---
title: "165hz Monitor — $155K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/165hz-monitor"
last_updated: "2026-08-10T04:57:41.866Z"
locale: en
meta:
description: "Niche score 45/100 · $155K/yr market · 80K searches/yr · $126.02 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
"og:description": "Niche score 45/100 · $155K/yr market · 80K searches/yr · $126.02 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
"og:title": "165hz Monitor — $155K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
---
# **165hz monitor**
**Skip it**
Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($90.89–$193.15) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 33Growth 32Conversion 19Competition 63Returns 72Price range 9Avg price 66Brand share 57Review moat 59Quality gap 38
**Returns**
**Good****2.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Good****$126.02**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Good****47%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Good****1,147.07**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Good****71%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Okay****$155K**
$155K/yr · 80K searches
**Growth**
**Okay****+6.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Bad****$90.89–$193.15**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**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, 165hz monitor is a $155K/yr Amazon United States market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **165hz monitor market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **750–1K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$95K–$126K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#223**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **85%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **32 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **181 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**13 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**65**
**Top-5 brand share**
**71%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**47%**
Top 20: 91%
**Open market**
**24%**
- Dell26% - ASUS23% - AOC10% - Acer7% - SANSUI6% - msi5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +6.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
35K25KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/165hz-monitor/trend)
## **Top 165hz monitor search terms**
- **240**11K/yr+19.9%0.1% conv. - **240hz 1080p monitor**8K/yr+7.0%0.8% conv. - **240hz monitor 24 inch**5K/yr+18.1%1.0% conv. - **1080p 240+hz monitor**3K/yr+8.7%0.4% conv. - **1080p 240hz**7K/yr-4.2%0.8% conv. - **24 inch monitor 240hz**7K/yr+1.9%1.7% conv. - **24 inch 240hz monitor**6K/yr-0.2%1.4% conv. - **240hz gaming monitor 24 inch**6K/yr+10.7%1.1% conv. - **24 inch gaming monitor 240hz**4K/yr+33.5%0.7% conv. - **240hz ips monitor**4K/yr+0.9%0.6% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/165hz-monitor/search-terms)
## **Top 165hz monitor 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%$15K20%$31K30%$46K40%$62K1101001K10K 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**Dell 24 240Hz Gaming Monitor - SE2426HG - 23.8-inch FHD (1920x1080) 240Hz Display in-Plane Switching (IPS) Technology AMD FreeSync Premium TV 3-Star 2X HDMI DisplayPort 1.4 Tilt**Dell**$99.79**4.6★376 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKFLQ9SW) [2**ASUS TUF Gaming Series 5 23.8 1080P Monitor (VG249QML5A) - Fast-IPS 240Hz 0.3ms G-SYNC Compatible FreeSync Premium 99% sRGB Height Adjustable DisplayWidget Gaming AI 3 yr Warranty**ASUS**$150.76**4.5★65 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP1FDQ2Y) [3**ASUS TUF Gaming Series 5 24.5 1080P Monitor (VG259QM5A) Full HD Fast-IPS 240Hz 0.3ms G-SYNC Compatible FreeSync Premium 99% sRGB DisplayWidget Gaming AI 3 yr Warranty**ASUS**$138.56**4.7★57 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP16G94B) [4**New! Sceptre 24.5-inch Gaming Monitor 240Hz 1ms DisplayPort x2 HDMI x2 100% sRGB AMD FreeSync Premium Build-in Speakers Machine Black 2026 (E255B-FWD240 Series)**Sceptre**$106.65**4.5★253 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDDM968S) [5**acer Nitro 24.5 Inch Full HD 1920 x 1080 ZeroFrame Design PC Gaming Monitor | AMD FreeSync Premium | Up to 280Hz Refresh | 1ms (VRB) | One Display Port 1.4 and Two HDMI 2.0 Ports | KG251Q Z1biip**Acer**$129.52**4.6★353 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJTTB6V9)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**ASUS TUF Gaming 271080P Monitor (VG279QM5A) Full HD (1920 x 1080) 240Hz 0.3ms Fast IPS G-SYNC Compatible Extreme Low Motion Blur Sync 99% sRGB DisplayWidget Gaming AI 3 yr Warranty**ASUS**$167.68**10 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2348Q9Z) [**GIGABYTE - GS25F2A - 24.5 SuperSpeed IPS Gaming Monitor - FHD 1920x1080-240Hz - 1ms GTG - AMD FreeSync Premium - HDMI DP - Tilt Adjustable - Black**GIGABYTE**$90.89**5 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQGTWYJM) [**Dell 24 240Hz Gaming Monitor - SE2426HG - 23.8-inch FHD (1920x1080) 240Hz Display in-Plane Switching (IPS) Technology AMD FreeSync Premium TV 3-Star 2X HDMI DisplayPort 1.4 Tilt**Dell**$99.79**376 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKFLQ9SW) [**Dell 27 240Hz Gaming Monitor - SE2726HG - 27-inch FHD (1920x1080) 240Hz Display in-Plane Switching (IPS) Technology AMD FreeSync Premium TV 3-Star 2X HDMI DisplayPort 1.4 Tilt**Dell**$128.26**242 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGRKQ494) [**KTC 24 Inch 240Hz Gaming Monitor 1080P PC Computer Monitor FHD Fast IPS Panel HDR 400 Adaptive Sync 1ms(MPRT) 116% sRGB HDMI Display Port Eye Care VESA Mount White H24F7**KTC**$115.02**2,530 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GDF53VKF)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**GIGABYTE - GS25F2A - 24.5 SuperSpeed IPS Gaming Monitor - FHD 1920x1080-240Hz - 1ms GTG - AMD FreeSync Premium - HDMI DP - Tilt Adjustable - Black**GIGABYTE**$90.89**4.8★**▲ 281%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQGTWYJM) [**ASUS TUF Gaming 271080P Monitor (VG279QM5A) Full HD (1920 x 1080) 240Hz 0.3ms Fast IPS G-SYNC Compatible Extreme Low Motion Blur Sync 99% sRGB DisplayWidget Gaming AI 3 yr Warranty**ASUS**$167.68**4.8★**▲ 268%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2348Q9Z) [**AOC 27 Gaming Monitor FHD 260Hz Overclocked IPS G-SYNC Compatible 27G51Z**AOC**$117.34**4.5★**▲ 259%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY4BT6RT) [**AOC 25 Gaming Monitor FHD 260Hz Overclocked IPS G-SYNC Compatible 25G51Z**AOC**$109.53**4.6★**▲ 246%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY4LVHYH) [**msi MAG 274CF X24 27-inch 1920 x 1080 (FHD) Gaming Monitor 240Hz AMD FreeSync Premium HDR Ready HDMI VGA Port VESA Tilt 0.5ms Black**msi**$131.36**4.8★**▲ 242%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTZSXPLY)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 165hz monitor**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Value For Money**22%
*“is affordable”*
**Display Resolution**17%
*“Great display”*
**Quality-Overall**15%
*“Amazing quality”*
**Assembly/Installation**5%
*“Easy to set up”*
**Color**4%
*“Colors are great”*
**Display Colors**4%
*“The colors are stunning on this display”*
**Refresh Rate**3%
*“The screen refresh rate is excellent”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“everything in the dicription it says is true”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“the size is perfect for small space”*
**Display Brightness**2%
*“bright”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Absolute garbage”*
**Durability**7%
*“Broke after months”*
**Display Resolution**6%
*“the screen seems to be unable to handle it”*
**Color**5%
*“Washed out colors”*
**Display Colors**4%
*“Colors a little washed out”*
**Audio Quality**3%
*“has no sound”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“Didnt work”*
**Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining**3%
*“but doesn't rotate in any way”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Overpriced”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“if youre buying it specifically for the size dont get this”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**14%
**Display Resolution**12%
**Functionality-Overall**10%
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
**Quality-Overall**6%
**Value For Money**6%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
**Color**4%
**Defective Material/Parts**4%
**Display Colors**4%
## **Common questions**
- **Is 165hz monitor profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $155K/yr across 27 tracked products. 18 of 18 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- **How competitive is the 165hz monitor niche?**
- 13 brands and 65 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in 165hz monitor?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Display Resolution. The return rate is 2.1%.
- **When does demand for 165hz monitor peak?**
- Demand peaks in Aug–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 8.2× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the 165hz monitor niche?**
- Listings span $90.89–$193.15; the average listing price is $126.02 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,147 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
## **Related niches in Electronics**
- 69 [**power strip long cord**](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/power-strip-long-cord)$510K/yr+50.2%**Worth a look**- 70 [**airpods pro charging case**](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/airpods-pro-charging-case)$798K/yr-5.3%**Worth a look**- 70 [**starlink mini tripod**](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/starlink-mini-tripod)$478K/yr+62.3%**Worth a look**- 70 [**luggage tracker**](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/luggage-tracker)$716K/yr+29.5%**Worth a look**- 70 [**canopy fan**](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/canopy-fan)$298K/yr+135.4%**Worth a look**- 70 [**spypoint battery pack**](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/spypoint-battery-pack)$379K/yr+67.4%**Worth a look**[**All Electronics niches **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics)