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title: "ice maker — $64.3M/yr Amazon United States Niche, Score 60/100 - Flapen"
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# **ice maker**
**Launch it**
A $64.3M/yr market growing +46.4% this quarter with returns at 2.9% — clears our launch bar.
Market size 100Growth 66Conversion 18Competition 63Returns 52Price range 15Avg price 67Brand share 51Review moat 24Quality gap 80
**Market size**
**Incredible****$64.3M**
$64.3M/yr · 37.3M searches
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.2★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Good****$123.15**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Good****+46.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Competition**
**Good****47%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Returns**
**Good****2.9%**
return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
**Brand share**
**Good****74%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Bad****5,237.97**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Bad****$39.06–$441.74**
cheapest 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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
2.5M1.5MPrime Day '24Spike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jul, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/ice-maker/trend)
## **Product shelf**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$6.4M20%$12.9M30%$19.3M40%$25.7M101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 29 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**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**$69.87**4.3★12,662 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWHZJHPL) [2**Kismile Nugget Ice Makers Countertop Portable Ice Machine with Crushed Ice 35lbs/Day Self-Cleaning One-Click Operation for Home Use(Silver)**Kismile**$152.43**4.3★6,204 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F64WHP74) [3**Frigidaire 26 Lbs per Day Portable Compact Maker Ice Making Machine Stainless Medium**Frigidaire**$89.00**4.3★10,715 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JBJWP2W) [4**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**$48.68**4.2★294 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GW85J213) [5**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**$59.59**4.3★3,385 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F42MT8JX)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**$88.25**51 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H37M3D4Z) [**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**$48.68**294 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GW85J213) [**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**$48.42**118 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVSD123V) [**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**$89.97**85 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTWBNS43) [**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**$58.92**7,465 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQVDDKR6)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**$89.97**3.6★**▲ 200%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTWBNS43) [**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**$48.68**4.2★**▲ 199%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GW85J213) [**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**$88.25**4.9★**▲ 198%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H37M3D4Z) [**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**$48.42**4.1★**▲ 196%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GVSD123V) [**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**$45.71**4.1★**▲ 188%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G716LNV5)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **Reviews**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ice Maker**36%
*“Fast ice production”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Awesome quality”*
**Value For Money**8%
*“Great deal”*
**Ease Of Use**7%
*“Easy to operate”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Love the two size options”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“As described”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**4%
*“Cleans easy”*
**Noise Level**3%
*“doesnt make a lot of noise”*
**Compactness**2%
*“Compact size”*
**Efficiency**2%
*“Works great”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Ice Maker**25%
*“ice melts fast”*
**Durability**20%
*“Breaks easily”*
**Noise Level**11%
*“EXTREMELY NOISY”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“made it shorter by about an inch or so”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Hard to find quality products these days”*
**Functionality-Overall**4%
*“Works poorly”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Disappointed in drop of price”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**3%
*“Hard to clean”*
**Leak-Proof**1%
*“leaked all over”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**1%
*“Not as described”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Ice Maker**40%
**Size-Overall**22%
**Noise Level**6%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Value For Money**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
**Product Condition**2%
**Leak-Proof**2%
**Color**1%
## **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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