Flash Drive
MaybeShoppers spend $22.4M a year here. But the average product has 20,349 reviews to catch up to, so Flash Drive is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 64 / 100Top 2% of 8,347 Electronics niches · +21 vs the category median of 4364
- Market size
- $22.4M/yr15.4M searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -7.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 48%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 73 sellers
Flapen Score
Flash Drive against its category
The dotted line is the Electronics average. Past it, Flash Drive is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Flash Drive market on Amazon at a glance
Flash Drive is a $22.4M a year market on Amazon United States, with 15.4M searches a year. The top 5 brands take 64% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar. Flapen scores it 64 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
Demand comes close.
Shoppers search 15.4M times a year and 7.1% buy. Search demand moved -7.4% in 90 days, so the $22.4M a year market is softening.
- Search volume
- 15.4M
- Search growth, 90 days
- -7.4%
- Conversion
- 7.1%
- Market size
- $22.4M
02 · Money
The money is there.
Shoppers bought 1.0M units at $20.50 on average, 30,000 to 40,000 per product. Units times price is $20.5M a year.
- Units sold
- 1.0M
- Units per product
- 30,000–40,000
- Average price
- $20.50
- Units × price
- $20.5M
03 · Shelf
Brands here are settling in.
The average listing ranks #21. 100% of listings ship Prime. 88% of the shelf is sponsored, so budget for ads. The average listing is out of stock 0.5% of the time. The average brand has sold here for 44 months.
- Average BSR
- #21
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 88%
- Out of stock
- 0.5%
- Average brand age
- 44 months
Products
Top Flash Drive products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SANDISK 128GB Ultra Flair USB 3.0 Flash Drive SDCZ73-128G-G46 Black
- Price
- $16.70
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 209,858
- Age
- 10y ago
Lexar D40E 128GB Dual USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C Jump Drive Champagne Silver
- Price
- $24.64
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 9,473
- Age
- 1y ago
SIMMAX 32GB Memory Stick USB 2.0 Flash Drives Swivel Thumb Drive Pen Drive (32GB Purple)
- Price
- $9.10
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,408
- Age
- 6y ago
2 Pack 64GB USB Flash Drive USB 2.0 Thumb Drives Jump Drive Fold Storage Memory Stick Swivel Design - Black
- Price
- $12.80
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 5,232
- Age
- 6y ago
SamData USB Flash Drive 8GB 1 Pack USB 2.0 Thumb Drive Swivel Memory Stick Data Storage Jump Drive Zip Drive Drive with Led Indicator (Black 8GB-1Pack)
- Price
- $7.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,451
- Age
- 6y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
32GB USB C Flash Drive Dual USB 3.0 Type C + USB A Portable 2-in-1 Thumb Drive for Smartphone Tablet Computer Mac iPhone 15/16/17 Black
- Price
- $16.00
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 140
- Age
- 1y ago
Lexar D40E 64GB Dual USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C Jump Drive Champagne Silver
- Price
- $19.96
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 9,473
- Age
- 1y ago
SamData USB Flash Drive 8GB 1 Pack USB 2.0 Thumb Drive Swivel Memory Stick Data Storage Jump Drive Zip Drive Drive with Led Indicator (Black 8GB-1Pack)
- Price
- $7.49
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,451
- Age
- 6y ago
SIMMAX 32GB Memory Stick USB 2.0 Flash Drives Swivel Thumb Drive Pen Drive (32GB Purple)
- Price
- $9.10
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 6,408
- Age
- 6y ago
USB Flash Drive 32GB Maspen Thumb Drive 2.0 High Speed Memory Stick Jump/ Zip/ Pen Drive Blue 32 GB
- Price
- $8.47
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,599
- Age
- 6y ago
Newest
by launch date
Amazon Basics 128GB USB Flash Drive Thumb Drive Memory Stick with USB C and USB A Dual Ports Champagne Silver
- Price
- $21.10
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,297
- Age
- 10mo ago
Amazon Basics 256GB USB Flash Drive Thumb Drive Memory Stick with USB C and USB A Dual Ports Champagne Silver
- Price
- $31.57
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,297
- Age
- 10mo ago
Lexar 64GB 3-Pack Flash Drive A30E USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB Drive up to 100MB/s Storage Expansion and Backup for PC and Mac Systems
- Price
- $30.27
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,435
- Age
- 1y ago
32GB USB C Flash Drive Dual USB 3.0 Type C + USB A Portable 2-in-1 Thumb Drive for Smartphone Tablet Computer Mac iPhone 15/16/17 Black
- Price
- $16.00
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 140
- Age
- 1y ago
PNY 256GB Attach X USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive Advanced Performance Up to 130MB/s Read Everyday Data Store & Transfer Reliable Portable Storage Durable Type-A Computers Laptops Desktops
- Price
- $22.87
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 3,876
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
18 rising
Sellers
73
Top-5 brand share
64%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 84%
Open market
30%
- Sandisk21%
- Lexar18%
- Maspen9%
- SIMMAX8%
- SamData8%
- JOIOT6%
Demand
Flash Drive search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Search terms
Top Flash Drive search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- flash drive3.6M/yr
- usb drive3.5M/yr
- thumb drive1.6M/yr
- usb1.4M/yr
- usb flash drives1.5M/yr
- usb flash drive551K/yr
- usb c flash drive531K/yr
- memory stick362K/yr
- usb stick333K/yr
- flash drives318K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Flash Drive
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
it never worked
DID NOT WORK
NON-FUNCTIONAL
Falls apart too easily
Stopped working after a few uses
Breaks easy
product is not well made
Cheap Junk - Spend a Bit More and Get Quality
Bad quality
Extremely slow data transfer speeds
Slow Transfer speed
Slow transfer rate
Returned not compatible
Not compatible
Mixed compatibility
Love
Excellent value
Great Deal
Awesome price
As Advertised
Works just as it should
Just as described
Premium quality
build quality is great
Excellent Product
Good capacity
LOTS of storage
Extra Storage
The transfer speeds are excellent
Good transfer speed
Perfect data transfer
Return
1.3% Return rate 17% Fixable by listing
Returned not compatible
Not compatible
Mixed compatibility
it never worked
DID NOT WORK
NON-FUNCTIONAL
very small
Too large
Doesn't fit
could be a lower price
Should be a bit cheaper
it's not worth going cheap
False Storage Capacity
its says I dont have enough storage
Not correct capacity
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FAQ
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