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title: "16gb Sd Card — £36K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **16gb sd card**
**Skip it**
A small market ($36K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 9Growth 34Conversion 79Competition 23Returns 92Price range 15Avg price 30Brand share 32Review moat 19Quality gap 57
**Returns**
**Great****1.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****8.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Okay****+7.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Okay****86%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Avg price**
**Okay****£9.65**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****72%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Review moat**
**Bad****15,518.64**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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**
**75**
**Top-5 brand share**
**86%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**72%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**9%**
- 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.
10K6KPrime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25 seasonJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/16gb-sd-card/trend)
## **Top 16gb sd card search terms**
- **16gb sd card**22K/yr+4.6%5.9% conv. - **sd card 16gb**19K/yr+9.8%6.1% conv. - **16 gb sd card**3K/yr+27.4%7.6% conv. - **sandisk 16gb sd card**2K/yr-15.4%11.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/computers-accessories/16gb-sd-card/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.
0%10%£4K20%£7K30%£11K40%£14K101001K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
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
[1**Philips SDHC 16 GB Class 10 Memory Card**PHILIPS**£8.27**4.4★552 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007SV0M2K) [2**SanDisk Ultra SDHC Memory Card Up to 80 MB/s Class 10 16 GB Black/Grey**SanDisk**£10.97**4.7★117,470 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0143RTB1E) [3**SD Card 16GB UHS-I SDHC U1 Class 10 High Speed Memory for Digital Camera Computer Trail Camera**READYXIO**£10.43**4.0★14 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTYVYZB2) [4**Philips 16 GB Class 10 Micro SDHC Memory Card with Adapter**PHILIPS**£8.07**4.4★2,207 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FEFN30U) [5**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**£9.77**4.5★5,337 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FZPDRA4)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**SD Card 16GB UHS-I SDHC U1 Class 10 High Speed Memory for Digital Camera Computer Trail Camera**READYXIO**£10.43**14 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTYVYZB2) [**KEXIN Micro SD Card 16GB MicroSDHC UHS-I Class 10 A1 U1 Mini SD Card Memory Card for Smartphone Tablet Camera**KEXIN**£7.52**6,408 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GT3Z7C8W) [**SD Card 16GB UHS-I SDHC U1 Class 10 High Speed Memory for Digital Camera Computer Trail Camera 2 Packs**READYXIO**£16.90**14 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GT4G7QN8) [**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**£3.99**194 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FG27Q6YB) [**SanDisk Ultra SDHC UHS- I Card - 32GB**SanDisk**£9.57**54,746 rev5y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08GYG6T12)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**SD Card 16GB UHS-I SDHC U1 Class 10 High Speed Memory for Digital Camera Computer Trail Camera 2 Packs**READYXIO**£16.90**4.0★**▲ 141%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GT4G7QN8) [**KEXIN Micro SD Card 16GB MicroSDHC UHS-I Class 10 A1 U1 Mini SD Card Memory Card for Smartphone Tablet Camera**KEXIN**£7.52**4.4★**▲ 139%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GT3Z7C8W) [**SD Card 16GB UHS-I SDHC U1 Class 10 High Speed Memory for Digital Camera Computer Trail Camera**READYXIO**£10.43**4.0★**▲ 137%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GTYVYZB2) [**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**£3.99**4.4★**▲ 108%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FG27Q6YB) [**Philips SDHC 16 GB Class 10 Memory Card**PHILIPS**£8.27**4.4★**▲ 71%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B007SV0M2K)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 16gb sd card**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**21%
*“Overall, a dependable and good quality card that does exactly what I need it to do”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**18%
*“works as advertised”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“Good value for money”*
**Storage Capacity**10%
*“ease to add additional storage capacity”*
**Compatibility-Overall**9%
*“So far I have had no problems with compatibility”*
**Data Transfer Speed**5%
*“Fast”*
**Computation Performance**3%
*“The performance feels consistent”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“Size is important”*
**Camera Quality**3%
*“Perfect for my digital camera”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Quick and easy”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**14%
*“corrupted 1 min later”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“By modern standards, this is comparatively slow and low-spec,”*
**Value For Money**12%
*“the price somewhat expensive at £22. at the time of review”*
**Functionality-Overall**11%
*“Does not work”*
**Compatibility-Overall**10%
*“Was not compatible”*
**Storage Capacity**8%
*“Beware of the space”*
**Software/Application**7%
*“This was poor for me I wanted to write a custom OS to it”*
**Product Condition**7%
*“Arrived wrapped in a plastic bag so it could have been a used item”*
**Heating**4%
*“Overheated two devices”*
**Data Transfer Speed**2%
*“found that it over achieves on write speeds”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**42%
**Compatibility-Overall**35%
**Functionality-Overall**10%
**Camera Quality**2%
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
**Value For Money**1%
**Storage Capacity**1%
**Product Condition**1%
**Quality-Overall**1%
## **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.
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