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# **raspberry pi 3**
**Skip it**
Weak search conversion (0.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 91Growth 15Conversion 4Competition 37Returns 61Price range 47Avg price 83Brand share 21Review moat 39Quality gap 22
**Market size**
**Great****$1.8M**
$1.8M/yr · 7.9M searches
**Avg price**
**Great****$77.15**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Returns**
**Good****2.5%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Price range**
**Okay****$8.24–$187.33**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,593.22**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Okay****63%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Bad****92%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Growth**
**Bad****-20.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, raspberry pi 3 is a $1.8M/yr Amazon United States market (7.9M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **raspberry pi 3 market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **25K–30K**
- avg 750–1,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$1.9M–$2.3M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#653**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **61%**
- **Out of stock**
- **2.1%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **54 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **177 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**9 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**49**
**Top-5 brand share**
**92%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**63%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**6%**
- Raspberry Pi45% - CanaKit26% - Vilros12% - Dreuyet6% - FREENOVE2% - seeed studio2% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -20.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
225K175KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 26.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/raspberry-pi-3/trend)
## **Top raspberry pi 3 search terms**
- **raspberry pi**1.7M/yr-13.5%0.6% conv. - **raspberry pi 3**114K/yr+11.0%2.1% conv. - **rasberry pi**71K/yr-5.8%0.7% conv. - **raspberry-pi**54K/yr-18.0%0.2% conv. - **raspberry pi 3b**32K/yr-11.1%2.9% conv. - **raspberry pi 3b+**17K/yr+10.4%4.9% conv. - **raspberry pi 3 b+**21K/yr-15.0%3.8% conv. - **rpi**16K/yr-7.7%0.4% conv. - **raspberry pie**16K/yr-12.5%0.3% conv. - **pi 3**9K/yr+2.3%2.5% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/raspberry-pi-3/search-terms)
## **Top raspberry pi 3 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%$177K20%$355K30%$532K40%$710K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Board (3B+) Raspberry PI 3B+ (1GB) (3B Plus)**Raspberry Pi**$52.00**4.6★944 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNJPL4MW) [2**CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit PRO - Turbine Black (128GB Edition) (8GB RAM)**CanaKit**$187.33**4.7★1,394 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRSNCJ6Y) [3**CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter PRO Kit - 4GB RAM**CanaKit**$133.95**4.8★6,558 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V5JTMV9) [4**Pi Earrings for Women Pink Math Geek Nerd 3.14 Novelty Dangling Drop Earrings Mathematical Pi Symbol Teacher Earring Jewelry (Gold Pink)**Dreuyet**$8.24**4.8★14 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCKD2K87) [5**CanaKit Raspberry Pi 3 B+ (B Plus) with Premium Clear Case and 2.5A Power Supply**CanaKit**$83.77**4.8★3,050 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BC7BMHY)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**HAMTYSAN Raspberry Pi Screen 7 Small HDMI Monitor 800x480 LCD Display Screen Plug & Play for Rspberry Pi 5/4/3 Win11/10/8/7 (Non-Touch)**HAMTYSAN**$37.82**19 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZNTN7Y8) [**Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Basic Kit Header Heatsink USB Cable HDMI Adapter (with Quad-core CPU Bluetooth 4.2 BLE onboard Antenna etc.)**seeed studio**$33.07**189 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRRRZBMP) [**Vilros Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit MAX Official 8GB RAM Pi 5 Board 128GB Preloaded Micro SD Case Power Supply & Cooling Complete Plug-and-Play Kit for Beginners & Advanced Users**Vilros**$173.70**201 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D232HN74) [**CanaKit Raspberry Pi 5 Starter Kit PRO - Turbine Black (128GB Edition) (8GB RAM)**CanaKit**$187.33**1,394 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRSNCJ6Y) [**Raspberry Pi 5 8GB**Raspberry Pi**$116.47**2,950 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CK2FCG1K)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**LAFVIN Basic Starter Kit for Raspberry Pi Pico LCD1602 SG90 with Tutorial**LAFVIN**$20.03**4.6★**▲ 125%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C3771CK8) [**Pi Earrings for Women Pink Math Geek Nerd 3.14 Novelty Dangling Drop Earrings Mathematical Pi Symbol Teacher Earring Jewelry (Gold Pink)**Dreuyet**$8.24**4.8★**▲ 118%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCKD2K87) [**CanaKit Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter PRO Kit - 4GB RAM**CanaKit**$133.95**4.8★**▲ 50%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V5JTMV9) [**New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Board (3B+) Raspberry PI 3B+ (1GB) (3B Plus)**Raspberry Pi**$52.00**4.6★**▲ 43%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNJPL4MW) [**HAMTYSAN Raspberry Pi Screen 7 Small HDMI Monitor 800x480 LCD Display Screen Plug & Play for Rspberry Pi 5/4/3 Win11/10/8/7 (Non-Touch)**HAMTYSAN**$37.82**4.5★**▲ 37%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZNTN7Y8)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about raspberry pi 3**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**15%
*“works just as advertised”*
**Assembly/Installation**12%
*“Assembly was easy as per instructions”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“all components high quality”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“was a good fair price”*
**Connectivity-Overall**7%
*“The WiFi and Ethernet seem sufficient”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Very easy to use”*
**Software/Application**3%
*“All of the different software is easy to follow”*
**Durability**3%
*“Durable and works great”*
**Data Transfer Speed**3%
*“this thing is fast enough to do most non gaming/video editing desktop duties easily”*
**Design-Overall**2%
*“looks beautiful”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**11%
*“Stoped working after a month”*
**Value For Money**10%
*“Overpriced”*
**Functionality-Overall**6%
*“Arrived and won't boot”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**5%
*“spelling errors the instructions were just poorly formatted”*
**Product Condition**4%
*“Insane that amazon is still shipping defective return items as new”*
**Socket/Port/Plug**4%
*“Also the 5V plug is garbage throw it away”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“My 4GB kit didn't come with an on/off switch even though the pic advertising the kit clearly showed one”*
**Connectivity-Overall**4%
*“this device kept losing wifi connection”*
**Assembly/Installation**4%
*“Assembly was not quite a straightforward as it couldve been”*
**Noise Level**4%
*“the fan makes an annoying buzz”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**24%
**Defective Material/Parts**13%
**Value For Money**12%
**Compatibility-Overall**10%
**Connectivity-Overall**9%
**Socket/Port/Plug**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Constant Reboot Or Restart**3%
**Computation Performance**3%
**Software/Application**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is raspberry pi 3 profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $1.8M/yr across 18 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -20.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- **How competitive is the raspberry pi 3 niche?**
- 9 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in raspberry pi 3?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Value For Money, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 2.5%.
- **When does demand for raspberry pi 3 peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 26.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the raspberry pi 3 niche?**
- Listings span $8.24–$187.33; the average listing price is $77.15 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,593 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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