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moped

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A $923K/yr market growing +57.6% this quarter with returns at 2.2% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 76Growth 74Conversion 1Competition 89Returns 69Price range 3Avg price 0Brand share 42Review moat 90Quality gap 95

Quality gap

Incredible4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Great190.59

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Great26%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Market size

Great$923K

$923K/yr · 2.1M searches

Growth

Good+57.6%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Returns

Good2.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Okay80%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Bad$16.30–$2741.97

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Conversion

Bad0.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Avg price

Bad$724.50

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, moped is a $923K/yr Amazon United States market (2.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug. Verdict: Launch it — 61/100.

Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

moped market data

Units sold / yr
30K–40K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$21.7M–$29.0M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.1%
Avg BSR
#526
Page quality
0%
Prime
16%
Sponsored
64%
Out of stock
25.2%
Avg brand age
30 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (26% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

24 rising

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

26%

Top 20: 60%

Open market

18%

  • X-PRO41%
  • HHH21%
  • Razor7%
  • Taotao Scooter6%
  • AR-PRO5%
  • Gyroor2%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +57.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
70K50KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Top moped search terms

  • moped648K/yr
  • mopeds for adults358K/yr
  • electric moped161K/yr
  • gas scooter139K/yr
  • 50cc scooter97K/yr
  • 150cc scooter74K/yr
  • mopeds and scooters52K/yr
  • gas scooter for adults95K/yr
  • mopeds56K/yr
  • electric moped for adults60K/yr
All search terms

Top moped 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%2%$18K4%$37K6%$55K8%$74K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about moped

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Assembly/Installation12%

“Set up was a breeze”

Quality-Overall11%

“Solid build quality”

Value For Money10%

“Great deal”

Fun/Entertainment Experience10%

“Fun to use”

Ease Of Use6%

“easy to operate”

Battery Life4%

“Battery life is good”

Strength4%

“it is a stable vehicle”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Comfort-Overall3%

“comfortable”

Design-Overall2%

“the design is cute”

What buyers complain about

Assembly/Installation12%

“hard to put together”

Battery Life11%

“Battery life is terrible”

Functionality-Overall10%

“never worked right”

Quality-Overall9%

“Such low quality”

Durability8%

“Doesnt last long”

Value For Money4%

“Its not worth the money”

Size-Overall4%

“Looks small”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“the manual they give is crap”

Ease Of Use3%

“It can be a nightmare”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“What is pictured is not what you get”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall17%
Functionality-Overall17%
Defective Material/Parts10%
Battery Life7%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Charging4%
Value For Money4%
Durability3%
Mechanism Issues3%
Assembly/Installation2%

Common questions

Is moped profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $923K/yr across 73 tracked products. 23 of 32 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +57.6%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (61/100).
How competitive is the moped niche?
24 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 26% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in moped?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Assembly/Installation, Battery Life, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.2%.
When does demand for moped peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the moped niche?
Listings span $16.30–$2741.97; the average listing price is $724.50 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 191 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.