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intercom

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Soft demand (-16.8% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 24Growth 17Conversion 19Competition 61Returns 32Price range 36Avg price 93Brand share 71Review moat 87Quality gap 95

Quality gap

Incredible4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great£50.76

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Great250.52

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good62%

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

Competition

Good49%

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

Price range

Okay£14.79–£250.38

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

Returns

Okay4.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Bad£95K

£95K/yr · 122K searches

Conversion

Bad1.5%

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

Growth

Bad-16.8%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, intercom is a £95K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (122K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

intercom market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£76K–£102K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.5%
Avg BSR
#122
Page quality
0%
Prime
96%
Sponsored
76%
Out of stock
11.1%
Avg brand age
41 months
Avg seller age
189 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 49% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

49%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

32%

  • HISUEKIG29%
  • Mercury11%
  • ChunHee9%
  • Sarini7%
  • HOSMART6%
  • Electrovision5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -16.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top intercom search terms

  • intercom33K/yr
  • intercom systems for home30K/yr
  • wireless intercom12K/yr
  • intercom doorbell8K/yr
  • wireless intercom system5K/yr
  • door intercom system6K/yr
  • door intercom5K/yr
  • intercom system4K/yr
  • intercom system for home5K/yr
  • intercom for elderly4K/yr
All search terms

Top intercom 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%5%£5K10%£10K15%£14K20%£19K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

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

What buyers say about intercom

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use19%

“Easy to use”

Quality-Overall16%

“Excellent Product”

Value For Money9%

“Reasonable priced”

Assembly/Installation8%

“Very easy install works well”

Range8%

“Good range within the house”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“As described”

Battery Life6%

“Good battery life on standby”

Efficiency6%

“Works well”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Doorbell works fine”

Charging3%

“ours fully charged”

What buyers complain about

Charging15%

“The monitor only last about 3 hours on a full charge”

Quality-Overall13%

“Looks n feels cheap”

Compatibility-Overall9%

“1* for the fact that sadly this phone wasn't compatible”

Audio Volume8%

“speaker phone seems to be louder than the previous”

Functionality-Overall7%

“Does not work”

Natural Resource Wastage7%

“Waste of money”

Noise Level7%

“the loudest one is REALLY loud”

Durability5%

“One unit stopped working after a week - what a waste of money”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%

“nothing else happens despite following the sketchy instructions”

Battery Life5%

“Don't waste your money - the batteries charged last 5 minutes so a waste of time really”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall18%
Functionality-Overall15%
Connectivity-Overall10%
Charging9%
Defective Material/Parts6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Quality-Overall4%
Range3%
Size-Overall3%
Audio Quality3%

Common questions

Is intercom profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £95K/yr across 25 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -16.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the intercom niche?
19 brands and 39 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 49% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 62% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in intercom?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Charging, Quality-Overall, Compatibility-Overall. The return rate is 4.5%.
When does demand for intercom peak?
Demand peaks in Nov; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the intercom niche?
Listings span £14.79–£250.38; the average listing price is £50.76 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 251 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.