£35.1042 rev
YuanLey 16 Port PoE Switch with 2 Gigabit Ethernet Uplink 1 SFP Port 250W PoE+ Port Support 802.3af/at Unmanaged Network Switch with AI Watchdog VLAN 6KV Protection Rackmount Plug and Play
YuanLey£63.901,148 rev
Zyxel 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch | Network Splitter Hub | Plug & Play No Configuration Required | Fanless Design [GS1100-16 v3]
Zyxel£40.7957 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumUGREEN 16 port Network Switch High-speed Gigabit Ethernet Splitter Metal Case Desktop & Wall-Mounting Ethernet Switch Hub Plug & Play LAN Switch for TV/Laptop/Switch/Router/Monitor
UGREEN£32.884.8★
YuanLey 16 Port PoE Switch with 2 Gigabit Ethernet Uplink 1 SFP Port 250W PoE+ Port Support 802.3af/at Unmanaged Network Switch with AI Watchdog VLAN 6KV Protection Rackmount Plug and Play
YuanLey£63.904.3★
D-Link DGS-1016D 16-Port Green Ethernet Copper Gigabit Switch Hub Internet Splitter Metal Fanless Plug and Play - UK Model black DGS-1016D
D-Link£36.354.6★
NETGEAR 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS316) - Desktop Wall or Rackmount Silent Operation
NETGEAR£51.784.7★
TP-Link TL-SG116E 16-Port Managed Network Switch Gigabit Ports Plug and play Ethernet Splitter QoS VLAN IGMP Snooping Intelligent Network Management Through Web Interface Durable metal casing
TP-Link£56.584.8★
What buyers say about 16 port gigabit switch
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good value for money”
“item received appears as advertised”
“Overall I am happy as it's working well”
“all the ports have connections”
“Easy to install”
“durable”
“The additional ports have been a big help”
“and the metal build feels very solid”
“great design”
“easy to use”
What buyers complain about
“they all seem to need a good WiFi connection”
“the description is wrong - it does NOT include the rackmount kit as stated”
“the sockets are plastic”
“The noise is a bit distracting”
“In use though you can see where it's lacking on the software side”
“it barely gets warm”
“This is a little pricey for a switch”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 16 port gigabit switch profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £37K/yr across 11 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -24.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (28/100).
- How competitive is the 16 port gigabit switch niche?
- 7 brands and 62 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 88% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 16 port gigabit switch?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product, Socket/Port/Plug. The return rate is 3.2%.
- When does demand for 16 port gigabit switch peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 16 port gigabit switch niche?
- Listings span £25.15–£63.90; the average listing price is £43.26 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 18,740 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.