Is dvd-r profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $567K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +8.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).

How competitive is the dvd-r niche?

4 brands and 78 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in dvd-r?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Value For Money, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.5%.

When does demand for dvd-r peak?

Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the dvd-r niche?

Listings span $7.75–$30.66; the average listing price is $17.92 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 9,137 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

dvd-r

Skip it

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Conversion

Great9.7%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Returns

Great1.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great$17.92

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$7.75–$30.66

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Good$567K

$567K/yr · 328K searches

Growth

Okay+8.1%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Okay69%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Review moat

Bad9,137.33

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, dvd-r is a $567K/yr Amazon United States market (328K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

dvd-r market data

Units sold / yr: 30K–40K; avg 2,000–2,500/product
Revenue / yr: $538K–$717K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 9.7%
Avg BSR: #17
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 100%
Sponsored: 83%
Out of stock: 0.5%
Avg brand age: 83 months
Avg seller age: 168 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

4 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Verbatim86%
Memorex6%
Maxell5%
OPTIMUM3%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.1% search growth over the last 90 days.

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Open Trend

Top dvd-r search terms

blank dvd45K/yr +28.4%7.4% conv.
dvd-r33K/yr +12.5%7.8% conv.
dvd-r blank discs30K/yr +5.6%10.4% conv.
dvd r28K/yr +15.4%7.5% conv.
blank dvd discs39K/yr -15.6%7.4% conv.
blank dvds27K/yr +7.9%5.9% conv.
blank dvd-r discs15K/yr +41.4%3.3% conv.
dvd discs14K/yr +1.4%6.4% conv.
verbatim dvd-r13K/yr +6.2%11.2% conv.
dual layer dvd11K/yr -4.2%6.1% conv.

All search terms

Top dvd-r 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 50 Pack Spindle

Verbatim$15.344.6★18,241 rev

Verbatim DVD+R DL Double Layer 8.5GB 8X LifeSeries - 25 Pack Spindle

Verbatim$17.324.5★1,666 rev

Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 100 Pack Spindle Silver

Verbatim$27.824.6★18,241 rev

Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 10 Pack Wrap Silver

Verbatim$8.784.6★18,241 rev

Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 25 Pack Spindle

Verbatim$12.834.6★18,241 rev

Newest

by launch date

OPTIMUM DVD-R Blank Discs 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc Branded Logo - 100 Disc (no Container)

OPTIMUM$23.85202 rev

3y ago

Verbatim DVD+R DL Double Layer 8.5GB 8X LifeSeries - 25 Pack Spindle

Verbatim$17.321,666 rev

3y ago

Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 25 Pack Spindle

Verbatim$12.8318,241 rev

8y ago

Memorex DVD R 16X 4.7GB/GO 120min (10 Pack eco friendly)

Memorex$8.9995 rev

12y ago

Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 10 Pack Wrap Silver

Verbatim$8.7818,241 rev

14y ago

What buyers say about dvd-r

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall32%

“Decent brand”

Value For Money23%

“Worth the value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

“As advertised”

Durability8%

“Reliable Performance Every Time”

Storage Capacity7%

“It's also great for storing different operating systems”

Functionality-Overall6%

“Most playback good as well”

Compatibility-Overall4%

“No issues with compatibility”

Audio Quality4%

“Great quality audio”

Ease Of Use1%

“Useful”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall46%

“Discs Did NOT Work”

Value For Money13%

“overpriced”

Quality-Overall11%

“They are junk”

Compatibility-Overall4%

“I got a message that the disc was incompatible with what I was trying to do”

Storage Capacity4%

“High rate of failure when attempting to use most of the disc space or more than 4.7GB”

Product Condition4%

“Selling used items as new”

Display Colors2%

“I wish though they had a AZO label or something on them showing they have that dye”

Ease Of Use2%

“Too difficult to photograph”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“Zero adhesives on this thing”

Portability1%

“USB-C its hard to move files between systems”

Top return reasons

Functionality-Overall26%

Compatibility-Overall21%

Size-Overall14%

Value For Money10%

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

Defective Material/Parts8%

Storage Capacity5%

Product Condition3%

Quality-Overall1%

Drop/Impact Protection1%

Common questions

Is dvd-r profitable to sell on Amazon United States?: The niche generates $567K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +8.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the dvd-r niche?: 4 brands and 78 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in dvd-r?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Value For Money, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.5%.
When does demand for dvd-r peak?: Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the dvd-r niche?: Listings span $7.75–$30.66; the average listing price is $17.92 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 9,137 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.