5tb Hard Drive
FailThe top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so 5tb Hard Drive is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 39 / 100Ranks 651 of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · −3 vs the category median of 4239
- Market size
- £767K/yr253K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -12.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 62%top-5 click share · 5 brands · 156 sellers
Flapen Score
5tb Hard Drive against its category
The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, 5tb Hard Drive is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The 5tb Hard Drive market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 5tb Hard Drive 253K times last year and spent an estimated £767K. All 5 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
An estimated 2.4% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 253K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 2.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -12.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £767K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 253K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -12.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 2.4%
- Market size, estimated
- £767Ka year
- Peak month
- November1.7× the quietest month
- Top search term
- 5tb external hard drive63K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £127.60.
Listings sell for £127.60 on average, from £58.47 to £296.56. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £127.60 that is £13K to £32K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £127.60above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £58.47–£296.56
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £13K–£32K
- Returns
- 1.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
65% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #29 within Data Storage. It carries 62,945 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 65%
- Prime listings
- 96%
- Out of stock, average day
- 6.8%
- Average rank
- #29in Data Storage
- Average rating
- 4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 62,945per listing
- Listings tracked
- 26
04 · Newcomers
4 of last year's 4 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
4 products launched here in the last 12 months. 4 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 60 months on average, so the names here are established.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 4
- Successful launches
- 4Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 60 months
Products
Top 5tb Hard Drive products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 21, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
Seagate Portable Drive 5TB External Hard Drive Dark Grey for PC Laptop and Mac Data Rescue Services Amazon Exclusive (STGX5000400)
- Price
- £105.59
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 264,395
- Age
- 6y ago

WD 5TB My Passport portable external storage external hard drive USB 3.0 portable HDD with software for device management backup and password protection works with PC Xbox &Playstation Black
- Price
- £101.36
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 24,315
- Age
- 6y ago

WD 5TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 Plug-and-Play Formatted for Windows Black
- Price
- £99.22
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 675
- Age
- 11mo ago

WD 2TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 Plug-and-Play Formatted for Windows Black
- Price
- £68.19
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 675
- Age
- 11mo ago

Seagate One Touch 5TB Password activated hardware encryption portable external hard drive PC Notebook & Mac USB 3.0 Space Gray (STKZ5000404)
- Price
- £108.48
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,785
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
WD 12 TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 Black
- Price
- £224.20
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 19,698
- Age
- 6y ago

WD 2TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 Plug-and-Play Formatted for Windows Black
- Price
- £68.19
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 675
- Age
- 11mo ago

WD 6TB Elements portable external hard drive USB 3.0 portable external storage Plug-and-Play SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1 Formatted for PC and Mac Black
- Price
- £126.10
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 285,536
- Age
- 2y ago

Seagate Portable Drive 4TB External Hard Drive Dark Grey for PC Laptop and Mac Data Rescue Services Amazon Exclusive (STGX4000400)
- Price
- £90.81
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 264,395
- Age
- 8y ago

LaCie Mobile Drive V2 5TB slim design USBC Portable External Hard Drive 2.5inch Moon Silver for Mac & Windows Rescue Data Recovery included
- Price
- £141.06
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 417
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
ModusTech 6TB Desktop External Hard Drive (NOT-PORTABLE) Vault USB-C 3.1 (5Gbps) High-Speed HDD for PC Mac Laptop & Console Backup Storage 2-Year Warranty
- Price
- £96.88
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 103
- Age
- 7mo ago

WD 5TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 Plug-and-Play Formatted for Windows Black
- Price
- £99.22
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 675
- Age
- 11mo ago

WD 2TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 Plug-and-Play Formatted for Windows Black
- Price
- £68.19
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 675
- Age
- 11mo ago

WD 6TB Elements AE Portable External Hard Drive SuperSpeed USB 3.2 Gen 1/USB 3.0 Plug-and-Play Formatted for Windows Black
- Price
- £123.17
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 675
- Age
- 11mo ago

WD_BLACK P10 5TB Game Drive Portable External Hard Drive Speeds Up to 130 MB/s USB 3.2 Gen 1 Works with Playstation Xbox PC Includes One Month Discord NITRO offer Camo
- Price
- £110.04
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 30,023
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 62% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
5 flat
Sellers
156
Est. top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
62%
Top 20: 93%
Open market
0%
- Western Digital60%
- Seagate32%
- LaCie4%
- WD3%
- ModusTech1%
Demand
5tb Hard Drive search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Search terms
Top 5tb Hard Drive search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- 5tb external hard drive63K/yr
- wd my passport19K/yr
- 5tb hard drive17K/yr
- wd elements external hard drive16K/yr
- external hard drive 5tb22K/yr
- 5tb ssd15K/yr
- wd elements15K/yr
- hard drive 5tb8K/yr
- portable hard drive 5tb8K/yr
- 5tb7K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 5tb Hard Drive
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Broke Immediately”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
18 topics
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FAQ
Common 5tb Hard Drive questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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