Usb 256gb
a deep review moat (78,382 avg reviews) — Usb 256gb doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Usb 256gb profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Usb 256gb is a £79K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Usb 256gb: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved -22.7% over the last 90 days and 5.4% of searches end in a purchase.
£79K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand, so 4% of the market is open.
4%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.5★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 15 products
Top Usb 256gb products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SANDISK Ultra USB Type-A Flash Drive 256GB (USB 3.0 Memory Stick up to 130MB/s Transfer Speeds RescuePro Recovery Software Password Protection Durable) Black
- Price
- £20.25
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 209,602
- Age
- 11y ago
SANDISK Ultra Flair USB Type-A Flash Drive 256GB (USB 3.0 memory stick with transfer speeds up to 150MB/s Password protection Durable Sleek Metal Casing) Silver/Black
- Price
- £22.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 22,860
- Age
- 8y ago
SANDISK Ultra Luxe USB Type-A Flash Drive 256GB (USB 3.2 Gen 1 + USB 3.0 capable up to 400MB/s read speeds Password protection Data recovery software Metal Design) Silver
- Price
- £24.90
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 136,003
- Age
- 7y ago
SanDisk 128GB Ultra Flair USB 3.0 Flash Drive USB stick Memory stick with transfer speeds up to 150 MB/s Password protection Durable Sleek Metal Casing Silver/Black
- Price
- £12.27
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 193,552
- Age
- 10y ago
Amazon Basics 256 GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive Read Speed up to 130 MB/s Black
- Price
- £17.80
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 23,863
- Age
- 3y ago
Trending
90-day click momentumSanDisk 128GB Ultra Flair USB 3.0 Flash Drive USB stick Memory stick with transfer speeds up to 150 MB/s Password protection Durable Sleek Metal Casing Silver/Black
- Price
- £12.27
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 193,552
- Age
- 10y ago
SANDISK Ultra Luxe USB Type-A Flash Drive 256GB (USB 3.2 Gen 1 + USB 3.0 capable up to 400MB/s read speeds Password protection Data recovery software Metal Design) Silver
- Price
- £24.90
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 136,003
- Age
- 7y ago
SanDisk 128GB Cruzer Blade USB 2.0 Flash Drive
- Price
- £11.66
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 285,481
- Age
- 11y ago
KEXIN USB Stick 256GB USB C Memory Stick 100MB/s Swivel Dual USB 3.0 Flash Drive USB-A & Type-C Pen Drive for Smartphone Tablet iPhone 15/16 Car Game Console Black
- Price
- £17.87
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 2,350
- Age
- 1y ago
SANDISK Ultra USB Type-A Flash Drive 256GB (USB 3.0 Memory Stick up to 130MB/s Transfer Speeds RescuePro Recovery Software Password Protection Durable) Black
- Price
- £20.25
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 209,602
- Age
- 11y ago
Newest
by launch dateKEXIN USB Stick 256GB USB C Memory Stick 100MB/s Swivel Dual USB 3.0 Flash Drive USB-A & Type-C Pen Drive for Smartphone Tablet iPhone 15/16 Car Game Console Black
- Price
- £17.87
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 2,350
- Age
- 1y ago
Lexar D40E 256GB Dual Drive USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C Jump Drive USB-C Flash Drive Metal Housing Swivel Design Thumb Drive (LJDD40E256G-BNSNG)
- Price
- £20.03
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 9,568
- Age
- 1y ago
256GB USB Flash Drive and Outlet Mount for Blink Sync Module 2 No-Drilling - Save Space - Easy Move Mount Bracket for Blink Outdoor Indoor Security Camera with Short Cable
- Price
- £18.51
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 438
- Age
- 2y ago
Amazon Basics 256 GB USB 3.1 Flash Drive Read Speed up to 130 MB/s Black
- Price
- £17.80
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 23,863
- Age
- 3y ago
Kingston DataTraveler Exodia M USB 3.2 Gen 1 DTXM/256GB- with Moving Cap (Black + Teal)
- Price
- £15.80
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 26,362
- Age
- 4y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
8 flat
Sellers
137
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
3%
- SanDisk71%
- Kingston10%
- Amazon Basics8%
- Integral4%
- Lexar3%
- Dunear1%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Usb 256gb demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top Usb 256gb search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- 256gb memory stick22K/yr
- 256 gb usb stick16K/yr
- usb 256gb14K/yr
- 256gb usb15K/yr
- sandisk usb stick 256gb5K/yr
- usb 2563K/yr
- 250gb usb stick3K/yr
- blink usb flash drive 256gb2K/yr
- sandisk 256gb usb1K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Usb 256gb
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
80% of reviews“Good quality item used for recording on my tv”
“Excellent transfer speed”
“Cost effective”
“As advertised”
“high capacity”
What buyers complain about
77% of reviews“Broke after 14 months”
“Loose fit”
“as it lacks the quality I've always associated with their products”
“it doesn't work properly”
“Way smaller capacity than advertised”
Usb 256gb return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
1.1%
Return rate
17%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Usb 256gb questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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