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title: "Igloo Ice Maker — $185K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **igloo ice maker**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 37Growth 76Conversion 22Competition 37Returns 34Price range 41Avg price 81Brand share 0Review moat 24Quality gap 89
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.1★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Avg price**
**Great****$83.07**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Great****+62.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Price range**
**Okay****$69.66–$143.76**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Okay****$185K**
$185K/yr · 127K searches
**Competition**
**Okay****63%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Returns**
**Okay****4.3%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Bad****5,255.47**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.8%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, igloo ice maker is a $185K/yr Amazon United States market (127K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 6, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **igloo ice maker market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–3K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$166K–$208K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.8%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#42**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **93%**
- **Sponsored**
- **93%**
- **Out of stock**
- **10.3%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **20 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **160 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**3 **—flat
**Sellers**
**26**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**63%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Igloo87% - Frigidaire7% - EUHOMY6% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 99 weeks — +62.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/igloo-ice-maker/trend)
## **Top igloo ice maker search terms**
- **igloo ice maker**90K/yr+58.7%1.4% conv. - **igloo ice makers countertop**14K/yr+55.7%2.2% conv. - **igloo countertop ice maker**8K/yr+81.5%2.1% conv. - **ice maker igloo**6K/yr+68.6%1.6% conv. - **igloo portable ice maker**3K/yr+124.1%1.3% conv. - **ice makers countertop igloo**3K/yr+69.8%1.9% conv. - **igloo ice machine**3K/yr+67.2%0.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/igloo-ice-maker/search-terms)
## **Top igloo ice maker 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.
0%10%$19K20%$37K30%$56K40%$74K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Igloo Premium Self-Cleaning Countertop Ice Maker Machine Handled Portable Ice Maker Produces 26 lbs. in 24 hrs. with Ice Cubes Ready in 6-8 Minutes Comes with Ice Scoop and Basket**Igloo**$75.91**4.2★7,284 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HJBXFQR) [2**Igloo Portable Ice Maker with Scoop & Basket- Ice Maker with LED Control Panel & 1.5 Quart Water Tank-Ice Cube Maker Produces 26 Lbs. of Ice in 24 Hours With 8 Large or Small Cubes In 7 Minutes- Black**Igloo**$76.78**3.8★473 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7M1XF3C) [3**Igloo Portable Ice Maker with Scoop - Countertop Ice Maker with LED Control Panel & 1.5 Qt Water Tank - Ice Maker Produces 26 Lbs. of Ice in 24 Hours with 9 Large or Small Cubes in 7 Minutes- White**Igloo**$75.64**4.2★6,858 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQJ1SZX) [4**Igloo Automatic Self-Cleaning Portable Electric Countertop Ice Maker Machine with Handle 26 Pounds in 24 Hours 9 Ice Cubes Ready in 7 Minutes with Ice Scoop and Basket**Igloo**$77.26**4.2★7,284 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HJGB2PJ) [5**Igloo Handled Portable Ice Maker with Scoop- Ice Maker with LED Control Panel & 1 Quart Water Tank-Ice Cube Maker Produces 26 Lbs of Ice in 24 Hours with 9 Large or Small Cubes In 7 Minutes- Stainless**Igloo**$85.97**4.2★7,284 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XS8DVPT)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**FRIGIDAIRE Retro Compact Ice Maker Machine Bullet Ice 26 lb per Day (Blue)**Frigidaire**$83.64**180 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNBXYB63) [**Igloo Portable Ice Maker with Scoop & Basket- Ice Maker with LED Control Panel & 1.5 Quart Water Tank-Ice Cube Maker Produces 26 Lbs. of Ice in 24 Hours With 8 Large or Small Cubes In 7 Minutes- Black**Igloo**$76.78**473 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7M1XF3C) [**Igloo Portable Ice Maker with Scoop - Countertop Ice Maker with LED Control Panel & 1.5 Quart Water Tank - Ice Cube Maker Produces 26 Lbs. of Ice in 24 Hours with 9 Large or Small Cubes in 7 Minutes**Igloo**$80.01**473 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7LZ77ZR) [**Igloo Portable Ice Maker with Scoop & Basket -Ice Maker with LED Control Panel & 1 Quart Water Tank- Ice Cube Maker Produces 26 Lbs Of Ice In 24 Hours with 8 Large or Small Cubes In 7-8 Minutes- White**Igloo**$71.57**473 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7M1C74M) [**Igloo Portable Ice Maker with Scoop & Basket - Ice Maker with LED Control Panel & 1 Quart Water Tank- Ice Cube Maker Produces 26 Lbs Of Ice In 24 Hours with 8 Large or Small Cubes In 7-8 Minutes- Pink**Igloo**$79.27**473 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7M1HY35)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Igloo Automatic Ice Maker Self- Cleaning Countertop Size 26 Pounds in 24 Hours 9 Large or Small Ice Cubes in 7 Minutes LED Control Panel Scoop Included Perfect for Water Bottles Mixed Drinks**Igloo**$143.76**3.9★**▲ 150%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1G2BP7H) [**Igloo Portable Ice Maker with Scoop - Countertop Ice Maker with LED Control Panel & 1.5 Qt Water Tank - Ice Maker Produces 26 Lbs. of Ice in 24 Hours with 9 Large or Small Cubes in 7 Minutes- White**Igloo**$75.64**4.2★**▲ 141%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FQJ1SZX) [**Igloo Automatic Self-Cleaning Portable Electric Countertop Ice Maker Machine With Handle 26 Pounds in 24 Hours 9 Ice Cubes Ready in 7 minutes With Ice Scoop and Basket White**Igloo**$78.02**4.2★**▲ 126%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XS8MCJ2) [**FRIGIDAIRE Retro Compact Ice Maker Machine Bullet Ice 26 lb per Day (Blue)**Frigidaire**$83.64**4.3★**▲ 93%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNBXYB63) [**Igloo Automatic Self-Cleaning Portable Electric Countertop Ice Maker Machine with Handle 26 Pounds in 24 Hours 9 Ice Cubes Ready in 7 Minutes with Ice Scoop and Basket**Igloo**$77.26**4.2★**▲ 84%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HJGB2PJ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about igloo ice maker**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ice Maker**38%
*“Portable Ice maker”*
**Quality-Overall**7%
*“Excellent quality”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Easy to use”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Worth every penny”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**4%
*“Easy cleaning”*
**Size-Overall**4%
*“Its fairly compact size is nice”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“works as described”*
**Noise Level**3%
*“Pretty quiet”*
**Durability**3%
*“Durable so far”*
**Compactness**2%
*“It's nice and compact and easy to clean. even cleans itself”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Ice Maker**29%
*“does not make ice”*
**Durability**16%
*“Broke after a few weeks”*
**Size-Overall**7%
*“Its not normal size”*
**Noise Level**6%
*“Very noisy”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Doesn't work well”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**4%
*“hard to clean”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Poor Quality”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“not great for the price”*
**Rusts/Corrodes**1%
*“Will rust”*
**Ease Of Use**1%
*“No easy way. or any way really”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Ice Maker**41%
**Size-Overall**23%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
**Noise Level**4%
**Value For Money**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Product Condition**2%
**Leak-Proof**1%
**Temperature Control**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is igloo ice maker profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $185K/yr across 15 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +62.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- **How competitive is the igloo ice maker niche?**
- 3 brands and 26 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in igloo ice maker?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Ice Maker, Durability, Size-Overall. The return rate is 4.3%.
- **When does demand for igloo ice maker peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the igloo ice maker niche?**
- Listings span $69.66–$143.76; the average listing price is $83.07 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,255 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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