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title: "Dvd-r — $567K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 47/100 · $567K/yr market · 328K searches/yr · $17.92 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **dvd-r**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 63Growth 35Conversion 86Competition 26Returns 85Price range 68Avg price 82Brand share 0Review moat 22Quality gap 27
**Conversion**
**Great****9.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Great****1.5%**
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**
**Okay****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****69%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Bad****9,137.33**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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**
**78**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**69%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Verbatim86% - Memorex6% - Maxell5% - OPTIMUM3%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/dvd-r/trend)
## **Top dvd-r search terms**
- **blank dvd**45K/yr+28.4%7.4% conv. - **dvd-r**33K/yr+12.5%7.8% conv. - **dvd-r blank discs**30K/yr+5.6%10.4% conv. - **dvd r**28K/yr+15.4%7.5% conv. - **blank dvd discs**39K/yr-15.6%7.4% conv. - **blank dvds**27K/yr+7.9%5.9% conv. - **blank dvd-r discs**15K/yr+41.4%3.3% conv. - **dvd discs**14K/yr+1.4%6.4% conv. - **verbatim dvd-r**13K/yr+6.2%11.2% conv. - **dual layer dvd**11K/yr-4.2%6.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/dvd-r/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.
0%10%$57K20%$113K30%$170K40%$227K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
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
[1**Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 50 Pack Spindle**Verbatim**$15.34**4.6★18,241 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00081A2KY) [2**Verbatim DVD+R DL Double Layer 8.5GB 8X LifeSeries - 25 Pack Spindle**Verbatim**$17.32**4.5★1,666 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ59HXBD) [3**Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 100 Pack Spindle Silver**Verbatim**$27.82**4.6★18,241 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009YJXMI) [4**Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 10 Pack Wrap Silver**Verbatim**$8.78**4.6★18,241 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H4W41I) [5**Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 25 Pack Spindle**Verbatim**$12.83**4.6★18,241 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007M0VXM)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**OPTIMUM DVD-R Blank Discs 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc Branded Logo - 100 Disc (no Container)**OPTIMUM**$23.85**202 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3Q7J5FF) [**Verbatim DVD+R DL Double Layer 8.5GB 8X LifeSeries - 25 Pack Spindle**Verbatim**$17.32**1,666 rev3y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJ59HXBD) [**Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 25 Pack Spindle**Verbatim**$12.83**18,241 rev8y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007M0VXM) [**Memorex DVD R 16X 4.7GB/GO 120min (10 Pack eco friendly)**Memorex**$8.99**95 rev12y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JBMXFBO) [**Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 10 Pack Wrap Silver**Verbatim**$8.78**18,241 rev14y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H4W41I)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 25 Pack Spindle**Verbatim**$12.83**4.6★**▲ 164%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007M0VXM) [**Memorex DVD R 16X 4.7GB/GO 120min (10 Pack eco friendly)**Memorex**$8.99**4.6★**▲ 41%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JBMXFBO) [**Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 100 Pack Spindle Frustration Free Packaging**Verbatim**$30.06**4.6★**▲ 34%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003ZDNZT2) [**Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs 4.7GB 16X DataLifePlus White Inkjet Printable Recordable Disc Hub Printable - 50pk Spindle 95079**Verbatim**$15.11**4.6★**— 10%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000A0CV9S) [**Verbatim DVD-R Blank Discs AZO Dye 4.7GB 16X Recordable Disc - 10 Pack Wrap Silver**Verbatim**$8.78**4.6★**— 0%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004H4W41I)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about dvd-r**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**32%
*“Decent brand”*
**Value For Money**23%
*“Worth the value”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**13%
*“As advertised”*
**Durability**8%
*“Reliable Performance Every Time”*
**Storage Capacity**7%
*“It's also great for storing different operating systems”*
**Functionality-Overall**6%
*“Most playback good as well”*
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
*“No issues with compatibility”*
**Audio Quality**4%
*“Great quality audio”*
**Ease Of Use**1%
*“Useful”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Functionality-Overall**46%
*“Discs Did NOT Work”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“overpriced”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“They are junk”*
**Compatibility-Overall**4%
*“I got a message that the disc was incompatible with what I was trying to do”*
**Storage Capacity**4%
*“High rate of failure when attempting to use most of the disc space or more than 4.7GB”*
**Product Condition**4%
*“Selling used items as new”*
**Display Colors**2%
*“I wish though they had a AZO label or something on them showing they have that dye”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Too difficult to photograph”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**2%
*“Zero adhesives on this thing”*
**Portability**1%
*“USB-C its hard to move files between systems”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**26%
**Compatibility-Overall**21%
**Size-Overall**14%
**Value For Money**10%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Defective Material/Parts**8%
**Storage Capacity**5%
**Product Condition**3%
**Quality-Overall**1%
**Drop/Impact Protection**1%
## **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.
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