256gb Flash Drive
MaybeProducts sell for $26.85 on average, inside the sweet spot. But the average product has 23,913 reviews to catch up to, so 256gb Flash Drive is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 57 / 100Top 6% of 8,347 Electronics niches · +14 vs the category median of 4357
- Market size
- $1.7M/yr870K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -3.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 60%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 74 sellers
Flapen Score
256gb Flash Drive against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics average. Past it, 256gb Flash Drive is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The 256gb Flash Drive market on Amazon at a glance
256gb Flash Drive is a $1.7M a year market on Amazon United States, with 870K searches a year. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
Demand comes close.
Shoppers search 870K times a year and 7.2% buy. Search demand moved -3.1% in 90 days, so the $1.7M a year market is softening.
- Search volume
- 870K
- Search growth, 90 days
- -3.1%
- Conversion
- 7.2%
- Market size
- $1.7M
02 · Money
The money is there.
Shoppers bought 60K to 80K units at $26.85 on average, 2,500 to 3,000 per product. Units times price is $1.6M to $2.1M a year.
- Units sold
- 60K–80K
- Units per product
- 2,500–3,000
- Average price
- $26.85
- Units × price
- $1.6M–$2.1M
03 · Shelf
Brands here are settling in.
The average listing ranks #91. 94% of listings ship Prime. 71% of the shelf is sponsored, so budget for ads. The average listing is out of stock 2.7% of the time. The average brand has sold here for 52 months.
- Average BSR
- #91
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 71%
- Out of stock
- 2.7%
- Average brand age
- 52 months
Products
Top 256gb Flash Drive products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
PNY 256GB Attach X USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive Advanced Performance Up to 130MB/s Read Everyday Data Store & Transfer Reliable Portable Storage Durable Type-A Computers Laptops Desktops
- Price
- $22.87
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,876
- Age
- 1y ago
Amazon Basics 256GB USB Flash Drive Thumb Drive Memory Stick with USB C and USB A Dual Ports Champagne Silver
- Price
- $31.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,297
- Age
- 10mo ago
SANDISK 256GB Ultra USB 3.0 Flash Drive - SDCZ48-256G-GAM46 Black
- Price
- $29.35
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 53,094
- Age
- 6y ago
SANDISK 256GB Ultra Flair USB 3.0 Flash Drive SDCZ73-256G-G46 Black
- Price
- $27.74
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 209,858
- Age
- 9y ago
PNY 256GB Turbo Attache 3 USB 3.0 Flash Drive Grey (Pack of 1)
- Price
- $21.11
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 41,955
- Age
- 12y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Lexar 256GB JumpDrive S80 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive for Storage Expansion and Backup Up to 150MB/s Read Black (LJDS080256G-BNBNU)
- Price
- $26.40
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 530
- Age
- 6y ago
256GB USB Flash Drive for Phone and Pad Photo Stick High Speed External USB Thumb Drives Photo Storage Memory Stick for Save More Photos and Videos (Blue 256GB)
- Price
- $21.95
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 2,490
- Age
- 2y ago
Kingston DataTraveler Exodia 256GB USB 3.2 Flash Drive DTX/256GB Black
- Price
- $22.04
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 4,748
- Age
- 5y ago
256GB USB Flash Drive with Outlet Wall Mount for Blink Sync Module 2 1Pack
- Price
- $15.67
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,634
- Age
- 1y ago
TEAMGROUP C175 256GB USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB 3.1/3.0) Read 100MB/s Flash Thumb Drive Memory Stick Compatible with Computer/Laptop Matte Black TC1753256GB01
- Price
- $22.95
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 6,627
- Age
- 5y ago
Newest
by launch dateAmazon Basics 256GB USB Flash Drive Thumb Drive Memory Stick with USB C and USB A Dual Ports Champagne Silver
- Price
- $31.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,297
- Age
- 10mo ago
2-Pack 256GB Dual USB Flash Drive 2.0 - USB C & USB A 2-in-1 Thumb Drive for PC Type C Phones External Memory Stick for Photos/Videos
- Price
- $40.56
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 318
- Age
- 1y ago
256MB USB Flash Drive Thumb Drives 10 Pack Bulk USB Drives Memory Stick with Lanyards Swivel Jump Drive Memoirs Zip Backup Pendrive for Computer Data Storage and Transfer Office Supplies
- Price
- $15.85
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 9,387
- Age
- 1y ago
PNY 256GB Attach X USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive Advanced Performance Up to 130MB/s Read Everyday Data Store & Transfer Reliable Portable Storage Durable Type-A Computers Laptops Desktops
- Price
- $22.87
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,876
- Age
- 1y ago
256GB USB Flash Drive with Outlet Wall Mount for Blink Sync Module 2 1Pack
- Price
- $15.67
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2,634
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
11 flat
Sellers
74
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
11%
- PNY43%
- Sandisk15%
- Amazon Basics14%
- Lexar8%
- TEAMGROUP5%
- MECHEER4%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 11%)
Demand
256gb Flash Drive search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Search terms
Top 256gb Flash Drive search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- 256gb flash drive185K/yr
- flash drive 256gb113K/yr
- usb drive 256gb92K/yr
- usb flash drive 256gb57K/yr
- pny flash drive88K/yr
- 256 gb flash drive53K/yr
- 256gb usb flash drive51K/yr
- thumb drive 256gb42K/yr
- usb 256gb35K/yr
- usb stick 256gb20K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about 256gb Flash Drive
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Doesnt work correctly
Did not work
It did not work very well
Failed within a year
broke into 3 pieces, now unusable
Failure to last
Transfer speed is too slow
Slow transfer speeds
Transfer speed is horrible
Space not as advertised
The drive does NOT have the stated capacity
Drive shows wrong GB capacity
It is extremely low quality
Not a good quality
This product is garbage
Love
the transfer speeds are fast
Data transfers were fast
Data transfer is pretty fast
Excellent quality
Great quality piece of hardware
Premium quality
As Advertised
Exactly as Advertised
Works as expected
Reliable Storage Solution
Good storage for me
Perfect amount of storage
Worth every penny
Good Value
Amazing value
Return
1.9% Return rate 16% Fixable by listing
Can not do anything with it
it is not recognized
Didnt work on my phone
Doesnt work correctly
Did not work
It did not work very well
Space not as advertised
The drive does NOT have the stated capacity
Drive shows wrong GB capacity
Overprised
now these are too expensive
Very cost
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