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title: "16 Port Gigabit Switch — £37K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 28/100 · £37K/yr market · 24K searches/yr · £43.26 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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"og:title": "16 Port Gigabit Switch — £37K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **16 port gigabit switch**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 97% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 9Growth 13Conversion 44Competition 10Returns 48Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 8Review moat 17Quality gap 24
**Avg price**
**Incredible****£43.26**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Incredible****£25.15–£63.90**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Returns**
**Okay****3.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Okay****3.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Bad****18,739.73**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Bad****-24.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Bad****88%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Market size**
**Bad****£37K**
£37K/yr · 24K searches
**Brand share**
**Bad****97%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
800600Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/16-port-gigabit-switch/trend)
## **Top 16 port gigabit switch search terms**
- **16 port switch**13K/yr-29.5%2.7% conv. - **16 port gigabit switch**6K/yr-21.9%6.5% conv. - **12 port switch**3K/yr-13.7%2.9% conv. - **network switch 16 port**2K/yr-3.7%7.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/16-port-gigabit-switch/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%£4K20%£7K30%£11K40%£15K101001K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 11 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**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**£40.66**4.7★140,089 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07J652QS3) [2**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**£32.88**4.8★45 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FHHJV28P) [3**NETGEAR 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS316) - Desktop Wall or Rackmount Silent Operation**NETGEAR**£51.78**4.7★13,297 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F3JHSFJ8) [4**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**£43.95**4.6★3,222 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003UWRYBI) [5![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**£40.79**4.6★57 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B092DFL15Q)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**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**£32.88**45 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FHHJV28P) [**NETGEAR 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS316) - Desktop Wall or Rackmount Silent Operation**NETGEAR**£51.78**13,297 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F3JHSFJ8) [**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**£35.10**42 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DHV5JMGY) [**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**£63.90**1,148 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D6RHNKGD) [![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**£40.79**57 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B092DFL15Q)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**£32.88**4.8★**▲ 140%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FHHJV28P) [**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**£63.90**4.3★**▲ 135%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D6RHNKGD) [**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**£36.35**4.6★**▲ 76%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0007SQGV2) [**NETGEAR 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged Switch (GS316) - Desktop Wall or Rackmount Silent Operation**NETGEAR**£51.78**4.7★**— 5%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F3JHSFJ8) [**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**£56.58**4.8★**— 6%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B089KB35TV)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 16 port gigabit switch**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**17%
*“Good value for money”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**14%
*“item received appears as advertised”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“Overall I am happy as it's working well”*
**Connectivity-Overall**10%
*“all the ports have connections”*
**Assembly/Installation**9%
*“Easy to install”*
**Durability**6%
*“durable”*
**Socket/Port/Plug**5%
*“The additional ports have been a big help”*
**Strength**5%
*“and the metal build feels very solid”*
**Design-Overall**4%
*“great design”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“easy to use”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Connectivity-Overall**22%
*“they all seem to need a good WiFi connection”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**17%
*“the description is wrong - it does NOT include the rackmount kit as stated”*
**Socket/Port/Plug**4%
*“the sockets are plastic”*
**Noise Level**3%
*“The noise is a bit distracting”*
**Software/Application**3%
*“In use though you can see where it's lacking on the software side”*
**Heating**3%
*“it barely gets warm”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“This is a little pricey for a switch”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**19%
**Functionality-Overall**18%
**Connectivity-Overall**18%
**Size-Overall**11%
**Socket/Port/Plug**7%
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
**Weight Heavy**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Assembly/Installation**3%
**Product Condition**2%
## **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.
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