Is ps5 ssd profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £409K/yr across 35 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +11.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).

How competitive is the ps5 ssd niche?

13 brands and 212 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in ps5 ssd?

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

When does demand for ps5 ssd peak?

Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the ps5 ssd niche?

Listings span £20.17–£572.55; the average listing price is £109.62 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,085 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

ps5 ssd

Skip it

Weak search conversion (0.6%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Competition

Good40%

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

Avg price

Good£109.62

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Good2.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Good£409K

£409K/yr · 612K searches

Brand share

Okay75%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Okay+11.4%

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

Review moat

Bad5,084.6

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Bad£20.17–£572.55

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

Conversion

Bad0.6%

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

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ps5 ssd is a £409K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (612K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

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

ps5 ssd market data

Units sold / yr: 5K–6K; avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr: £548K–£658K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 0.6%
Avg BSR: #27
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 94%
Out of stock: 3.1%
Avg brand age: 37 months
Avg seller age: 172 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 40% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

212

Top-5 brand share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

18%

Lexar26%
ezekers16%
Crucial13%
SIX13%
Fikwot7%
SanDisk7%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +11.4% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.3×

Open Trend

Top ps5 ssd search terms

ps5 ssd147K/yr +7.9%0.4% conv.
ps5 storage82K/yr -2.6%0.4% conv.
ps5 extended storage24K/yr +142.6%0.4% conv.
ps5 memory expansion49K/yr -3.8%0.4% conv.
ps5 hard drive44K/yr +4.4%0.3% conv.
ps5 storage expansion44K/yr -6.3%0.3% conv.
ps5 ssd 2tb32K/yr -1.7%0.5% conv.
ssd ps525K/yr +10.6%0.3% conv.
ps5 internal storage25K/yr +6.5%0.8% conv.
ps5 ssd 1tb18K/yr +16.7%0.4% conv.

All search terms

Top ps5 ssd 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

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

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

Crucial P310 2TB PS5 SSD M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 with Heatsink Up to 7100MB/s Compatible with PlayStation 5 Desktop PC Internal Solid State Drive - CT2000P310SSD5-01

Crucial£134.824.6★1,560 rev

Lexar NM790 1TB SSD with Heatsink M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe 1.4 Internal SSD Up to 7400MB/s Read Up to 6500MB/s Write Internal Solid State Drive for PS5 PC Laptop Gamers (LNM790X001T-RN9NG)

Lexar£83.454.7★2,177 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

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

Lexar EQ790 1TB 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£83.651,847 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 ssd

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

What buyers love

Value For Money15%

“Great value for money”

Data Transfer Speed11%

“transfer speed is good”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“Exactly as advertised”

Assembly/Installation10%

“Installed in minutes”

Quality-Overall10%

“Build quality is excellent”

Storage Capacity9%

“Extra Storage Space”

Compatibility-Overall8%

“Compatible with my PS5”

Ease Of Use6%

“Quick and Easy”

Computation Performance3%

“performance is good at a great price”

Size-Overall2%

“Simple to fit”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall17%

“Didn't work”

Durability13%

“Awful, broke pretty much instantly”

Compatibility-Overall13%

“Not compatible”

Value For Money8%

“Might be a bit expensive”

Connectivity-Overall7%

“Connection was faulty”

Storage Capacity5%

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

Data Transfer Speed5%

“although speeds are lower than advertised”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Inaccurate item description”

Quality-Overall4%

“the controller inside is not the best quality”

Noise Level3%

“it was loud”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall32%

Functionality-Overall23%

Connectivity-Overall12%

Size-Overall5%

Defective Material/Parts5%

Storage Capacity4%

Noise Level2%

Constant Reboot Or Restart2%

Product Condition2%

Data Transfer Speed1%

Common questions

Is ps5 ssd profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £409K/yr across 35 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +11.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the ps5 ssd niche?: 13 brands and 212 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in ps5 ssd?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Durability, Compatibility-Overall. The return rate is 2.2%.
When does demand for ps5 ssd peak?: Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the ps5 ssd niche?: Listings span £20.17–£572.55; the average listing price is £109.62 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,085 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.