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title: "Cat 5 Ethernet Cable — $990K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **cat 5 ethernet cable**
**Worth a look**
Shows a sweet-spot price point ($21.38 avg), but a deep review moat (19,463 avg reviews) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 77Growth 24Conversion 75Competition 51Returns 61Price range 82Avg price 91Brand share 48Review moat 17Quality gap 21
**Avg price**
**Great****$21.38**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$3.52–$73.62**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Market size**
**Great****$990K**
$990K/yr · 658K searches
**Conversion**
**Great****7.0%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Good****2.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Good****54%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****76%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-2.8%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Bad****19,463.48**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cat 5 ethernet cable is a $990K/yr Amazon United States market (658K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **cat 5 ethernet cable market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **50K–60K**
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$1.1M–$1.3M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **7.0%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#12**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **96%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **74 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **189 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**14 **—flat
**Sellers**
**45**
**Top-5 brand share**
**76%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**54%**
Top 20: 96%
**Open market**
**19%**
- Kxable27% - StarTech.com22% - Cable Matters12% - VIVO10% - DbillionDa5% - Jadaol5%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.8% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KPrime Day '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/cat-5-ethernet-cable/trend)
## **Top cat 5 ethernet cable search terms**
- **cat 5e ethernet cable**150K/yr-1.7%6.0% conv. - **cat5e ethernet cable**122K/yr-2.2%5.4% conv. - **cat 5 ethernet cable**85K/yr-10.4%5.8% conv. - **cat 5 cable**62K/yr+9.5%4.4% conv. - **cat5 cable**29K/yr+15.3%4.7% conv. - **cat5e**25K/yr-5.9%3.2% conv. - **cat5e cable**23K/yr+9.5%1.6% conv. - **cat5 ethernet cable**31K/yr-23.2%5.0% conv. - **cat 5**22K/yr+0.3%3.0% conv. - **cat 5e**18K/yr-9.2%2.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/cat-5-ethernet-cable/search-terms)
## **Top cat 5 ethernet cable 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%$99K20%$198K30%$297K40%$396K1001K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**StarTech.com Cat5e Ethernet Cable10 ft - Blue - Patch Cable - Snagless Cat5e Cable - Network Cable - Ethernet Cord - Cat 5e Cable - 10ft**StarTech.com**$5.97**4.7★2,637 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002AFYJ0) [2**Cat5e Ethernet Cable 50 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord UV Resistant Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem PS5 - with 15 Ties**Kxable**$9.87**4.7★1,785 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJNZ71K3) [3**Cable Matters 10Gbps Snagless Cat 6 Ethernet Cable - 25ft Cat 6 Cable Cat6 Cord Ethernet Cord Black**Cable Matters**$9.56**4.8★24,187 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007NZGPAY) [4**Cat5e Ethernet Cable 100 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties**Kxable**$14.74**4.7★1,785 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJPPBL9B) [5**Cat5e Ethernet Cable 25 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties**Kxable**$7.50**4.7★1,785 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJP2W1QG)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Ethernet Cable 50ft For Cat6/Cat5E 10Gbps Compatible with Cat8/Cat7 24AWG Network Cable Indoor&Outdoor Direct Burial Waterproof&UV Resistant High Speed Snagless RJ45 LAN Cord -PC/Router Black**Brozzag**$9.69**1,291 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4M3GBSK) [**Cat5e Ethernet Cable 50 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord UV Resistant Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem PS5 - with 15 Ties**Kxable**$9.87**1,785 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJNZ71K3) [**Cat5e Ethernet Cable 100 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties**Kxable**$14.74**1,785 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJPPBL9B) [**Cat5e Ethernet Cable 25 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties**Kxable**$7.50**1,785 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJP2W1QG) [**Cat5e Ethernet Cable 50 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable Black Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties**Kxable**$9.90**1,785 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJPZK1K5)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**DbillionDa Cat 8 Ethernet Cable 40Gbps 2000MHz 6FT Supports Cat7 Cat6 Cat5e Cat5 High-Speed RJ45 Cable Heavy-Duty Indoor/Outdoor Gold-Plated Weatherproof & UV-Resistant for Gaming PC Router**DbillionDa**$6.63**4.7★**▲ 214%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QLXC6QR) [**Cat5e Ethernet Cable 50 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable Black Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties**Kxable**$9.90**4.7★**▲ 122%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJPZK1K5) [**Cat5e Ethernet Cable 25 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable Black Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties**Kxable**$7.51**4.7★**▲ 92%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJNPHR18) [**Amazon Basics RJ45 Cat-6 Ethernet Patch Internet Cable 1Gpbs Transfer Speed Gold-Plated Connectors Network Cable 5-Foot Black 5-Pack**Amazon Basics**$10.81**4.7★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01INRUFGK) [**Cat5e Ethernet Cable 100 FT Long Cat 5e Internet Cable White Snagless Patch Cord Flexible Network LAN PoE Standard RJ45 Connector for PC Server Router Modem TV PS5 - with 15 Cable Ties**Kxable**$14.74**4.7★**▲ 76%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJPPBL9B)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about cat 5 ethernet cable**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**26%
*“Excellent product”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**14%
*“Works as it should”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“Great deal”*
**Connectivity-Overall**11%
*“No connection issues at all”*
**Assembly/Installation**3%
*“Easy installation”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Easy to use”*
**Length**3%
*“Perfect length”*
**Durability**3%
*“Extremely durable”*
**Signal Strength**2%
*“Signal is clear”*
**Data Transfer Speed**2%
*“delivered good speeds”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Connectivity-Overall**19%
*“will randomly drop connection”*
**Durability**7%
*“Breaks easily”*
**Size-Overall**7%
*“Did not fit”*
**Length**7%
*“The length was much more than expected”*
**Data Transfer Speed**6%
*“The symptom: applications that read large files from the NAS were inexplicably slow —”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“False advertisement”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Not sure if the one I received was defective or if they are not good quality”*
**Functionality-Overall**5%
*“Cable didn't work”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“I can say that while it may seem cheap”*
**Thickness**3%
*“thick u til my son puppy chewed it so I had to buy another one”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Length**42%
**Connectivity-Overall**12%
**Compatibility-Overall**11%
**Size-Overall**10%
**Functionality-Overall**7%
**Value For Money**5%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**1%
**Quality-Overall**1%
**Socket/Port/Plug**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is cat 5 ethernet cable profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $990K/yr across 23 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -2.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- **How competitive is the cat 5 ethernet cable niche?**
- 14 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 54% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 76% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in cat 5 ethernet cable?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Durability, Size-Overall. The return rate is 2.5%.
- **When does demand for cat 5 ethernet cable peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.2× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the cat 5 ethernet cable niche?**
- Listings span $3.52–$73.62; the average listing price is $21.38 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 19,463 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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