clock radios
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($31.90 avg), but soft demand (-11.8% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$31.90avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Good2.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Good53%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Price range
Good$9.33–$167.78cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good$350K$350K/yr · 353K searches
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Okay3.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Bad5,384.29avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-11.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, clock radios is a $350K/yr Amazon United States market (353K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
clock radios market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $319K–$399K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.1%
- Avg BSR
- #131
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 90%
- Sponsored
- 71%
- Out of stock
- 2.5%
- Avg brand age
- 48 months
- Avg seller age
- 160 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
15 falling
Sellers
95
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
18%
- Emerson40%
- DreamSky15%
- Sony13%
- Homicial5%
- FUHONGYUAN4%
- Sharp4%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 18%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -11.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.0×
Top clock radios search terms
- clock radios64K/yr
- clock radio am fm40K/yr
- sony dream machine alarm clock21K/yr
- am fm clock radios for bedroom29K/yr
- am/fm clock radio20K/yr
- am fm clock radio21K/yr
- sony clock radio21K/yr
- sony alarm clock radio18K/yr
- radio alarm clocks for bedrooms am/fm17K/yr
- ge alarm clock radio13K/yr
Top clock radios 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Emerson CKS1900 SmartSet Dual Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM Digital Tuning Auto Time Setting 20 Presets Jade Green LED Display Snooze Sleep Timer & Battery Backup
Emerson$16.024.0★17,985 rev
DreamSky Alarm Clock Radio for Bedrooms with Battery Backup
DreamSky$21.344.3★21,727 rev
Emerson CKS1500 SmartSet Dual Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM 0.9 Blue LED Display 4-Level Dimmer Blue Accent Light Sleep Timer & Auto Time Setting
Emerson$12.624.2★1,077 rev
Sony Compact AM/FM Alarm Clock Radio Battery Back-Up Adjustable Brightness Control Programmable Sleep Timer Daylights Savings Time Adjustment Black Finish
Sony$68.493.8★438 rev
Homicial Digital Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM Radio Multi-Colors 1.4 LED Digits Preset Sleep Timer and Clear Display with Dimmer for Bedroom Bedside Battery/Plug-in Powered
Homicial$26.724.3★1,299 rev
Newest
by launch date
Emerson CKS1521-A SmartSet Bluetooth Dual Alarm Clock Radio with 1.4 Orange LED Display Auto Time-Set USB Phone Charger FM Radio AUX Input Auto-Dimmer & Orange Accent Light
Emerson$19.66249 rev
Digital Alarm Clock | AM/FM Clock Radio with Red LED Display Loud Alarm for Heavy Sleepers | Desk or Bedside Clock
Ken-Tech$17.5881 rev
FUHONGYUAN Alarm Clock Radio for Bedroom - AM/FM with 12 Presets Dual Alarms & 3 Wake-Up Sounds (Beep/Music/Radio) Dimmable White LED Display Weekday/Weekend Snooze & Sleep Timer
FUHONGYUAN$24.17425 rev
FUHONGYUAN Alarm Clock Radio for Bedroom - AM/FM with 12 Presets Dual Alarms & 3 Wake-Up Sounds (Beep/Music/Radio) Dimmable Red LED Display Weekday/Weekend Snooze & Sleep Timer
FUHONGYUAN$24.33425 rev
Emerson CKS1500 SmartSet Dual Alarm Clock Radio with AM/FM 0.9 Blue LED Display 4-Level Dimmer Blue Accent Light Sleep Timer & Auto Time Setting
Emerson$12.621,077 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumEmerson CKS1521-A SmartSet Bluetooth Dual Alarm Clock Radio with 1.4 Orange LED Display Auto Time-Set USB Phone Charger FM Radio AUX Input Auto-Dimmer & Orange Accent Light
Emerson$19.664.3★
Digital Alarm Clock | AM/FM Clock Radio with Red LED Display Loud Alarm for Heavy Sleepers | Desk or Bedside Clock
Ken-Tech$17.584.0★
DreamSky Alarm Clock Radio for Bedrooms with Battery Backup
DreamSky$21.484.3★
Sony Dream Machine Clock Radio Model No. ICF-C218
Sony$39.254.0★
Sony Compact AM/FM Alarm Clock Radio Battery Back-Up Adjustable Brightness Control Programmable Sleep Timer Daylights Savings Time Adjustment Black Finish
Sony$68.493.8★
What buyers say about clock radios
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“EASY TO USE”
“Great buy”
“Exactly what we needed”
“Like the size”
“Easy to install works great”
“This is a reliable quality product”
“Small and bright”
“Good sound”
“Its not too bright”
“easy to read the buttons”
What buyers complain about
“Ridiculously loud”
“Very small unit”
“Must be a very low quality item or just defective”
“Didn't work”
“Did not last”
“It didn't come with instructions”
“Wont charge”
“brightness is lacking”
“Hard to set”
“Buttons to small”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is clock radios profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $350K/yr across 31 tracked products. 2 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -11.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the clock radios niche?
- 15 brands and 95 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in clock radios?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Noise Level, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.8%.
- When does demand for clock radios peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the clock radios niche?
- Listings span $9.33–$167.78; the average listing price is $31.90 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,384 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.