Drone
Drone clears our launch bar: a $3.3M/yr market growing +17.0% this quarter with returns at 3.8%.
Flapen Score
Is Drone profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Drone is a £3.3M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (3.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Launch it — 65/100.
Drone: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Yes. Search demand moved +17.0% over the last 90 days and 1.0% of searches end in a purchase.
£3.3M
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand, so 49% of the market is open.
49%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.0★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 85 products
Top Drone products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
DJI Mini 4K Camera Drone Combo Drone with 4K UHD Camera for Adults Under 249 g 3-Axis Gimbal Stabilization 10km Video Transmission Auto Return 2 Batteries for 62-Min Max Flight Time QuickShots
- Price
- £210.83
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 7,924
- Age
- 1y ago
DJI Mini 4K Drone With 4K UHD Camera Under 249 g
- Price
- £179.71
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 7,924
- Age
- 2y ago
DJI Neo Mini Drone with 4K UHD Camera for Adults 135g Self Flying Drone that Follows You Palm Takeoff Subject Tracking QuickShots Stabilized Video Built-In Propeller Guard (Controller-Free)
- Price
- £111.54
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 11,017
- Age
- 1y ago
FERIETEL T29 C0 Drone with Camera 1080P Foldable Mini Drones for Kids & Adults RC Quadcopter for Beginners 30 Mins Flight Time Headless Mode 3D Flips 2x 1200mAh Batteries Kids Toy Gift
- Price
- £33.54
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 353
- Age
- 8mo ago
Q10 Mini Drone with Camera for Kids and Adults 1080 HD FPV Foldable Quadcopter with Gravity Sensor Mode Headless Mode 3D Flips Voice and Gesture Control Kids Gift Toys for Boys Girls Black
- Price
- £31.81
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,243
- Age
- 5y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Drone with Camera for Adults Drone with LCD Screen RC Live Video Professional Brushless Motor 270 Obstacle Avoidance Support 32G SD Card 3D Flips Foldable Mini Quadcopter for Beginners Under 250G
- Price
- £62.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 101
- Age
- 4mo ago
Drone with Camera 4K for Beginners 2650ft (800m) Control Range Super Endurance Foldable WiFi Quadcopter with Brushless Motor 84 Mins Flight Time (3 Batteries) Auto Hover & Auto Follow
- Price
- £74.89
- Rating
- 1.8/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 4mo ago
Drone with Camera 4K for Beginners 2650ft (800m) Control Range Super Endurance Foldable WiFi Quadcopter with Brushless Motor 60 Mins Flight Time (3 Batteries) Auto Hover & Auto Follow
- Price
- £74.30
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 151
- Age
- 4mo ago
Fakjank F417PRO Drone with Camera 1080P for Adults Kids Beginner Drone with Screen Adult Drone with 90 Lens LED Lights Optical Flow Modular Battery One Key Start 3D Flips Portable Case
- Price
- £69.50
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 250
- Age
- 6mo ago
Drone with Camera 4K for Beginners 2650ft (800m) Control Range Super Endurance Foldable WiFi Quadcopter with Brushless Motor 84 Mins Flight Time (3 Batteries) Auto Hover & Auto Follow
- Price
- £73.27
- Rating
- 2.1/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 4mo ago
Newest
by launch date
DJI Lito 1 4K Camera Drone for Beginners Updated Version of Mini 4K
- Price
- £210.66
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 7,924
- Age
- 3mo ago
Drone with Camera 4K for Beginners 2650ft (800m) Control Range Super Endurance Foldable WiFi Quadcopter with Brushless Motor 60 Mins Flight Time (3 Batteries) Auto Hover & Auto Follow
- Price
- £74.30
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 151
- Age
- 4mo ago
Drone with Camera 4K for Beginners 2650ft (800m) Control Range Super Endurance Foldable WiFi Quadcopter with Brushless Motor 84 Mins Flight Time (3 Batteries) Auto Hover & Auto Follow
- Price
- £74.89
- Rating
- 1.8/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 4mo ago
Drone with Camera 4K for Beginners 2650ft (800m) Control Range Super Endurance Foldable WiFi Quadcopter with Brushless Motor 84 Mins Flight Time (3 Batteries) Auto Hover & Auto Follow
- Price
- £73.27
- Rating
- 2.1/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 4mo ago
Drone with Camera for Adults Drone with LCD Screen RC Live Video Professional Brushless Motor 270 Obstacle Avoidance Support 32G SD Card 3D Flips Foldable Mini Quadcopter for Beginners Under 250G
- Price
- £62.04
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 101
- Age
- 4mo ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (26% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
42 rising
Sellers
158
Top-5 brand share
51%
Top 20: 87%
Top-5 click share
26%
Top 20: 58%
Open market
44%
- DJI24%
- CHUBORY10%
- AVIALOGIC6%
- FERIETELF6%
- NAFYRE5%
- Huanchenda5%
Drone demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
Top Drone search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- drone1.2M/yr
- drone with camera624K/yr
- drones with camera 4k professional187K/yr
- drones208K/yr
- drone for kids172K/yr
- mini drone104K/yr
- fpv drone63K/yr
- remote & app-controlled drones80K/yr
- kids drone100K/yr
- drones with camera for adults56K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Drone
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
68% of reviews“Excellent value”
“Easy to control”
“Amazing Quality”
“Great fun”
“Battery life is decent”
What buyers complain about
63% of reviews“The quality looked cheap; buy cheap, get cheap I suppose”
“durability could be an issue”
“battery life is short”
“Didnt work”
“cost”
Drone return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
3.8%
Return rate
7%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Drone questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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Same-category niches scoring near this one — the next ones worth researching.
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