Is 16gb sd card profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £36K/yr across 14 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +7.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).

How competitive is the 16gb sd card niche?

9 brands and 75 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in 16gb sd card?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.2%.

When does demand for 16gb sd card peak?

Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 10.7× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the 16gb sd card niche?

Listings span £3.99–£16.90; the average listing price is £9.65 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 15,519 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

16gb sd card

Skip it

A small market ($36K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Great1.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great8.1%

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+7.3%

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

Brand share

Okay86%

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

Avg price

Okay£9.65

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Bad72%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Review moat

Bad15,518.64

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Bad£3.99–£16.90

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

Market size

Bad£36K

£36K/yr · 46K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 16gb sd card is a £36K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (46K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

16gb sd card market data

Units sold / yr: 4K–5K; avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr: £39K–£48K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 8.1%
Avg BSR: #30
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 93%
Sponsored: 64%
Out of stock: 9.5%
Avg brand age: 76 months
Avg seller age: 189 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 72% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

72%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

PHILIPS33%
SanDisk26%
READYXIO15%
KODAK7%
KEXIN6%
Integral5%
Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 55 weeks — +7.3% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.7×

Open Trend

Top 16gb sd card search terms

16gb sd card22K/yr +4.6%5.9% conv.
sd card 16gb19K/yr +9.8%6.1% conv.
16 gb sd card3K/yr +27.4%7.6% conv.
sandisk 16gb sd card2K/yr -15.4%11.1% conv.

All search terms

Top 16gb sd card 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Philips SDHC 16 GB Class 10 Memory Card

PHILIPS£8.274.4★552 rev

SanDisk Ultra SDHC Memory Card Up to 80 MB/s Class 10 16 GB Black/Grey

SanDisk£10.974.7★117,470 rev

SD Card 16GB UHS-I SDHC U1 Class 10 High Speed Memory for Digital Camera Computer Trail Camera

READYXIO£10.434.0★14 rev

Philips 16 GB Class 10 Micro SDHC Memory Card with Adapter

PHILIPS£8.074.4★2,207 rev

Kodak - 16GB UHS-I U1 V10 SDHC/XC SD Card - Memory Card - Read Speed 85MB/s Max - Write Speed 25MB/s Max - Storage of Full HD Videos and High Definition Photos - SD Card

KODAK£9.774.5★5,337 rev

Newest

by launch date

SD Card 16GB UHS-I SDHC U1 Class 10 High Speed Memory for Digital Camera Computer Trail Camera

READYXIO£10.4314 rev

3mo ago

KEXIN Micro SD Card 16GB MicroSDHC UHS-I Class 10 A1 U1 Mini SD Card Memory Card for Smartphone Tablet Camera

KEXIN£7.526,408 rev

4mo ago

SD Card 16GB UHS-I SDHC U1 Class 10 High Speed Memory for Digital Camera Computer Trail Camera 2 Packs

READYXIO£16.9014 rev

4mo ago

SD Card Reader SD Card Adapter with SD MicroSD USBC Memory Card Reader for iPhone 15 16 iPad Mac MacBook Pro/Air Android and More USB-C/Type C Devices digital camera adapter (USB C 3 IN 1)

BLKing£3.99194 rev

3y ago

SanDisk Ultra SDHC UHS- I Card - 32GB

SanDisk£9.5754,746 rev

5y ago

What buyers say about 16gb sd card

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall21%

“Overall, a dependable and good quality card that does exactly what I need it to do”

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%

“works as advertised”

Value For Money14%

“Good value for money”

Storage Capacity10%

“ease to add additional storage capacity”

Compatibility-Overall9%

“So far I have had no problems with compatibility”

Data Transfer Speed5%

“Fast”

Computation Performance3%

“The performance feels consistent”

Size-Overall3%

“Size is important”

Camera Quality3%

“Perfect for my digital camera”

Ease Of Use3%

“Quick and easy”

What buyers complain about

Durability14%

“corrupted 1 min later”

Quality-Overall12%

“By modern standards, this is comparatively slow and low-spec,”

Value For Money12%

“the price somewhat expensive at £22. at the time of review”

Functionality-Overall11%

“Does not work”

Compatibility-Overall10%

“Was not compatible”

Storage Capacity8%

“Beware of the space”

Software/Application7%

“This was poor for me I wanted to write a custom OS to it”

Product Condition7%

“Arrived wrapped in a plastic bag so it could have been a used item”

Heating4%

“Overheated two devices”

Data Transfer Speed2%

“found that it over achieves on write speeds”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall42%

Compatibility-Overall35%

Functionality-Overall10%

Camera Quality2%

Defective Material/Parts2%

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

Value For Money1%

Storage Capacity1%

Product Condition1%

Quality-Overall1%

Common questions

Is 16gb sd card profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £36K/yr across 14 tracked products. 2 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +7.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
How competitive is the 16gb sd card niche?: 9 brands and 75 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 72% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in 16gb sd card?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.2%.
When does demand for 16gb sd card peak?: Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 10.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the 16gb sd card niche?: Listings span £3.99–£16.90; the average listing price is £9.65 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 15,519 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.