ice maker
Launch itA $64.3M/yr market growing +46.4% this quarter with returns at 2.9% — clears our launch bar.
Market size
Incredible$64.3M$64.3M/yr · 37.3M searches
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Good$123.15avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Good+46.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Good47%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Returns
Good2.9%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Good74%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Bad5,237.97avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad1.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Bad$39.06–$441.74cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, ice maker is a $64.3M/yr Amazon United States market (37.3M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Dec. Verdict: Launch it — 60/100.
Data updated Jul 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
Market data
- Units sold / yr
- 500K–600K
- avg 15,000–20,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $61.6M–$73.9M
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- 93%
- 13 of 14 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 1.4%
- Avg BSR
- #38
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 90%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 3.2%
- Avg brand age
- 33 months
- Avg seller age
- 155 days
Competition
The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 falling
Sellers
28
Top-5 brand share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
47%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
19%
- EUHOMY41%
- Kismile10%
- Silonn8%
- Antarctic Star7%
- DUMOS7%
- Frigidaire7%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +46.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jul, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 29 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
EUHOMY Countertop Ice Maker Machine with Handle 26lbs in 24Hrs 9 Ice Cubes Ready in 6 Mins Auto-Cleaning Portable Ice Maker with Basket and Scoop for Home/Kitchen/Camping/RV. (Black)
EUHOMY$69.874.3★12,662 rev
Kismile Nugget Ice Makers Countertop Portable Ice Machine with Crushed Ice 35lbs/Day Self-Cleaning One-Click Operation for Home Use(Silver)
Kismile$152.434.3★6,204 rev
Frigidaire 26 Lbs per Day Portable Compact Maker Ice Making Machine Stainless Medium
Frigidaire$89.004.3★10,715 rev
DUMOS Ice Maker Countertop Ice Machine with Portable Handle Basket and Scoop 26lbs Daily 9 Bullet Cubes in 6-8 Mins Auto-Cleaning for Home Kitchen Office Outdoors RV Camping
DUMOS$48.684.2★294 rev
Countertop Ice Maker Machine 8 Ice Cubes in 6 mins 26lb/Day Ice with 2 Sizes- Portable Mini Energy Saving & Basket/Scoop for Home/Party/Travel/Camping/Bar Black
Antarctic Star$59.594.3★3,385 rev
Newest
by launch date
Aeitto Ice Maker Countertop 26lbs/24H Ice Machine 8 Ice Cubes Ready in 6 Mins 2 Sizes of Bullet Ice Portable Ice Makers with Basket & Scoop Auto Self-Cleaning for Home/Kitchen/Office Stainless
Aeitto$88.2551 rev
DUMOS Ice Maker Countertop Ice Machine with Portable Handle Basket and Scoop 26lbs Daily 9 Bullet Cubes in 6-8 Mins Auto-Cleaning for Home Kitchen Office Outdoors RV Camping
DUMOS$48.68294 rev
OLIXIS Countertop Ice Maker Machine with Handle Auto-Cleaning Portable Ice Maker with Basket & Scoop 26lbs in 24Hrs & 9 Cubes in 6 Mins 2 Cube Sizes for Home Party Camping RV Black
OLIXIS$48.42118 rev
Aeitto Ice Maker Countertop 26lbs/24H Ice Machine 8 Ice Cubes Ready in 6 Mins 2 Sizes of Bullet Ice Portable Ice Makers with Basket & Scoop Auto Self-Cleaning for Home/Kitchen/Office Stainless
Aeitto$89.9785 rev
Silonn Ice Maker Countertop 8 Ice Cubes in 6 Mins 26.5 lbs/24H 2 Bullet Ice Sizes Self-Cleaning Bullet Ice Maker Portable Ice Machine for Kitchen Party Office and RV Camping
Silonn$58.927,465 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAeitto Ice Maker Countertop 26lbs/24H Ice Machine 8 Ice Cubes Ready in 6 Mins 2 Sizes of Bullet Ice Portable Ice Makers with Basket & Scoop Auto Self-Cleaning for Home/Kitchen/Office Stainless
Aeitto$89.973.6★
DUMOS Ice Maker Countertop Ice Machine with Portable Handle Basket and Scoop 26lbs Daily 9 Bullet Cubes in 6-8 Mins Auto-Cleaning for Home Kitchen Office Outdoors RV Camping
DUMOS$48.684.2★
Aeitto Ice Maker Countertop 26lbs/24H Ice Machine 8 Ice Cubes Ready in 6 Mins 2 Sizes of Bullet Ice Portable Ice Makers with Basket & Scoop Auto Self-Cleaning for Home/Kitchen/Office Stainless
Aeitto$88.254.9★
OLIXIS Countertop Ice Maker Machine with Handle Auto-Cleaning Portable Ice Maker with Basket & Scoop 26lbs in 24Hrs & 9 Cubes in 6 Mins 2 Cube Sizes for Home Party Camping RV Black
OLIXIS$48.424.1★
NEWBULIG Ice Makers Countertop with Handle Portable Ice Machine 9 Bullet Ice Cubes in 6 Mins 26lbs in 24Hrs Auto-Cleaning with Basket and Scoop for Home Kitchen RV Camping Black
NEWBULIG$45.714.1★
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fast ice production”
“Awesome quality”
“Great deal”
“Easy to operate”
“Love the two size options”
“As described”
“Cleans easy”
“doesnt make a lot of noise”
“Compact size”
“Works great”
What buyers complain about
“ice melts fast”
“Breaks easily”
“EXTREMELY NOISY”
“made it shorter by about an inch or so”
“Hard to find quality products these days”
“Works poorly”
“Disappointed in drop of price”
“Hard to clean”
“leaked all over”
“Not as described”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is ice maker profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $64.3M/yr across 29 tracked products. 13 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +46.4%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (60/100).
- How competitive is the ice maker niche?
- 14 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in ice maker?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Ice Maker, Durability, Noise Level. The return rate is 2.9%.
- When does demand for ice maker peak?
- Demand peaks in Jul–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the ice maker niche?
- Listings span $39.06–$441.74; the average listing price is $123.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,238 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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