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title: "Gundam Aerial — $1.9M/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 51/100 · $1.9M/yr market. Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **gundam aerial**
**Worth a look**
Shows a $1.9M/yr market, but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 98% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 94Growth 28Conversion 7Competition 79Returns 94Price range 14Avg price 91Brand share 6Review moat 64Quality gap 21
**Market size**
**Great****$1.9M**
$1.9M/yr · 6.5M searches
**Returns**
**Great****1.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Great****$55.87**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Great****36%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Review moat**
**Good****956.24**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Okay****+2.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Bad****$12.09–$612.71**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Bad****98%**
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, gundam aerial is a $1.9M/yr Amazon United States market (6.5M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **gundam aerial market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **40K–50K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$2.2M–$2.8M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#178**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **50%**
- **Out of stock**
- **1.8%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **44 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **150 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**9 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**139**
**Top-5 brand share**
**98%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**36%**
Top 20: 75%
**Open market**
**2%**
- BANDAI SPIRITS67% - BANDAI16% - BAGCREATIONS11% - TAMASHII NATIONS3% - LBASE1% - IQIANS1% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 2%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +2.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
225K175KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/gundam-aerial/trend)
## **Top gundam aerial search terms**
- **gundam**1.9M/yr+10.0%0.3% conv. - **gundam model kits**1.5M/yr-2.4%0.7% conv. - **gunpla**450K/yr+11.5%0.5% conv. - **mg gundam**358K/yr-5.2%0.1% conv. - **hg gundam**246K/yr-1.5%0.3% conv. - **bandai**228K/yr+15.7%0.1% conv. - **gundam mg**202K/yr-9.3%0.2% conv. - **rg gundam**178K/yr+1.3%0.3% conv. - **gundam hg**151K/yr+3.1%0.4% conv. - **gundam model kit**161K/yr-4.0%0.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/gundam-aerial/search-terms)
## **Top gundam aerial 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%3%$58K6%$115K9%$173K12%$230K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**GundamUC SINANJU Messenger Crossbody Shoulder Bag by FX Creations**BAGCREATIONS**$58.25**4.9★18 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXF8RBPH) [2**Bandai Hobby - Gundam Seed Destiny - Strike Freedom Gundam MGEX 1/100 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$159.36**4.8★960 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4NLPLZN) [3**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury - #03 Gundam Aerial HG 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$17.50**4.8★4,286 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B71XBLQZ) [4**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam - RX-78-2 Gundam ver. 2.0 RG 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$40.14**4.6★1,053 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYFYPB77) [5**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Wing Gundam Entry Grade 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$12.37**4.6★91 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNM6ZVVR)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam: Chars Counterattack - Nu Gundam PG Unleashed 1/60 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$612.71**189 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F9KF5Q1C) [**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Wing Gundam Entry Grade 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$12.37**91 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNM6ZVVR) [**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Gundam Barbatos Lupus MG 1/100 Model Kit**BANDAI**$81.12**61 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNWZ985X) [**Bandai Hobby - Gundam - Gundam Deathscythe Hell HGAC 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI**$28.46**77 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNWY4LLT) [**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX - #8 GFreD HG 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$25.97**308 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXDTMYPK)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**GundamUC SINANJU Messenger Crossbody Shoulder Bag by FX Creations**BAGCREATIONS**$58.25**4.9★**▲ 162%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXF8RBPH) [**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam Wing - Wing Gundam Entry Grade 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$12.37**4.6★**▲ 123%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNM6ZVVR) [**Bandai Hobby HGUC RX-78-2 Gundam Revive Model Kit 1/144 Scale (BAN196716)**BANDAI**$12.09**4.8★**▲ 113%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WW4F8YA) [**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam - #234 MS-06S Zaku II HGUC 1/144 Model Kit**BANDAI SPIRITS**$21.48**4.7★**▲ 105%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0859QBKDW) [**Bandai Hobby - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Gundam Barbatos Lupus MG 1/100 Model Kit**BANDAI**$81.12**4.7★**▲ 53%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNWZ985X)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about gundam aerial**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**18%
*“Great quality that's affordable”*
**Design-Overall**15%
*“Great Build”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Good Value”*
**Assembly/Installation**8%
*“Easy assembly”*
**Fun/Entertainment Experience**7%
*“Great Fun”*
**Gifting Purpose**5%
*“Gift for my grandson”*
**Color**4%
*“the color is unique”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“Easy to use”*
**Collectibles**3%
*“great collectible”*
**Durability**3%
*“Hold up great”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**13%
*“Broke during first use”*
**Assembly/Installation**9%
*“Hard work to build”*
**Size-Overall**9%
*“Pieces do not fit”*
**Strength**8%
*“The plastic used on this building figure is weak”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“A bit more on the price your side for me”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“This kit is garbage”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“really online pictures don't do it justice”*
**Sharpness**3%
*“Bent cutter”*
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
*“some pieces have problems”*
**Color**2%
*“I did not like the pink”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Defective Material/Parts**32%
**Value For Money**15%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Size-Overall**8%
**Assembly/Installation**7%
**Product Condition**5%
**Sharpness**4%
**Durability**3%
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%
**Gifting Purpose**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is gundam aerial profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $1.9M/yr across 50 tracked products. 9 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +2.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- **How competitive is the gundam aerial niche?**
- 9 brands and 139 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 36% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in gundam aerial?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Assembly/Installation, Size-Overall. The return rate is 1.1%.
- **When does demand for gundam aerial peak?**
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the gundam aerial niche?**
- Listings span $12.09–$612.71; the average listing price is $55.87 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 956 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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