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16gb micro sd card

Launch it

A $855K/yr market growing +28.6% this quarter with returns at 1.3% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 75Growth 55Conversion 87Competition 57Returns 90Price range 84Avg price 86Brand share 44Review moat 0Quality gap 27

Returns

Great1.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great10.0%

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

Avg price

Great$19.47

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$9.23–$51.66

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

Market size

Great$855K

$855K/yr · 441K searches

Competition

Good51%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Growth

Good+28.6%

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

Brand share

Okay79%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Bad58,365.79

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 16gb micro sd card is a $855K/yr Amazon United States market (441K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun. Verdict: Launch it — 61/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

16gb micro sd card market data

Units sold / yr
50K–60K
avg 1,250–1,500/product
Revenue / yr
$974K–$1.2M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.0%
Avg BSR
#64
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
64%
Out of stock
1.8%
Avg brand age
52 months
Avg seller age
186 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 rising

Sellers

69

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 80%

Open market

18%

  • Sandisk43%
  • Bliksem17%
  • KEXIN7%
  • elecacc6%
  • Patriot Memory5%
  • INLAND3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (11 brands, 18%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +28.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
13K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.1×

Top 16gb micro sd card search terms

  • 16gb micro sd card66K/yr
  • 16gb sd card54K/yr
  • micro sd card 16 gb42K/yr
  • 16 gb sd card46K/yr
  • sd card 16 gb38K/yr
  • micro sd card 16gb24K/yr
  • 16 gb micro sd card25K/yr
  • sd card 16gb23K/yr
  • micro sd 16gb13K/yr
  • sd card 168K/yr
All search terms

Top 16gb micro sd card 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%4%$34K8%$68K12%$103K16%$137K101001K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moat Market 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.

What buyers say about 16gb micro sd card

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

What buyers love

Value For Money22%

“Cost effective”

Advertised Vs Actual Product18%

“As Advertised”

Quality-Overall11%

“Overall a simple and reliable card”

Compatibility-Overall9%

“Great compatibility”

Storage Capacity7%

“Amazing storage”

Data Transfer Speed5%

“The read/write speeds are good”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Camera Quality3%

“good camera”

Size-Overall3%

“Fits and works”

Durability3%

“Overall, I got what I expected and hope that it is reliable for a long while”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall21%

“one of them failed”

Durability16%

“they do not last”

Quality-Overall11%

“Quality control has collapsed”

Value For Money9%

“Cheap price still”

Compatibility-Overall8%

“Compatibility issues”

Storage Capacity7%

“they DO NOT have 8GB of space”

Data Transfer Speed5%

“VERY slow”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Not as advertized”

Product Condition2%

“Bought used”

Connectivity-Overall2%

“it could be an issue with my dongle”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall34%
Functionality-Overall19%
Compatibility-Overall17%
Value For Money11%
Storage Capacity4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Camera Quality3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Product Condition1%
Quality-Overall1%

Common questions

Is 16gb micro sd card profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $855K/yr across 39 tracked products. 5 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +28.6%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (61/100).
How competitive is the 16gb micro sd card niche?
17 brands and 69 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 79% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in 16gb micro sd card?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.3%.
When does demand for 16gb micro sd card peak?
Demand peaks in May–Jun; the busiest month runs 2.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the 16gb micro sd card niche?
Listings span $9.23–$51.66; the average listing price is $19.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 58,366 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.