centurylink modem
Skip itHigh returns (10.5%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Great$97.51avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Okay1,667avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay58%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Okay$31.36–$251.87cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Bad-7.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$62K$62K/yr · 44K searches
Brand share
Bad95%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Returns
Bad10.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, centurylink modem is a $62K/yr Amazon United States market (44K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
centurylink modem market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $122K–$146K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.4%
- Avg BSR
- #448
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 60%
- Sponsored
- 55%
- Out of stock
- 8.0%
- Avg brand age
- 63 months
- Avg seller age
- 153 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 58% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
93
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
58%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
3%
- CenturyLink58%
- Generic14%
- ZYXEL13%
- ScreenBeam6%
- TP-Link4%
- NETGEAR2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top centurylink modem search terms
- centurylink modem15K/yr
- century link modem/router5K/yr
- centurylink compatible modem3K/yr
- c4000 modem5K/yr
- centurylink modem router combo5K/yr
- brightspeed compatible modem4K/yr
- centurylink compatible modems3K/yr
- actiontec c3000a2K/yr
- centurylink router3K/yr
Top centurylink modem 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.
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
C4000BG CenturyLink Bonded Line Wi Fi DSL Router
CenturyLink$100.244.1★543 rev
ZyXEL C3000Z Modem CenturyLink
ZYXEL$79.004.1★996 rev
CenturyLink C4000LG CenturyLink Modem by GreenWave (Renewed)
CenturyLink$85.624.1★337 rev
CenturyLink Prism TV Technicolor C2100T 802.11AC Modem Router Gigabit DSL Fiber 2.4/5GHz
CenturyLink$129.053.9★737 rev
CenturyLink Technicolor C1100T Vdsl2 Modem 802.11n WiFi Router
CenturyLink$48.104.1★380 rev
Newest
by launch date
Generic C3000Z Modem | CenturyLink Compatible | Dual-Band 802.11n/ac WiFi Router | UMEC UP0251M-12PA AC Adapter Included OEM Packaging (Renewed)
Generic$71.934 rev
Hitron CODA56 Cable Internet Modem ONLY - DOCSIS 3.1 | 2.5 Gbps | NO WiFi - Requires Router | Xfinity/Spectrum/Cox Compatible | NOT for Fiber/DSL
Hitron$151.642,828 rev
CenturyLink C4000BZ Modem Router 2023 Modem Bright Speed (Renewed)
Generic$95.724 rev
Generic C3000Z Modem | CenturyLink Compatible | Dual-Band 802.11n/ac WiFi Router | UMEC UP0251M-12PA AC Adapter Included OEM Packaging
Generic$85.6422 rev
NETGEAR Nighthawk Modem Router Combo (CAX30) DOCSIS 3.1 Cable Modem and WiFi 6 Router - AX2700 2.7 Gbps - Compatible with Xfinity Spectrum Cox and More - Gigabit Wireless Internet
NETGEAR$251.871,666 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Actiontec C2300A Bonded VDSL2/G Wireless AC Gateway for Centurylink (Renewed)
CenturyLink$78.150.0★
C4000LZ xDSL Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi Modem Router Compatible with Centurylink (Renewed)
Generic$122.013.4★
Hitron CODA56 Cable Internet Modem ONLY - DOCSIS 3.1 | 2.5 Gbps | NO WiFi - Requires Router | Xfinity/Spectrum/Cox Compatible | NOT for Fiber/DSL
Hitron$151.644.2★
CenturyLink Prism TV Technicolor C2100T 802.11AC Modem Router Gigabit DSL Fiber 2.4/5GHz
CenturyLink$129.053.9★
Generic C3000Z Modem | CenturyLink Compatible | Dual-Band 802.11n/ac WiFi Router | UMEC UP0251M-12PA AC Adapter Included OEM Packaging (Renewed)
Generic$71.934.7★
What buyers say about centurylink modem
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy Install”
“Stable connection”
“reasonable price”
“Fair quality for fair price”
“Speeds are good and steady”
“The app has a lot of great features”
“As advertised”
“Strong signal”
“Compatibilty is good”
“Eight months and still working”
What buyers complain about
“Connectivity issues”
“Broke after just a full year of use”
“Never worked”
“Poor quality”
“Returned due to inability to get a strong signal”
“was given used”
“No good if you can't install it”
“I do not understand why it is so expensive”
“Compatibility Issues”
“Tech Support is SubPar”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is centurylink modem profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $62K/yr across 20 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -7.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
- How competitive is the centurylink modem niche?
- 8 brands and 93 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 58% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in centurylink modem?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 10.5% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for centurylink modem peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the centurylink modem niche?
- Listings span $31.36–$251.87; the average listing price is $97.51 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,667 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.