usb c memory stick
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.9%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great£18.22avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great£6.13–£65.96cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Great35%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Market size
Good£533K£533K/yr · 554K searches
Conversion
Good5.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay86%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-8.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad33,014.32avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, usb c memory stick is a £533K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (554K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
usb c memory stick market data
- Units sold / yr
- 25K–30K
- avg 500–750/product
- Revenue / yr
- £456K–£547K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.3%
- Avg BSR
- #29
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 89%
- Out of stock
- 0.5%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 174 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
11 flat
Sellers
180
Top-5 brand share
86%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
35%
Top 20: 80%
Open market
10%
- SanDisk59%
- Kingston10%
- Lexar7%
- Samsung6%
- Geweo4%
- Amazon Basics4%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 10%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.5% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top usb c memory stick search terms
- usb c memory stick102K/yr
- usb c flash drive88K/yr
- 256gb usb stick72K/yr
- usb c stick51K/yr
- sandisk phone drive12K/yr
- usb c drive32K/yr
- usbc memory stick23K/yr
- 256gb memory stick22K/yr
- usb flash drive 256gb19K/yr
- flash drive 256gb13K/yr
Top usb c memory stick 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SANDISK Ultra Dual Drive Go USB Type-C & Type-A Flash Drive 128GB (Memory stick up to 400MB/s Reversible Type-C and Type-A connectors for Android Smartphone Tablets and Mac) Black
SanDisk£15.824.5★50,123 rev
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
SanDisk£20.254.6★209,602 rev
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
SanDisk£22.494.6★22,860 rev
SanDisk Phone Drive 256GB USB Flash Drive for iPhone iPad PC and Mac (2-in-1 iPhone storage Lightning & USB Type-C Connectors Automatic Backup Password Protection Encryption) Metallic Sky
SanDisk£65.964.4★639 rev
Kingston DataTraveler 70 - DT70/64GB USB-C Flash Drive Black
Kingston£7.084.3★4,487 rev
Newest
by launch date
Lexar D40E 64GB Dual USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C Jump Drive USB-C Flash Metal Housing Swivel Design Thumb Drive Titanium Grey
Lexar£13.669,568 rev
OSCOO 32GB USB Flash Drive USB 3.1 Gen 1 Dual USB-C & USB-A Memory Stick Portable Thumb Drive for iPhone 15/16/17 Mac Android Phones Tablets Laptops Mac Windows - Photo & Video Backup
OSCOO£11.09544 rev
Biwin UD150 USB 3.0 Flash Drive 32GB Memory Stick with Transfer Speeds Up to 150 MB/s Dural-Port USB Type-C Type-A Pen Thumb Drive for Smartphones Laptops Desktops and Tablets
BIWIN£7.891,128 rev
Acer UT300 USB 3.0 Flash Drive 32GB Memory Pen Stick with Transfer Speeds Up to 150 MB/s USB Type-C Typc-A Thumb Drive for Phones Laptops TVs and Audio Equipment
Acer£8.501,423 rev
Lexar D40E 64GB Dual USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C Jump Drive USB-C Flash Metal Housing Swivel Design Thumb Drive Champagne Silver
Lexar£12.039,568 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Samsung Type C 128GB Type C 400MB/s USB 3.1 Flash Drive ( MUF 128DA)
Samsung£21.064.5★
SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive Go USB flash drive 64 GB USB Type-A / USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Black
SanDisk£11.484.5★
Kingston DataTraveler 70 - DT70/64GB USB-C Flash Drive Black
Kingston£7.084.3★
SanDisk Phone Drive 256GB USB Flash Drive for iPhone iPad PC and Mac (2-in-1 iPhone storage Lightning & USB Type-C Connectors Automatic Backup Password Protection Encryption) Metallic Sky
SanDisk£65.964.4★
Biwin UD150 USB 3.0 Flash Drive 32GB Memory Stick with Transfer Speeds Up to 150 MB/s Dural-Port USB Type-C Type-A Pen Thumb Drive for Smartphones Laptops Desktops and Tablets
BIWIN£7.894.3★
What buyers say about usb c memory stick
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Well made item”
“Good transfer speed”
“Excellent value”
“Exactly as advertised”
“plenty of storage”
“Simple to Use”
“Great USB”
“portable and versatile”
“The build feels sturdy enough for daily use”
“Great size”
What buyers complain about
“Definitely not durable”
“Not fit for purpose”
“it doesn't work properly”
“Slow Transfer Speeds”
“the performance is not very good at all”
“Incompatible”
“Poor connectivity”
“after a few weeks it developed a terrible overheating problem”
“Way smaller capacity than advertised”
“Doesnt even stay in the USB port”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is usb c memory stick profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £533K/yr across 37 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- How competitive is the usb c memory stick niche?
- 11 brands and 180 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in usb c memory stick?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Size-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 0.9%.
- When does demand for usb c memory stick peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the usb c memory stick niche?
- Listings span £6.13–£65.96; the average listing price is £18.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 33,014 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.