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Dongle

Fail

Shoppers spend only $49K a year here, so Dongle is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 498 of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · on the category median
Market size
£49K/yr104K searches / yr
90-day growth
-7.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
51%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 33 sellers

Flapen Score

Dongle against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Dongle is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Dongle market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Dongle 104K times last year and spent an estimated £49K. The top 5 brands take 90% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 104K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -7.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £49K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
104K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-7.3%
Conversion, latest week
2.8%
Market size, estimated
£49Ka year
Peak month
October2.8× the quietest month
Top search term
dongle59K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £16.77.

Listings sell for £16.77 on average, from £4.89 to £46.91. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £16.77 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£16.77inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.89–£46.91
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
1.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #35 within Laptop Accessories. It carries 15,706 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
11.7%
Average rank
#35in Laptop Accessories
Average rating
4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
15,706per listing
Listings tracked
29

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 7 launches as successful.

7 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 31 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
7
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
31 months

Products

Top Dongle products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£5K£7K£10K101001K10K100K1.0M Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

8%

  • Anker66%
  • TP-Link14%
  • UGREEN5%
  • UANTIN3%
  • MOKiN2%
  • ZTE2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 8%)

Demand

Dongle search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

5K3KPrime Day '25Spike '25MayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Search terms

Top Dongle search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • dongle59K/yr
  • anker usb hub35K/yr
  • usb hub anker8K/yr
  • dongles2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Dongle

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Connectivity-Overall15%−0.06

Difficult to connect

The connection is loose

Constantly connects and disconnects

Durability12%−0.13

Broke in 2 weeks

Stopped working after about a week of use

Very poor durability

Functionality-Overall10%−0.13

I couldnt get it functioning as intended

Don't work properly

Did not work

Socket/Port/Plug9%−0.05

Horrid hdmi port

Ports failed

the USBC connector is loose

Quality-Overall6%+1.32

Obviously poorly produced with poor quality control :/

Poor Quality

Rubbish quality

Love

Quality-Overall19%+1.32

solid build quality

The build quality is excellent

Build quality is great

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.98

Exactly as advertised

As advertised

Works as expected

Value For Money9%+0.49

Excellent value

Good value for money

Good for the price

Connectivity-Overall9%−0.06

Easy connection

Great connection

Strong connection

Charging8%+0.20

holds a charge for months also

Fast charging

Great charger

Return

1.5% Return rate 5% Fixable by listing

Compatibility-Overall27%▇██▇█▇

So would not recommend based on lack of compatibility

Not fit for purpose

Doesnt work well with Macbook

Functionality-Overall18%█▆██▇▇

I couldnt get it functioning as intended

Don't work properly

Did not work

Connectivity-Overall17%█▇▆███

Difficult to connect

The connection is loose

Constantly connects and disconnects

Socket/Port/Plug8%▆█▇▇▇▇

Horrid hdmi port

Ports failed

the USBC connector is loose

Charging6%▇█▆▆▇▆

then stops charging macbook

Doesn't fast charge my phone

my laptop stopped charging

FAQ

Common Dongle questions

Answered from the same tracked data.