3.5mm Headphones
MaybeThe products selling today average only 4.0★. But demand is soft, at -5.1% this quarter, so 3.5mm Headphones is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 59 / 100Top 3% of 171 Musical Instruments & DJ niches · +15 vs the category median of 4459
- Market size
- £182K/yr271K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -5.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 43%top-5 click share · 31 brands · 64 sellers
Flapen Score
3.5mm Headphones against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments & DJ average. Past it, 3.5mm Headphones is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The 3.5mm Headphones market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for 3.5mm Headphones 271K times last year and spent an estimated £182K. The top 5 brands take 47% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
6.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 271K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -5.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £182K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 271K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -5.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 6.7%
- Market size, estimated
- £182Ka year
- Peak month
- September4.0× the quietest month
- Top search term
- 3.5mm headphones38K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £10.05.
Listings sell for £10.05 on average, from £2.61 to £37.70. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £10.05 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £10.05under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.61–£37.70
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 15K–20K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £3K–£5K
- Returns
- 1.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
85% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #98 within Musical Instruments & DJ. It carries 10,174 reviews at 4.03 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 85%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 3.0%
- Average rank
- #98in Musical Instruments & DJ
- Average rating
- 4.03 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 10,174per listing
- Listings tracked
- 39
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 10 of last year's 14 launches as successful.
14 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 10 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 14
- Successful launches
- 10Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 40 months
Products
Top 3.5mm Headphones products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
2 Pack Earphones Wired Headphones In Ear Wired Earbuds with Microphone Noise Isolating Headset remote sound control Compatible With Phone Samsung Huawei Android Smartphones Tablets Laptops
- Price
- £5.28
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 2,768
- Age
- 2y ago
2 Pack Earphones In-Ear Headphones Wired Earbuds Noise Isolating Headset With Microphone Compatible with Phone Pad Samsung HuaWei MP3 Players Smartphones and Laptops
- Price
- £5.23
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 4,705
- Age
- 4y ago
Blukar Earphones In-Ear Headphones Earphones High Sensitivity Microphone
- Price
- £5.44
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 52,477
- Age
- 7y ago
LORELEI X6 Over-Ear Headphones with Microphone Lightweight Foldable and Portable Stereo Bass Headphones with 1.45 m Tangle-Free Wired Headphones for Smartphone Tablet MP3/4 (Space Black)
- Price
- £12.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 17,043
- Age
- 6y ago
3.5mm Wired Headphone Plug 3.5 mm headphones In-Ear Earphones Noise Isolating with Built-in Microphone & Volume Control Compatible with iPhone iPad iPod MP3 MP4 Samsung Laptop
- Price
- £5.33
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 4mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
USBC Wired Earbuds InEar Headphones with Mic & Volume Control Lossless DAC Sound Compatible for iPhone 15/16/17 Pro Max/iPad Samsung S24S26 Ultra Google Pixel
- Price
- £7.80
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 4mo ago
Ludos ZENITH Wired Earbuds in-Ear Headphones 5 Year Warranty Earphones with Microphone Corded for 3.5mm Jack Ear Buds for iPhone Samsung Computer Laptop Kids School Students Women Small Ear
- Price
- £4.45
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 875
- Age
- 2mo ago
In-Ear Headphones for iPhone 2 Pack Earphones Wired with HiFi-Audio Stereo Noise Isolating Mic+Volume Control Compatible with iPhone 14 Pro/14/13 Pro/13/12/12 Pro/11/11Pro/X/XS/SE/XR/8/7 White
- Price
- £7.94
- Rating
- 2.0/5
- Reviews
- 19
- Age
- 3mo ago
3.5mm Wired Headphone Plug 3.5 mm headphones In-Ear Earphones Noise Isolating with Built-in Microphone & Volume Control Compatible with iPhone iPad iPod MP3 MP4 Samsung Laptop
- Price
- £5.33
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 4mo ago
Wired Headphones with Microphone 3.5mm Corded Headphones for School Beige
- Price
- £12.14
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,040
- Age
- 6mo ago
Newest
by launch dateLudos ZENITH Wired Earbuds in-Ear Headphones 5 Year Warranty Earphones with Microphone Corded for 3.5mm Jack Ear Buds for iPhone Samsung Computer Laptop Kids School Students Women Small Ear
- Price
- £4.45
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 875
- Age
- 2mo ago
In-Ear Headphones for iPhone 2 Pack Earphones Wired with HiFi-Audio Stereo Noise Isolating Mic+Volume Control Compatible with iPhone 14 Pro/14/13 Pro/13/12/12 Pro/11/11Pro/X/XS/SE/XR/8/7 White
- Price
- £7.94
- Rating
- 2.0/5
- Reviews
- 19
- Age
- 3mo ago
3.5mm Wired Headphone Plug 3.5 mm headphones In-Ear Earphones Noise Isolating with Built-in Microphone & Volume Control Compatible with iPhone iPad iPod MP3 MP4 Samsung Laptop
- Price
- £5.33
- Rating
- 3.7/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 4mo ago
USBC Wired Earbuds InEar Headphones with Mic & Volume Control Lossless DAC Sound Compatible for iPhone 15/16/17 Pro Max/iPad Samsung S24S26 Ultra Google Pixel
- Price
- £7.80
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 4mo ago
Wired Headphones with Microphone 3.5mm Corded Headphones for School Beige
- Price
- £12.14
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,040
- Age
- 6mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 43% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
31 falling
Sellers
64
Top-5 brand share
47%
Top 20: 91%
Top-5 click share
43%
Top 20: 82%
Open market
47%
- ZJXD12%
- LORELEI11%
- JISWK9%
- Blukar9%
- Junwolf6%
- Bxlive6%
Demand
3.5mm Headphones search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.0×
Search terms
Top 3.5mm Headphones search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- 3.5mm headphones38K/yr
- wire headphones32K/yr
- plug in headphones26K/yr
- head phones wired27K/yr
- headphones with jack plug24K/yr
- headphones with wire14K/yr
- headphones wire12K/yr
- aux headphones15K/yr
- corded headphones13K/yr
- headphones 3.5mm jack10K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 3.5mm Headphones
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Didn't last
Stopped working after a few uses
Broke after a week
Cheap quality
bad quality inspection
Awful quality
Poor Audio Quality
no audio came through
very distorted sound
Did not work
Did not work as described
It doesnt work properly
Connection is awful
Constantly disconnects
Connectivity issues
Love
Clear sound
Sound is brilliant
Amazing sound
Excellent headphones for the price
Good buy for the money
Money well spent
Overall Quality: A solid
These earphones feel very good quality
Amazing quality
They are comfortable
Light weight and comfortable to wear
It is comfortable on the ears due to padding
Just as advertised
Exactly as expected
Just what I needed
Return
1.5% Return rate 17% Fixable by listing
Very small
Doesn't fit
Too large
Did not work
Did not work as described
It doesnt work properly
Poor Audio Quality
no audio came through
very distorted sound
Connection is awful
Constantly disconnects
Connectivity issues
Keep looking
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FAQ
Common 3.5mm Headphones questions
Answered from the same tracked data.