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Modems

brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 99% of clicks) — Modems doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

41
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Market size 77Growth 20Conversion 19Competition 38Returns 18Price range 69Avg price 93Brand share 3Review moat 21Quality gap 73
This niche Category average

Is Modems profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Modems is a £951K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Modems: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -9.5% over the last 90 days and 1.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£951K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr20K
Search volume / yr-9.5%1.2M
Conversion rate1.6%
Avg price£51.84

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 99% of demand, so 1% of the market is open.

1%

open market share

Brands · sellers6 · 161
Top-5 product click share62%
Open market1%
Avg brand age37 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 22 products

Sponsored placement64%
New entrants (1y)3· 3 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews11,322

Top Modems products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£95K£190K£285K£380K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 falling

Sellers

161

Top-5 brand share

99%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

0%

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  • eero6%
  • MERCUSYS4%
  • ASUS3%
  • Tenda1%
  • DEWINNER1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Modems demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume1.2MCVR1.6%Products22Brands6Top 5 Brands99%OOS Rate3.0%Rating4.3★Reviews11,322Avg BSR#22
35K25KSpike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top Modems search terms shoppers use

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

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  • routers162K/yr
  • tp link router84K/yr
  • wifi 6 router47K/yr
  • wireless router33K/yr
  • gaming router39K/yr
  • internet router33K/yr
  • wifi 619K/yr
  • modem router27K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Modems

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

83% of reviews
Connectivity-Overall21%

Easy to connect to

Assembly/Installation14%

Easy to configure

Value For Money12%

Good value for money

Quality-Overall8%

Excellent Product

Signal Strength8%

Strong signal

What buyers complain about

66% of reviews
Connectivity-Overall29%

Does not connect

Functionality-Overall7%

It ain't converting it to performance

Signal Strength6%

poor signal & kept dropping out if you did get one

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Marketing scam

Assembly/Installation5%

he couldn't even setup this product what so ever

Modems return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

7.0%

Return rate

2%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Connectivity-Overall
37%
2Functionality-Overall
17%
3Compatibility-Overall
16%
4Signal Strength
6%
5Range
4%

Common Modems questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Modems 41/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £951K/yr across 22 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -9.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Modems on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.