Is ps5 memory profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £175K/yr across 25 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +8.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).

How competitive is the ps5 memory niche?

13 brands and 72 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in ps5 memory?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Compatibility-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 2.2%.

When does demand for ps5 memory peak?

Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the ps5 memory niche?

Listings span £19.65–£165.75; the average listing price is £78.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,790 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

ps5 memory

Skip it

Weak search conversion (0.7%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Avg price

Great£78.47

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Good2.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Good£19.65–£165.75

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Brand share

Okay77%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay60%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Okay£175K

£175K/yr · 343K searches

Growth

Okay+8.7%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Review moat

Bad5,789.76

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Bad0.7%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ps5 memory is a £175K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (343K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

ps5 memory market data

Units sold / yr: 3K–4K; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: £235K–£314K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 0.7%
Avg BSR: #31
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 92%
Out of stock: 3.4%
Avg brand age: 41 months
Avg seller age: 174 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

18%

ezekers40%
SIX13%
Lexar12%
SanDisk6%
Fikwot6%
Crucial5%
Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 18%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.7% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×

Open Trend

Top ps5 memory search terms

ps5 storage82K/yr -2.6%0.4% conv.
ps5 extended storage24K/yr +142.6%0.4% conv.
ps5 memory expansion49K/yr -3.8%0.3% conv.
ps5 hard drive44K/yr +4.4%0.3% conv.
ps5 storage expansion44K/yr -6.3%0.3% conv.
ps5 1tb storage10K/yr +40.4%0.2% conv.
ps5 extra storage13K/yr -1.3%0.3% conv.
ps5 memory9K/yr +13.3%0.1% conv.
ps5 hard drive internal9K/yr -5.2%0.1% conv.
playstation storage8K/yr -8.1%0.3% conv.

All search terms

Top ps5 memory products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Ezekers 500GB USB 3.0 USB C External Hard Drive Ultra Fast & Slim Portable HDD Storage for PC MacBook Laptop Xbox One and PS4 Black

ezekers£20.174.0★496 rev

ezekers 1TB USB 3.0 USB C Ultra Slim Portable External Hard Drive HDD Compatible with PC Mac Laptop Xbox Xbox One PS4 PS5 (Storage Only) iPhone 15 & 16 Android (Samsung Sony)

ezekers£35.323.9★748 rev

SIX NVME M.2 SSD PCIe 4.0-512GB m.2 2280 ssd Read UP to 7000MB/s 512GB for Gaming PS5 Memory Storage Expansion with Heatsink Internal Solid State Hard Drive PCIe gen 4x4 Nvme for Laptop Desktop pc

SIX£59.304.5★214 rev

SANDISK Extreme Portable SSD for PS5 1TB (Officially Licensed for PlayStation 5 Consoles and PCs read speeds up to 1000 MB/s Drop Protection USB 3.2 Gen2 Discord Nitro 1 Month Trial)

SanDisk£89.984.5★193 rev

Acer Predator GM7 1TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe 2.0 Read Speed Up to 7200 MB/s Internal PC Solid State Drive for Laptop Desktop and PS5 - BL.9BWWR.118

Acer£85.574.8★2,337 rev

Newest

by launch date

Lexar ARES 1TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 1.4 Internal NVMe SSD Up to 7 400MB/s Read & 6 500MB/s Write Internal Solid State Drive for PS5 PC Laptop Gamers Creators Professionals

Lexar£107.14235 rev

6mo ago

Premier IT Desktop External Hard Drive (2 TB) USB 3.0 HDD Compatible with PC Laptop Mac PS5 Xbox - Plug & Play Backup Storage Photos Movies Games

Premier IT£46.097 rev

8mo ago

Lexar Thor Pro 1TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD Up to 6 000MB/s High-Performance Storage Internal Solid State Drive Compatible with PS5 Laptop & Desktop for Gamers and Creators

Lexar£100.96160 rev

10mo ago

Lexar EQ790 2TB SSD with Heatsink M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe 1.4 Internal SSD Up to 7 000MB/s Read High-Performance Storage Internal Solid State Drive for PS5 PC Laptop Gamers

Lexar£165.751,847 rev

12mo ago

SIX NVME M.2 SSD PCIe 4.0-512GB m.2 2280 ssd Read UP to 7000MB/s 512GB for Gaming PS5 Memory Storage Expansion with Heatsink Internal Solid State Hard Drive PCIe gen 4x4 Nvme for Laptop Desktop pc

SIX£59.30214 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about ps5 memory

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Value For Money15%

“Best value”

Data Transfer Speed12%

“transfer speed is good”

Storage Capacity11%

“Extra Storage Space”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“Exactly as advertised”

Quality-Overall10%

“The build quality feels solid and reliable, especially for the price”

Assembly/Installation8%

“Worked well and followed instruction online to install”

Compatibility-Overall7%

“Compatible with my PS5”

Ease Of Use6%

“Quick and Easy”

Size-Overall3%

“Simple to fit”

Design-Overall2%

“Good design”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall17%

“it stopped working :”

Compatibility-Overall13%

“Not compatible”

Durability13%

“Awful, broke pretty much instantly”

Connectivity-Overall8%

“Connection was faulty”

Value For Money7%

“At this price I wasn't expecting much”

Quality-Overall4%

“the controller inside is not the best quality”

Data Transfer Speed4%

“seems slow transfer”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Inaccurate item description”

Storage Capacity4%

“missed the one about the drive actually being 465gb capacity”

Noise Level3%

“it was loud”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall32%

Functionality-Overall24%

Connectivity-Overall13%

Defective Material/Parts5%

Size-Overall4%

Storage Capacity3%

Noise Level2%

Constant Reboot Or Restart2%

Data Transfer Speed1%

Product Condition1%

Common questions

Is ps5 memory profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £175K/yr across 25 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +8.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the ps5 memory niche?: 13 brands and 72 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in ps5 memory?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Compatibility-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 2.2%.
When does demand for ps5 memory peak?: Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the ps5 memory niche?: Listings span £19.65–£165.75; the average listing price is £78.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,790 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.