dsl modem
Skip itHigh returns (10.9%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Great$99.38avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Good51%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay2,074.04avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Okay$31.36–$251.87cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Bad$86K$86K/yr · 93K searches
Growth
Bad-10.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad0.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Bad10.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, dsl modem is a $86K/yr Amazon United States market (93K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
dsl modem market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $149K–$199K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.9%
- Avg BSR
- #354
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 65%
- Sponsored
- 58%
- Out of stock
- 5.7%
- Avg brand age
- 73 months
- Avg seller age
- 155 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
115
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
51%
Top 20: 93%
Open market
9%
- CenturyLink47%
- ZYXEL12%
- NETGEAR11%
- Generic11%
- ScreenBeam7%
- TP-Link4%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top dsl modem search terms
- dsl modem28K/yr
- centurylink modem15K/yr
- dsl modem router combo12K/yr
- century link modem/router5K/yr
- dsl5K/yr
- centurylink compatible modem3K/yr
- c4000 modem5K/yr
- dsl router4K/yr
- centurylink modem router combo5K/yr
- brightspeed compatible modem4K/yr
Top dsl 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 24 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 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
Centurylink C3000A Wireless DSL Modem Router (Renewed)
ScreenBeam$91.043.8★181 rev
Newest
by launch date
GL.iNet GL-BE6500 (Flint 3e) WiFi 7 Router for Wireless Internet with VPN
GL.iNet$164.81352 rev
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
NETGEAR WiFi 6 Router 4-Stream (R6700AX) Router Only AX1800 Wireless Speed (Up to 1.8 Gbps) Covers up to 1 500 sq. ft. 20 Devices Free Expert Help Dual-Band
NETGEAR$56.32736 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
Trending
90-day click momentum
Actiontec C2300A Bonded VDSL2/G Wireless AC Gateway for Centurylink (Renewed)
CenturyLink$78.150.0★
NETGEAR Cable Modem DOCSIS 3.0 (CM500) Compatible with Major Cable Providers Including Xfinity Cox for Plans Up to 400 Mbps
NETGEAR$46.814.2★
C4000LZ xDSL Gigabit 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi Modem Router Compatible with Centurylink (Renewed)
Generic$122.013.4★
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★
CenturyLink Prism TV Technicolor C2100T 802.11AC Modem Router Gigabit DSL Fiber 2.4/5GHz
CenturyLink$129.053.9★
What buyers say about dsl modem
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy Install”
“easy to connect”
“affordable price”
“Excellent product”
“so far so good excellent speed and works great”
“love the app”
“Good signal strength”
“As advertised”
“great compatibility”
“Easy set up and good range”
What buyers complain about
“Connectivity issues”
“after 2 month use”
“Stopped working”
“Very tricky to set up”
“Poor quality”
“Poor signals”
“Can't get tech support without paying for it”
“was given used”
“the app is USELESS”
“A bit pricey”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is dsl modem profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $86K/yr across 26 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- How competitive is the dsl modem niche?
- 9 brands and 115 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in dsl modem?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 10.9% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for dsl modem peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the dsl modem niche?
- Listings span $31.36–$251.87; the average listing price is $99.38 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,074 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.