256gb Usb Stick
a deep review moat (84,082 avg reviews) — 256gb Usb Stick doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is 256gb Usb Stick profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 256gb Usb Stick is a £338K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (316K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
256gb Usb Stick: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -12.4% over the last 90 days and 6.0% of searches end in a purchase.
£338K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand, so 1% of the market is open.
1%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 14 products
Top 256gb Usb Stick products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SANDISK Ultra Flair USB Type-A Flash Drive 256GB (USB 3.0 memory stick with transfer speeds up to 150MB/s Password protection Durable Sleek Metal Casing) Silver/Black
- Price
- £22.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 22,860
- Age
- 8y ago
SANDISK Ultra USB Type-A Flash Drive 256GB (USB 3.0 Memory Stick up to 130MB/s Transfer Speeds RescuePro Recovery Software Password Protection Durable) Black
- Price
- £20.25
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 209,602
- Age
- 11y ago
SanDisk 128GB Ultra Flair USB 3.0 Flash Drive USB stick Memory stick with transfer speeds up to 150 MB/s Password protection Durable Sleek Metal Casing Silver/Black
- Price
- £12.27
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 193,552
- Age
- 10y ago
SANDISK Ultra Luxe USB Type-A Flash Drive 256GB (USB 3.2 Gen 1 + USB 3.0 capable up to 400MB/s read speeds Password protection Data recovery software Metal Design) Silver
- Price
- £24.90
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 136,003
- Age
- 7y ago
Amazon Basics 256 GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive Read Speed up to 130 MB/s Black
- Price
- £17.80
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 23,863
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Amazon Basics USB Flash Drive Thumb Drive Memory Stick with USB C and USB A Dual Ports 128GB Champagne Silver
- Price
- £11.79
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,206
- Age
- 10mo ago
SanDisk 128GB Ultra Flair USB 3.0 Flash Drive USB stick Memory stick with transfer speeds up to 150 MB/s Password protection Durable Sleek Metal Casing Silver/Black
- Price
- £12.27
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 193,552
- Age
- 10y ago
SANDISK Ultra Luxe USB Type-A Flash Drive 256GB (USB 3.2 Gen 1 + USB 3.0 capable up to 400MB/s read speeds Password protection Data recovery software Metal Design) Silver
- Price
- £24.90
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 136,003
- Age
- 7y ago
SanDisk 128GB Cruzer Blade USB 2.0 Flash Drive
- Price
- £11.66
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 285,481
- Age
- 11y ago
SANDISK Ultra USB Type-A Flash Drive 256GB (USB 3.0 Memory Stick up to 130MB/s Transfer Speeds RescuePro Recovery Software Password Protection Durable) Black
- Price
- £20.25
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 209,602
- Age
- 11y ago
Newest
by launch dateAmazon Basics USB Flash Drive Thumb Drive Memory Stick with USB C and USB A Dual Ports 128GB Champagne Silver
- Price
- £11.79
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,206
- Age
- 10mo ago
Lexar D40E 256GB Dual Drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C Jump Drive USB-C Flash Drive Metal Housing Swivel Design Thumb Drive (LJDD40E256G-BNSNG)
- Price
- £20.03
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 9,568
- Age
- 1y ago
Amazon Basics 256 GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive Read Speed up to 130 MB/s Black
- Price
- £17.80
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 23,863
- Age
- 3y ago
Kingston DataTraveler Exodia M USB 3.2 Gen 1 DTXM/256GB- with Moving Cap (Black + Teal)
- Price
- £15.80
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 26,362
- Age
- 4y ago
Kingston DataTraveler Exodia DTX/256 GB Flash Drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 - with Protective Cap and Keyring in Multiple Colours
- Price
- £14.08
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 67,712
- Age
- 5y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
6 flat
Sellers
134
Top-5 brand share
99%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- SanDisk72%
- Kingston11%
- Amazon Basics9%
- Lexar4%
- Integral3%
- Netac1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
256gb Usb Stick demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top 256gb Usb Stick search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- 256gb usb stick72K/yr
- usb stick 256gb49K/yr
- 256gb memory stick22K/yr
- usb flash drive 256gb19K/yr
- flash drive 256gb13K/yr
- usb memory stick 256gb14K/yr
- usb drive 256gb15K/yr
- memory stick 256gb20K/yr
- 256 gb usb stick16K/yr
- usb 256gb14K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 256gb Usb Stick
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
80% of reviews“Good quality item used for recording on my tv”
“Cost effective”
“Excellent transfer speed”
“As advertised”
“plenty of storage”
What buyers complain about
75% of reviews“Broke after 14 months”
“Loose fit”
“it doesn't work properly”
“as it lacks the quality I've always associated with their products”
“Way smaller capacity than advertised”
256gb Usb Stick return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.0%
Return rate
16%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common 256gb Usb Stick questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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