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title: "Hikvision — £212K/yr Amazon UK Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 41/100 · £212K/yr market · 220K searches/yr · £192.52 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **hikvision**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 41Growth 21Conversion 6Competition 45Returns 76Price range 19Avg price 47Brand share 5Review moat 88Quality gap 82
**Review moat**
**Great****238.79**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.2★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Returns**
**Great****1.9%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Okay****£192.52**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Okay****58%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Okay****£212K**
£212K/yr · 220K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-8.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Bad****£25.72–£414.41**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Bad****98%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, hikvision is a £212K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (220K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **hikvision market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **750–1K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **£144K–£193K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#274**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **74%**
- **Sponsored**
- **11%**
- **Out of stock**
- **3.2%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **40 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **196 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**6 **—flat
**Sellers**
**14**
**Top-5 brand share**
**98%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**58%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Hikvision44% - HIKVISION DVR & CAMERAS - VIVID HD (TM) ACCESSORIES24% - HiLook15% - Hiwatch9% - Reolink6% - HiWatch2% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/hikvision/trend)
## **Top hikvision search terms**
- **hikvision cctv camera**82K/yr-18.9%0.2% conv. - **hikvision**52K/yr+7.0%0.1% conv. - **hikvision cctv camera systems**18K/yr+1.1%0.2% conv. - **hikvision camera**20K/yr-10.5%0.2% conv. - **hik vision cctv camera 4k**11K/yr-20.9%0.3% conv. - **hikvision poe camera**6K/yr+3.2%0.4% conv. - **hikvision ip camera**8K/yr-26.8%0.0% conv. - **hik vision camera**6K/yr-7.6%0.2% conv. - **hikvision cctv**5K/yr+0.9%0.2% conv. - **hikvision cameras**5K/yr-10.6%0.3% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/uk/diy-tools/hikvision/search-terms)
## **Top hikvision 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.
0%10%£21K20%£42K30%£64K40%£85K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted
All 19 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**HIKVISION 5MP CCTV SECURITY SYSTEM 4K DVR 4CH 1TB H.265+ HIK 5 MP CAMERA OUTDOOR NIGHT VISION KIT UK SELLER DS-7204HUHI-K1**HIKVISION DVR & CAMERAS - VIVID HD (TM) ACCESSORIES**£271.71**4.3★96 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078JRDCP7) [2**HIKVISION 8 MP (4K) Outdoor Turret Camera with Smart IR 2.8 mm lens (DS-2CE76U1T-ITMF)**Hikvision**£47.71**3.5★17 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SHPXPMZ) [3**HIKVISION 8CH CCTV KIT DVR 1080P & 6X 2.0MP FULL HD 1080P WHITE DOME CCTV CAMERAS IR 20M NIGHT VISION REMOTE VIEW EASY P2P SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM (3TB HDD PRE-INSTALLED)**Hiwatch**£241.02**3.3★9 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07JYD9NS6) [4**HIKVISION 5MP CCTV SECURITY SYSTEM 4K DVR 8CH 2TB H.265+ HIK 5 MP 2.8MM 8X CAMERAS OUTDOOR NIGHT VISION KIT UK SELLER DS-7208HUHI-K1**Hikvision**£378.63**3.9★29 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078JVPYP8) [5**Hikvision DS-2CD2346G2-I 2.8mm 4MP Powered by DarkFighter Fixed Turret Network Camera POE Night Version IP67 H.265+ ONVIF English Version IP Camera**Hikvision**£103.95**3.9★7 rev](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08DMTZWTK)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Hikvision Indoor/Outdoor Turret Network Camera 6MP Resolution Dual Lens Smart Hybrid Light Two-Way Audio IP67 Rated 180 FOV ColorVu IPC-T269HAD-LUF/SL PoE/12VDC ONVIF Compatible**Hikvision**£122.20**0 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G66Z4BSD) [**HIKVISION 8 CHANNEL DVR AOC ACUSENSE DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER iDS-7208HQHI-K1/4S(C)**Hikvision**£110.78**16 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DF351J31) [**HIKVISION DS-2CD2387G2P-LSU/SL ColorVu 8MP Panoramic Turret IP Camera 4mm Fixed Lens Indoor Outdoor**Hikvision**£206.40**24 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BTM4WMF9) [**Hikvision CCTV System 4K DVR 5MP ColorVu Dome Camera IP67 20M UK - DS-7204HUHI-K1 - DS-2CE72HFT-F28 (4 Cameras HDD 2TB)**HiLook**£317.63**0 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B084M5LKWR) [**Hilook by Hikvision ColorVu 5MP 3K 2.8 mm Fixed Turret 24/7 Colour White Light 40 m AOC CCTV Camera THC-T259-MS-2.8MM**HiLook**£34.19**28 rev4y ago](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09QQJ4SNJ)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**HIKVISION 5MP CCTV SECURITY SYSTEM 4K DVR 8CH 2TB H.265+ HIK 5 MP 2.8MM 8X CAMERAS OUTDOOR NIGHT VISION KIT UK SELLER DS-7208HUHI-K1**Hikvision**£378.63**3.9★**▲ 202%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B078JVPYP8) [**Hikvision CCTV System 4K DVR 5MP ColorVu Dome Camera IP67 20M UK - DS-7204HUHI-K1 - DS-2CE72HFT-F28 (4 Cameras HDD 2TB)**HiLook**£317.63**0.0★**▲ 139%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B084M5LKWR) [**Hikvision Indoor/Outdoor Turret Network Camera 6MP Resolution Dual Lens Smart Hybrid Light Two-Way Audio IP67 Rated 180 FOV ColorVu IPC-T269HAD-LUF/SL PoE/12VDC ONVIF Compatible**Hikvision**£122.20**0.0★**▲ 136%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G66Z4BSD) [**Hikvision Turbo TVI HD 2MP 1080p 20 M IR Dome Camera - White**Hikvision**£29.05**4.2★**▲ 105%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LYZGURN) [**HIKVISION 8 CHANNEL DVR AOC ACUSENSE DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER iDS-7208HQHI-K1/4S(C)**Hikvision**£110.78**4.9★**▲ 65%**](https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DF351J31)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about hikvision**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Night Vision**22%
*“good night colour picture”*
**Assembly/Installation**17%
*“Easy install”*
**Camera Quality**14%
*“Good cameras”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“Good price point”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Great product”*
**Functionality-Overall**8%
*“There's lots of features ive not tryd yet”*
**Security**8%
*“Excellent CCTV system”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“It is better than expected”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**20%
*“no manual or documents”*
**Camera Quality**20%
*“Nightmare cam, don't buy it spent so much time trying to set up, osD button on the pigtail playing up can't view picture don't buy it will send it back”*
**Functionality-Overall**20%
*“Didnt Work”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“ultimately let down by poor camera quality and a broken mouse”*
**Thickness**7%
*“they feel very thin”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**38%
**Connectivity-Overall**13%
**Functionality-Overall**13%
**Quality-Overall**8%
**Size-Overall**5%
**Assembly/Installation**5%
**Camera Quality**5%
**Value For Money**4%
**Product Condition**3%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is hikvision profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?**
- The niche generates £212K/yr across 19 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- **How competitive is the hikvision niche?**
- 6 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in hikvision?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Camera Quality, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 1.9%.
- **When does demand for hikvision peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the hikvision niche?**
- Listings span £25.72–£414.41; the average listing price is £192.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 239 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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