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Ice Maker

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A $2.9M/yr market growing +371.4% this quarter with returns at 1.0% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 96Growth 100Conversion 21Competition 80Returns 94Price range 78Avg price 92Brand share 78Review moat 41Quality gap 88

Growth

Incredible+371.4%

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

Market size

Incredible£2.9M

£2.9M/yr · 3.2M searches

Returns

Great1.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great£54.30

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Great35%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great57%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Price range

Great£10.98–£119.30

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

Review moat

Okay2,431.45

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Bad1.7%

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

Is ice maker profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ice maker is a £2.9M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (3.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Launch it — 80/100.

Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

ice maker market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
50K–60K
avg 1,500–2,000/product
Revenue / yr
£2.7M–£3.3M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.7%
Avg BSR
#27
Page quality
0%
Prime
75%
Sponsored
100%
Out of stock
9.6%
Avg brand age
26 months
Avg seller age
182 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

25 flat

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

38%

  • FOHERE20%
  • EUHOMY16%
  • Silonn7%
  • WELLENT7%
  • SONGMICS6%
  • PALINTH6%

ice maker demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +371.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
450K350KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.9×

Top ice maker search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • ice maker1.5M/yr
  • ice machine518K/yr
  • ice cube maker405K/yr
  • ice maker machine239K/yr
  • ice machines countertop49K/yr
  • ice maker countertop59K/yr
  • ice cube maker machine53K/yr
  • nugget ice maker71K/yr
  • portable ice maker30K/yr
  • ice making machine30K/yr
All search terms

Top ice maker products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%£115K8%£230K12%£345K16%£461K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

What reviews say buyers love and hate about ice maker

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

What buyers love

Ease Of Use18%

“easy to operate”

Value For Money16%

“Excellent value”

Quality-Overall13%

“Build quality and ease of use”

Ice Maker9%

“Fantastic little ice maker”

Size-Overall8%

“Great size”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Just what I needed”

Ease Of Cleaning5%

“Easy to clean”

Compactness5%

“Compact and easy to use”

Efficiency2%

“gives excellent results”

Heating1%

“It runs continuously without overheating”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall21%

“Smaller than expected”

Durability18%

“Broke”

Ice Maker8%

“It seems quite slow to make ice”

Quality-Overall7%

“Terrible product”

Functionality-Overall5%

“Stop working”

Heating5%

“Stopped working in the heatwave after two months”

Value For Money4%

“were previously too expensive”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Does NOT work as described”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“It can be a bit tricky cleaning in some areas”

Noise Level2%

“It makes a noise”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall27%
Functionality-Overall16%
Ice Maker13%
Defective Material/Parts8%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Quality-Overall4%
Durability4%
Heating3%
Value For Money2%
Leak-Proof2%

Common ice maker questions

Is ice maker profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £2.9M/yr across 40 tracked products. 15 of 17 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +371.4%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (80/100).
How competitive is the ice maker niche?
25 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 57% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in ice maker?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Ice Maker. The return rate is 1.0%.
When does demand for ice maker peak?
Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 6.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the ice maker niche?
Listings span £10.98–£119.30; the average listing price is £54.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,431 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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