Remote Control Helicopter
MaybeThe products selling today average only 3.7★. But prices span $4.71–$823.42, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Remote Control Helicopter is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 57 / 100Top 12% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +13 vs the category median of 4457
- Market size
- £432K/yr556K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -3.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 38%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 53 sellers
Flapen Score
Remote Control Helicopter against its category
The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Remote Control Helicopter is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Remote Control Helicopter market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Remote Control Helicopter 556K times last year and spent an estimated £432K. The top 5 brands take 62% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
1.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 556K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -3.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £432K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 556K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -3.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.4%
- Market size, estimated
- £432Ka year
- Peak month
- December3.6× the quietest month
- Top search term
- rc helicopter150K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £55.49.
Listings sell for £55.49 on average, from £4.71 to £823.42. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £55.49 that is £6K to £14K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £55.49inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £4.71–£823.42
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 10K–13K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £6K–£14K
- Returns
- 2.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 90% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #131 within Play Vehicles. It carries 241 reviews at 3.74 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 88%
- Prime listings
- 90%
- Out of stock, average day
- 11.3%
- Average rank
- #131in Play Vehicles
- Average rating
- 3.74 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 241per listing
- Listings tracked
- 51
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 20 launches as successful.
20 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 20
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 33 months
Products
Top Remote Control Helicopter 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
XIKOTEC Apache RC Helicopter Toy for Adults Remote Control Helicopter Drone with 2 Batteries LED Lights One Key Takeoff/Landing Altitude Hold Indoor Flying Toy Gifts for Kids Boys 8+ Green
- Price
- £32.43
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 458
- Age
- 1y ago

VATOS RC Helicopter for Boys 2.4G Remote Control Helicopter with LED Light for Kids 12+ Years Old Fixed Height One-Key Take-Off Indoor RC Planes Ideal Festival Gifts for Boys Adults
- Price
- £20.13
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 742
- Age
- 2y ago

XIKOTEC Remote Control Helicopter Toy for Adults & Kids RC Helicopter Drone with 2 Batteries LED Lights One Key Takeoff/Landing Altitude Hold Indoor Flying Toys Gifts for Kids Boys 8+ Blue
- Price
- £24.25
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 161
- Age
- 1y ago

VATOS RC Helicopter for Boys 2.4G Remote Control Helicopter with LED Light for Kids 12+ Years Old Fixed Height One-Key Take-Off Indoor RC Planes Ideal Festival Gifts for Boys Adults
- Price
- £20.54
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 742
- Age
- 1y ago

TERRAMUS Remote Control Helicopter for Kids Altitude Hold RC Helicopters with Gyro LED Light 2.4GHz Radio Controlled Aircraft Indoor Toy with 3.5 Channel High&Low Speed Gift for Boys Beginner
- Price
- £18.37
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 193
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
WFKKMEQ RC Helicopter Remote Control Helicopters Aircraft Model Helicopters One Key Take Off and Landing Easy to Fly Indoor and Outdoor Radio RC Flying Birthday Presents(Black)
- Price
- £7.20
- Rating
- 1.8/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 4mo ago

DEERC Black Hawk RC Helicopter Remote Control Helicopter with Red Scorpion Tail Design 24 Mins Flight (2 Batteries) Helicopters Toy for Kids LED Lights Altitude Hold Birthday Gift for Boys 8-12
- Price
- £30.32
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 9mo ago

Large 75CM RC Helicopter 3.5 Channel Remote Control with LED Lights and Alloy Lights for Beginners Kids and Adults Electric Airplane Toy for Outdoor Flight Gifts
- Price
- £39.87
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 7mo ago

XIKOTEC Military RC Helicopter for Adults Remote Control Helicopter Toy with 2 Batteries LED Lights One Key Takeoff/Landing Altitude Hold Flying Toy Gifts for Kids Boys Beginners 8+ Green
- Price
- £38.52
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 71
- Age
- 1y ago

Spiritzohic Remote Control Helicopter RC Helicopters Aircraft Model Radio Controlled Aircraft Indoor RC Flying Gift for Birthday Christmas
- Price
- £10.38
- Rating
- 2.8/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 9mo ago
Newest
by launch date
WFKKMEQ RC Helicopter Remote Control Helicopters Aircraft Model Helicopters One Key Take Off and Landing Easy to Fly Indoor and Outdoor Radio RC Flying Birthday Presents(Black)
- Price
- £7.20
- Rating
- 1.8/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 4mo ago

Large 75CM RC Helicopter 3.5 Channel Remote Control with LED Lights and Alloy Lights for Beginners Kids and Adults Electric Airplane Toy for Outdoor Flight Gifts
- Price
- £39.87
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 1
- Age
- 7mo ago

Spiritzohic Remote Control Helicopter RC Helicopters Aircraft Model Radio Controlled Aircraft Indoor RC Flying Gift for Birthday Christmas
- Price
- £10.38
- Rating
- 2.8/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 9mo ago

DEERC Black Hawk RC Helicopter Remote Control Helicopter with Red Scorpion Tail Design 24 Mins Flight (2 Batteries) Helicopters Toy for Kids LED Lights Altitude Hold Birthday Gift for Boys 8-12
- Price
- £30.32
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 9mo ago

Syma RC Helicopter for Kids Q21 Remote Control Helicopter with Altitude Hold One-Key Takeoff & Landing Easy to Fly Indoor Helicopter for Beginners Age 8+
- Price
- £39.04
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 11mo ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take only 38% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
26 falling
Sellers
53
Top-5 brand share
62%
Top 20: 96%
Top-5 click share
38%
Top 20: 73%
Open market
32%
- XIKOTEC22%
- VATOS15%
- DEERC10%
- WFKKMEQ8%
- TERRAMUS7%
- Hylukon6%
Demand
Remote Control Helicopter search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
Search terms
Top Remote Control Helicopter search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- rc helicopter150K/yr
- remote control helicopter123K/yr
- helicopter toy87K/yr
- helicopter49K/yr
- rc helicopters for adults40K/yr
- rc helicopters14K/yr
- remote control helicopter kids12K/yr
- helicopter drone10K/yr
- rc helicopter for adults6K/yr
- rc helicopter for kids8K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Remote Control Helicopter
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
It was a very cheap bad product
Bad quality
Utter garbage
Maybe cost more than some others
was not worth the price
It was expensive
Lack of durability
Broke within a day
Poor durability
The battery is unbelievably bad—it only lasts about five minutes
battery's not lasting long
Short battery time
Just goes up and crashes
Rises rapidly when operated. don't stand above it and operate throttle
it wouldnt work
Love
Worth the money
Good for the price
Good value for the money
Great toy for my grandson
Good fun
Great toy
Good quality
Very well made
Excellent, very stable, realistic flying
easy to use
Easy to control
Easy handling
Perfect present
Delighted gift for grandson
Best birthday gift
Return
2.7% Return rate 5% Fixable by listing
Just goes up and crashes
Rises rapidly when operated. don't stand above it and operate throttle
it wouldnt work
Needs charging alot
now no longer works or charges
It was a very cheap bad product
Bad quality
Utter garbage
Lack of durability
Broke within a day
Poor durability
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