virgin remote control
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 93% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible22.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Great320.43avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Great1.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Good£13.17avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Okay£9.23–£18.85cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay£188K£188K/yr · 64K searches
Growth
Bad-9.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Bad75%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad93%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, virgin remote control is a £188K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (64K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
virgin remote control market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 750–1,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £132K–£165K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 22.3%
- Avg BSR
- #628
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 86%
- Sponsored
- 86%
- Out of stock
- 2.9%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 200 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 75% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
93%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- Generic50%
- Retailverse16%
- DragonSat15%
- ElectraWiz7%
- RYQIF5%
- EETU2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -9.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top virgin remote control search terms
- virgin media remote control43K/yr
- virgin remote control4K/yr
- virgin tv remote control5K/yr
- virgin 360 remote control4K/yr
- virgin remote4K/yr
- virgin remote control replacement4K/yr
Top virgin 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 14 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Replacement Voice Remote Control Compatible with Virgin Media TV 360 & Stream Box | 2024/2025 Model | Batteries Included
Generic£14.174.4★64 rev
Original - Virgin Media 360 Remote Control with VOICE ACTIVATION
Retailverse£12.394.5★89 rev
Genuine New for Virgin Media Compatible TV 360/Stream box Remote Control 2024/2025 Edition Voice Control. Batteries and set up guide included
DragonSat£14.854.6★59 rev
NEW Replacement Remote Control Compatible with Virgin Media V6 Box RF Pairing Mode (Works Through Cupboards) Premium Heavyweight Design & Soft-Touch Buttons Batteries Included
Generic£13.914.5★37 rev
Virgin Media 360 TV Remote Control With Voice Activation Genuine - Batteries Included - New Model
ElectraWiz£18.854.6★29 rev
Newest
by launch date
TechElects - NEW Official Virgin V6 Remote Control - Compatible replacement for Virgin V6 and TiVO boxes - New Version 2026 - Batteries INC.
Generic£12.168 rev
TechElects - NEW Official Virgin 360 and Stream Box Remote Control - Voice Activated Compatible Replacement for Virgin TV Boxes - Bluetooth and IR Connectivity - Batteries Included
Generic£14.3612 rev
RYQIF Replacement for Virgin Media Voice Remote Control for TV 360 & Stream Box 2024/2025 Model
RYQIF£13.837 rev
NEW Replacement Remote Control Compatible with Virgin Media V6 Box RF Pairing Mode (Works Through Cupboards) Premium Heavyweight Design & Soft-Touch Buttons Batteries Included
Generic£13.9137 rev
Genuine New Virgin Media Compatible V6 Remote Control Batteries & Set up Guide Included
DragonSat£10.6717 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumVirgin Media 360 TV Remote Control With Voice Activation Genuine - Batteries Included - New Model
ElectraWiz£18.854.6★
RYQIF Replacement for Virgin Media Voice Remote Control for TV 360 & Stream Box 2024/2025 Model
RYQIF£13.832.8★
Replacment Remote For Virgin 360 Remote Control - Batteries Included
Generic£11.863.0★
TechElects - NEW Official Virgin V6 Remote Control - Compatible replacement for Virgin V6 and TiVO boxes - New Version 2026 - Batteries INC.
Generic£12.164.7★
NEW Replacement Remote Control Compatible with Virgin Media V6 Box RF Pairing Mode (Works Through Cupboards) Premium Heavyweight Design & Soft-Touch Buttons Batteries Included
Generic£13.914.5★
What buyers say about virgin remote control
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great TV remote”
“Just what I needed”
“Great value”
“Paired in seconds”
“Compatibility perfect”
“Easy Use”
“Easy to set up”
“absolutely perfect ready to go new condition even comes with batterys would definitely recommend this seller Thankyou”
“good quality product”
“all other functions ok. works everything”
What buyers complain about
“Doesn't work”
“Remote faulty on the volume button it appears to not working it's stuck can u send a replacement”
“Instructions are rubbish”
“one star because it only syncs with the tivo box”
“Waste of money”
“it is smaller”
“the buttons stick”
“Keeps disconnecting from TV”
“However, set up, for me, was not as straightforward simply because there is an initial step to follow”
“Product does not work”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is virgin remote control profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £188K/yr across 14 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -9.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the virgin remote control niche?
- 8 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 75% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in virgin remote control?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Audio Volume, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting. The return rate is 1.8%.
- When does demand for virgin remote control peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the virgin remote control niche?
- Listings span £9.23–£18.85; the average listing price is £13.17 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 320 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.