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Ethernet Cable 5m

Fail

Prices span $2.56–$9.75, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Ethernet Cable 5m is a Fail.

Flapen Score
36
36 / 100
Ranks 766 of 1,028 Computers & Accessories niches · −6 vs the category median of 42
Market size
£108K/yr167K searches / yr
90-day growth
-9.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
75%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 14 sellers

Flapen Score

Ethernet Cable 5m against its category

The dotted line is the Computers & Accessories average. Past it, Ethernet Cable 5m is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

36Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Ethernet Cable 5m market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Ethernet Cable 5m 167K times last year and spent an estimated £108K. The top 5 brands take 81% of clicks. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

10.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 167K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -9.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £108K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
167K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-9.5%
Conversion, latest week
10.3%
Market size, estimated
£108Ka year
Peak month
November1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
ethernet cable 5m79K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.29.

Listings sell for £6.29 on average, from £2.56 to £9.75. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £6.29 that is £13K to £16K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.29under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.56–£9.75
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£13K–£16K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #7 within Cables & Accessories. It carries 9,274 reviews at 4.64 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#7in Cables & Accessories
Average rating
4.64 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
9,274per listing
Listings tracked
14

04 · Newcomers

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

2 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 70 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Ethernet Cable 5m 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 75% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£11K£22K£32K£43K1K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • UGREEN35%
  • Nixsto26%
  • DDMALL8%
  • Yauhody7%
  • CABNEER6%
  • YSONG4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)

Demand

Ethernet Cable 5m search demand

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

5K4KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Ethernet Cable 5m search terms shoppers use

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

  • ethernet cable 5m79K/yr
  • 5m ethernet cable39K/yr
  • cat 8 ethernet cable 5m13K/yr
  • lan cable 5m11K/yr
  • 5m ethernet cable high speed4K/yr
  • internet cable 5m5K/yr
  • cat8 ethernet cable 5m4K/yr
  • cat 7 ethernet cable 5m4K/yr
  • 5 meter ethernet cable4K/yr
  • 5 metre ethernet cable3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ethernet Cable 5m

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

Complain

Durability13%−0.08

Broke within 3 months

Not durable

It stopped working after only 30 mins of use

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%+0.51

the item didnt work as advertised

False specs

should not be advertised as such

Quality-Overall9%+2.50

Slight quality issue

Poor quality

Rubbish

Thickness8%−0.02

It is not - it's too thick

it's still thick and doesn't bend well

Very slim

Data Transfer Speed7%−0.04

Speed limited to below 100mbps

maxing out at speeds of 100mbps

Love

Quality-Overall32%+2.50

Good quality and seems to be sturdy and easy to install

great, reliable item

Excellent Quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%+0.51

Works as intended

Works as expected

work exactly as promised

Value For Money14%+0.61

Good value

Great Cable for price

Excellent value

Connectivity-Overall12%+0.40

Good connection

Connection has been stable

Easy to connect

Assembly/Installation4%+0.33

easy to install

Great product easy to install, allowing smooth, reliable speed

Good product and easy to setup

Return

1.4% Return rate 34% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall28%▇▆█▆▇▇
Functionality-Overall18%██▆▅▅▅

Didn't work

Doesn't work

Connectivity-Overall17%▄█▆▆█▇

small movements of the laptop or cable were enough to cause temporary loss of connection

The main weakness is not the connection speed

Cable Issue

Compatibility-Overall14%█▆▇█▅▇

Cat 5 mislabled

Length5%▄▄▃█▆▄

FAQ

Common Ethernet Cable 5m questions

Answered from the same tracked data.