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title: "Low Profile Microwave — $261K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 35/100 · $261K/yr market · 115K searches/yr · $391.62 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **low profile microwave**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($105.34–$721.00) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 48Growth 23Conversion 7Competition 31Returns 23Price range 0Avg price 17Brand share 43Review moat 84Quality gap 78
**Review moat**
**Great****322.47**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.3★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Okay****$261K**
$261K/yr · 115K searches
**Brand share**
**Okay****79%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Competition**
**Okay****66%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Bad****-3.1%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Returns**
**Bad****5.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Bad****$391.62**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Bad****$105.34–$721.00**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, low profile microwave is a $261K/yr Amazon United States market (115K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.
Data updated Jul 6, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **low profile microwave market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **250–500**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$98K–$196K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#135**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **93%**
- **Sponsored**
- **60%**
- **Out of stock**
- **14.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **63 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **175 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**10 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**28**
**Top-5 brand share**
**79%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**66%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**14%**
- Midea34% - Profile14% - GE12% - COSMO10% - Samsung9% - thermomate6% - Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 14%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 107 weeks — -3.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/low-profile-microwave/trend)
## **Top low profile microwave search terms**
- **low profile microwave**37K/yr-5.0%0.2% conv. - **low profile microwave over the range**24K/yr-10.5%0.2% conv. - **low profile over the range microwave**15K/yr+17.5%0.3% conv. - **slim microwave over the range**13K/yr+14.8%0.3% conv. - **slim microwave**13K/yr-13.4%0.2% conv. - **slim over the range microwave**10K/yr-6.2%0.5% conv. - **whirlpool low profile microwave**3K/yr-26.4%0.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/appliances/low-profile-microwave/search-terms)
## **Top low profile microwave 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%$26K20%$52K30%$78K40%$105K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 15 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Midea Over the Range Microwave Oven 1.2 Cu.Ft 1000W Stainless Steel**Midea**$411.44**4.3★93 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D1V738XV) [2**30 in. Stellar Coll 1.2 cu ft Slim Over the Range Microwave Vent Fan Black**COSMO**$438.51**4.4★498 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVGXFZG3) [3**SAMSUNG 1.1 Cu Ft Smart SLIM Over the Range Microwave Oven w/ 550 CFM Hood Vent Wi-Fi Voice Control LED Light Bar Sensor Cook 1100 Watt ME11A7710DS/AA Fingerprint Resistant Stainless Steel**Samsung**$448.70**3.7★88 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9GH2ZMW) [4**GE 30 Over-the-Range Microwave 1.6 Cu. Ft. 1000 Watts 300 CFM Hood Vent LED Lighting Auto Defrost Easy Mount Install Stainless Steel JVM3160RFSS**GE**$213.90**4.1★1,378 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F2QFX5O) [5**GE Profile PCHK11S1WSS 1.1 Cu Ft Countertop Microwave 800W Sensor Cooking Scan-to-Cook Wi-Fi Enable Built-In Capable Stainless Steel**Profile**$443.27**4.4★110 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJTK12YH)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**GE Profile 30 Over-the-Range Low Profile Microwave 1.2 Cu. Ft. 1000 Watts 400 CFM Hood Vent LED Lighting Auto Defrost Installer-Friendly Black UVM9125DYBB**Profile**$435.15**4 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3BYJM7H) [**GE Profile 30 Over-the-Range Low Profile Microwave 1.2 Cu. Ft. 1000 Watts 400 CFM Hood Vent LED Lighting Auto Defrost Installer-Friendly White UVM9125DYWW**Profile**$450.54**4 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3C6VRWB) [**ThermoMate 30 Over the Range Low Profile Microwave Oven with Sensor Cooking 1.2 Cu.Ft Slim 1000 Cooking Watts Voice Control Multi-Stage Cooking 400 CFM**thermomate**$492.43**8 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPLQHX7F) [**Kenmore KMOMJK12S2SW-10 Low Profile Over The Range Microwave Hood Combination Steam & Sensor Cooking 11 Power Levels 1.2 Cu Ft Stainless Steel**Kenmore**$421.95**0 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2Q5J8MW) [**GE Profile PCHK11S1WSS 1.1 Cu Ft Countertop Microwave 800W Sensor Cooking Scan-to-Cook Wi-Fi Enable Built-In Capable Stainless Steel**Profile**$443.27**110 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJTK12YH)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**GE Profile 30 Over-the-Range Low Profile Microwave 1.2 Cu. Ft. 1000 Watts 400 CFM Hood Vent LED Lighting Auto Defrost Installer-Friendly Black UVM9125DYBB**Profile**$435.15**4.7★**▲ 300%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3BYJM7H) [**GE Profile 30 Over-the-Range Low Profile Microwave 1.2 Cu. Ft. 1000 Watts 400 CFM Hood Vent LED Lighting Auto Defrost Installer-Friendly White UVM9125DYWW**Profile**$450.54**4.7★**▲ 298%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H3C6VRWB) [**Sharp SMO1759JS 30 in. 1.7 cu. ft. Smart Over the Range Microwave Oven**Sharp**$324.58**4.7★**▲ 184%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWCXQY9T) [**GE 30 Over-the-Range Microwave 1.6 Cu. Ft. 1000 Watts 300 CFM Hood Vent LED Lighting Auto Defrost Easy Mount Install Stainless Steel JVM3160RFSS**GE**$213.90**4.1★**▲ 145%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F2QFX5O) [**GE Profile PCHK11S1WSS 1.1 Cu Ft Countertop Microwave 800W Sensor Cooking Scan-to-Cook Wi-Fi Enable Built-In Capable Stainless Steel**Profile**$443.27**4.4★**▲ 93%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJTK12YH)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about low profile microwave**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**15%
*“Fit like a glove”*
**Quality-Overall**13%
*“It looks very well made”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Good for the price”*
**Ease Of Use**9%
*“Easy to use”*
**Heating**5%
*“heats very well”*
**Design-Overall**5%
*“It looks very well made”*
**Noise Level**4%
*“Quiet and gets the job done”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Exactly what I needed”*
**Touch/Button Controls**3%
*“the buttons are easy to understand”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“Good and efficient”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**16%
*“broke 1st day”*
**Touch/Button Controls**10%
*“then none of the other buttons work”*
**Quality-Overall**8%
*“Quality control needs improvement”*
**Size-Overall**7%
*“The dimensions were off”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**7%
*“Instructions inadequate and incomplete”*
**Heating**6%
*“the door was closed it would turn on without any heat”*
**Noise Level**5%
*“So loud”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“it no longer works”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Price was slightly better here”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Difficult to use”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**52%
**Defective Material/Parts**10%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Heating**5%
**Mounting**4%
**Touch/Button Controls**3%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
**Value For Money**2%
**Color**2%
**Assembly/Installation**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is low profile microwave profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $261K/yr across 15 tracked products. 3 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
- **How competitive is the low profile microwave niche?**
- 10 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 66% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in low profile microwave?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Touch/Button Controls, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 5.5% — above our launch gate.
- **When does demand for low profile microwave peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the low profile microwave niche?**
- Listings span $105.34–$721.00; the average listing price is $391.62 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 322 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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