Is akg earphone profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £152K/yr across 18 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -25.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).

How competitive is the akg earphone niche?

5 brands and 61 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in akg earphone?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Audio Quality, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 1.9%.

When does demand for akg earphone peak?

Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the akg earphone niche?

Listings span £6.49–£207.42; the average listing price is £50.22 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,691 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

akg earphone

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Avg price

Great£50.22

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Great1.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Price range

Okay£6.49–£207.42

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

Conversion

Okay3.1%

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

Market size

Okay£152K

£152K/yr · 97K searches

Review moat

Bad4,691.11

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-25.8%

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

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Signals High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, akg earphone is a £152K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (97K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

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

akg earphone market data

Units sold / yr: 2K–3K; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: £100K–£126K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 3.1%
Avg BSR: #576
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 56%
Sponsored: 39%
Out of stock: 0.3%
Avg brand age: 45 months
Avg seller age: 182 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

5 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Samsung53%
AKG42%
GLITZY GIZMOS3%
ElloGear1%
BENEWY1%
Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 88 weeks — -25.8% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Open Trend

Top akg earphone search terms

akg headphone36K/yr -10.7%1.0% conv.
akg earphone17K/yr -1.5%4.0% conv.
akg headphones16K/yr -39.9%0.8% conv.
akg12K/yr -9.0%0.5% conv.
samsung akg earphones usb c4K/yr +20.7%5.0% conv.
akg earphones4K/yr -66.5%3.1% conv.
akg headphones wired4K/yr -33.5%2.4% conv.
akg wireless headphones4K/yr -83.4%0.0% conv.

All search terms

Top akg earphone 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

SAMSUNG AKG EO-IC100B - Earphones Black

Samsung£13.494.2★6,052 rev

Samsung EO-IC100 USB Type-C Headphones Sound by AKG Black

Samsung£13.024.0★12,008 rev

AKG Stereo Headphones for Samsung Galaxy S8 / S9 / S8 Plus / S9 Plus / S10 / Note 8/9 with Microphone

AKG£6.494.0★3,252 rev

AKG K240 Studio Professional Semi-Open Over-Ear Headphones High Performance design 3.5mm and 1/4 adapters self adjusting headband - Black and Gold

AKG£52.624.5★12,105 rev

Genuine Samsung Earphones Tuned by AKG - black Tangle Free Fabric Cable Clear & Balanced Audio Tuned By AKG In-Line Controls EO-IG955

Samsung£7.584.1★12,234 rev

Newest

by launch date

AKG N9 Hybrid Over-Ear Headphones Wireless Crystal Clear Sound True Adaptive Noise Cancelling Zoom-Certified Call Quality 100h Battery Life Bluetooth USB-C Black

AKG£155.99188 rev

1y ago

USB C Headphones for Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra S25 FE S23 iPhone 17 Air USB C Earphones Wired Earbuds USBC Headphones with Mic Type C Earphones for iPhone 16 15 Pro Max Plus Samsung S24 A56 A17 iPad 10

BENEWY£11.2710,648 rev

4y ago

GLITZY GIZMOS Genuine Official AKG Earphones Headphones Compatible with Galaxy S21 /S21Plus + / S21Ultra 5G With Type C Connection & for All Other Type C Devices GH59-15198A (BULK PACKAGING)

GLITZY GIZMOS£15.9123 rev

4y ago

SAMSUNG AKG EO-IC100B - Earphones Black

Samsung£13.496,052 rev

6y ago

Samsung AKG EO-IC100B - Earphones White

Samsung£12.996,052 rev

6y ago

What buyers say about akg earphone

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

What buyers love

Audio Quality40%

“Fantastic sound”

Quality-Overall18%

“The cable feels decent quality”

Value For Money6%

“Decent budget buy”

Noise Cancellation5%

“This earphones are good and hear good with it and loud”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Got exactly what was advertised great value for money”

Bass3%

“Great headphone, good controlled bass, great vocals, live sound”

Ease Of Use2%

“very comfortable to wear”

Weight Light2%

“Lightweight”

Size-Overall1%

“They fit well in the ear”

Connectivity-Overall1%

“Conection cable of a decent length to allow comfortable use”

What buyers complain about

Audio Quality15%

“Poor sound quality”

Durability14%

“These ones have fallen apart”

Functionality-Overall9%

“Not working”

Quality-Overall8%

“This is no longer a solid or quality brand”

Size-Overall5%

“discovered that the felt liners are slightly too small”

Noise Level5%

“my left earphone is making so much crackling noise”

Connectivity-Overall5%

“keep disconnecting from the phone mid call”

Microphone4%

“the mic is worse than a cheap wireless airbud”

Bass4%

“No bass at all”

Audio Volume3%

“the audio volume even if you manually increase it isnt very loud either”

Top return reasons

Audio Quality19%

Functionality-Overall16%

Compatibility-Overall10%

Size-Overall7%

Microphone7%

Defective Material/Parts6%

Quality-Overall6%