remote control
Skip itPricing outside the sweet spot ($7.15 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Great1.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Good63%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Conversion
Good4.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay£3.33–£23.81cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay£109K£109K/yr · 309K searches
Review moat
Bad6,161.59avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-7.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Bad£7.15avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, remote control is a £109K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (309K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 63% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
remote control market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- £107K–£143K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.9%
- Avg BSR
- #94
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 97%
- Sponsored
- 97%
- Out of stock
- 4.3%
- Avg brand age
- 45 months
- Avg seller age
- 182 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 falling
Sellers
47
Top-5 brand share
63%
Top 20: 97%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 90%
Open market
33%
- DRIVE PRO29%
- MYHGRC14%
- HJA Trading7%
- One For All7%
- APYRDH6%
- YOSUN5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top remote control search terms
- remote control90K/yr
- tv remote76K/yr
- remote33K/yr
- tv remote control31K/yr
- remote controls19K/yr
- smart tv remote14K/yr
- tv control remote4K/yr
- remote control tv7K/yr
- tv remote controls5K/yr
- remote control for tv6K/yr
Top remote control 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
LG TV Remote Control Replacement | 2 AAA Batteries Included - L G Smart TV Remote for All LG LCD LED HDTV UHD 3D 4K Models | AKB75095308 AKB75095307 AKB7415324 Remote Control for L G Smart TVs Remte
DRIVE PRO£5.144.4★2,298 rev
Universal TV Remote Control for LG Samsung Sony Panasonic Smart TV Toshiba Philips TCL tv remote control universal for All TVs
MYHGRC£6.794.0★239 rev
Universal LG TV Remote Control Replacement for LG Smart TVs (with Netflix & Amazon Buttons) - Works Straight Away No Setup Required - AKB75095308 - Universal TV Remote Control
HJA Trading£6.764.4★2,272 rev
One For All Contour TV Universal Remote with Learning URC1210
One For All£8.914.3★22,724 rev
Smart Samsung Remote Controls For Smart Tv with Netflix Prime Video Rakuten Tv Buttons For All Samsung Tv Led Qled Uhd Frame Curved Solar Hdtv 3D 4K 8K Smart TVs Universal Samsung Tv Remote
DRIVE PRO£5.744.3★2,239 rev
Newest
by launch date
for Samsung-TV-Remote-Control Universal Replacement for All Samsung Smart TV BN59-01315B with Batteries
YOSUN£8.5741,055 rev
LG TV Remote Control Replacement Universal TV Remote for All LG LED OLED LCD Webos 4K 8K UHD HDTV HDR Smart TVs Compatible with AKB75095308 AKB75095307 AKB7415324 and More
QINCINA£4.86924 rev
Universal TV Remote Control for All Brands of TV Universal Remote Control for DVD and More 8 Devices
MYHGRC£6.7590 rev
Universal TV Remote Control for All Samsung Smart TV with Netflix Prime Video Buttons - Samsung Tv Remote Control Replacement Compatible with Samsung LED LCD UHD Hdtv QLED 3D 4K 8K TVs No Setup Need
RS ELECTRONICS£4.78252 rev
Universal TV Remote Control for LG Samsung Sony Panasonic Smart TV Toshiba Philips TCL tv remote control universal for All TVs
MYHGRC£6.79239 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumUniversal TV Remote Control for All Samsung Smart TV with Netflix Prime Video Buttons - Samsung Tv Remote Control Replacement Compatible with Samsung LED LCD UHD Hdtv QLED 3D 4K 8K TVs No Setup Need
RS ELECTRONICS£4.784.2★
LG TV Remote Control Replacement AKB75095308 | No Setup Required | Universal Remote for LG Smart TV | LED OLED NanoCell 4K UHD WebOS | Netflix Buttons
LUPO£4.944.1★
Replacement Voice Remote 3rd Gen with Voice Function fit for AMZ Smart TVs 4K/4K Max/Lite/Cube Stick and fit for Smart TVs Cube (1st Gen and Later)
--£8.824.3★
for Samsung-TV-Remote-Control Universal Replacement for All Samsung Smart TV BN59-01315B with Batteries
YOSUN£8.574.3★
MYHGRC Universal TV Remote Control for Samsung LG Sony Philips Sharp Panasonic Smart TV TCL HAIER Toshiba Hitachi VIZIO TV remote universal with Netflx 3D APPS Buttons
MYHGRC£5.193.8★
What buyers say about remote control
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good remote”
“Product as advertised”
“Good Value”
“seems well made”
“Compatible”
“Easy to connect”
“easy to install”
“Battery life is good so far”
“all the buttons works well”
“No issues connecting”
What buyers complain about
“Did Not Work”
“Button unresponsive”
“Did not last more that a couple of weeks”
“Bad quality”
“Not compatible”
“Won't connect”
“the volume does not work”
“doesnt work even buy bought new battery”
“which suggests that its either not been put together correctly”
“Shame about the price”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is remote control profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £109K/yr across 29 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the remote control niche?
- 18 brands and 47 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 63% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in remote control?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Touch/Button Controls, Durability. The return rate is 1.9%.
- When does demand for remote control peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the remote control niche?
- Listings span £3.33–£23.81; the average listing price is £7.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 6,162 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.