retro clock radio
Skip itA small market ($37K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$48.65avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great29%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Good73%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay2,220.65avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Okay$16.02–$216.78cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Okay4.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Bad-6.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad0.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad$37K$37K/yr · 92K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, retro clock radio is a $37K/yr Amazon United States market (92K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
retro clock radio market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $49K–$61K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.8%
- Avg BSR
- #3,497
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 79%
- Out of stock
- 10.4%
- Avg brand age
- 52 months
- Avg seller age
- 184 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (29% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
25 falling
Sellers
64
Top-5 brand share
73%
Top 20: 97%
Top-5 click share
29%
Top 20: 64%
Open market
23%
- Studebaker45%
- Audiocrazy9%
- PRUNUS8%
- Westclox5%
- ONCHEER5%
- Victrola4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×
Top retro clock radio search terms
- studebaker21K/yr
- vintage clock radio14K/yr
- retro radio am fm12K/yr
- studebaker radio12K/yr
- retro clock radio12K/yr
- retro am fm radio7K/yr
- classic radio7K/yr
- vintage radio am fm6K/yr
Top retro clock radio 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
Studebaker SB2002TE Portable AM/FM Radio with Headphone Jack and Aux-in Jack with AC/DC Power (Teal/White)
Studebaker$29.834.6★1,618 rev
Westclox Retro Wood Style Small Night Table Alarm Clock with Red LED Display 9-Minute Snooze Battery Backup Easy Electric Operation for Bedroom Home or Office Woodgrain
Westclox$17.263.7★1,309 rev
Studebaker Mint Green Vintage Home Portable Retro AM/FM Radio with Headphone Jack - (Limited Edition)
Studebaker$20.594.4★67 rev
Audiocrazy Vintage Wooden AM FM Bluetooth Radio with 10 Watts Powerful Sound Retro Bluetooth Speaker Radio with Amber-Glowing Dial Bass Control Aux Input Headphone Jack for Home Office Kitchen
Audiocrazy$44.084.4★582 rev
Studebaker Portable CD Player with Bluetooth AM/FM Stereo Radio & Cassette Player/Recorder with Aux-in and AC/DC Power - Red & Silver
Studebaker$99.844.0★403 rev
Newest
by launch date
Qneye Vintage Portable AM/FM/SW Radio with Bluetooth & TWS Stereo USB/TF Playback High Sensitivity Antenna Rechargeable Radio for Home Office Kitchen (Retro Design)
Qneye$33.5090 rev
Retro Wooden Clock Radio with 25W Double Speaker Large Vintage Radio Bluetooth Speaker with 6.0 Bluetooth Version FM Radio Heavy Bass Stereo Retro Wireless Speaker Support USB/TF/AUX
XTUOSHP$37.658 rev
Audiocrazy Vintage Wooden AM FM Radio with Bluetooth Digital Clock Radio for Bedroom with 80 Station Presets Tap to Snooze Sleep Timer Clear LCD Display for Home Office (Deep Walnut)
Audiocrazy$38.7051 rev
Retro Bluetooth Speaker Clock Radio with Fabric Grille&Wood Finish Vintage FM Radio with Dual Alarm Dimmable LED Display for Bedroom Nightstand Office Desk Loud Sound Rechargeable Knob Control TF&AUX
SFOOEOJ$24.4674 rev
Crosley CR1121A-EB Cooper Retro AM/FM Radio Portable Bluetooth Speaker with Aux Input and LED Display Elemental Blue
Crosley$34.949 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAudiocrazy Vintage Wooden AM FM Radio with Bluetooth Digital Clock Radio for Bedroom with 80 Station Presets Tap to Snooze Sleep Timer Clear LCD Display for Home Office (Deep Walnut)
Audiocrazy$38.704.1★
Studebaker Portable CD Player with Bluetooth AM/FM Stereo Radio & Cassette Player/Recorder with Aux-in and AC/DC Power - Blue
Studebaker$99.534.0★
Retro Wooden Clock Radio with 25W Double Speaker Large Vintage Radio Bluetooth Speaker with 6.0 Bluetooth Version FM Radio Heavy Bass Stereo Retro Wireless Speaker Support USB/TF/AUX
XTUOSHP$37.654.7★
Qneye Vintage Portable AM/FM/SW Radio with Bluetooth & TWS Stereo USB/TF Playback High Sensitivity Antenna Rechargeable Radio for Home Office Kitchen (Retro Design)
Qneye$33.504.1★
Studebaker Portable CD Player with Bluetooth AM/FM Stereo Radio & Cassette Player/Recorder with Aux-in and AC/DC Power - Red & Silver
Studebaker$99.844.0★
What buyers say about retro clock radio
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Amazing sound”
“Great buy”
“Strong signal”
“Product as good as described”
“Like the size”
“EASE OF USE”
“easy to charge”
“Easily portable”
“As advertised”
“Its a nice looking radio”
What buyers complain about
“Broke after 1 day”
“Poor Quality”
“Cord is super short”
“Wont charge”
“Did not work”
“it loses the signal”
“Poor audio quality”
“Thing is very loud”
“Volume issues”
“Horrible instructions”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is retro clock radio profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $37K/yr across 57 tracked products. 7 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the retro clock radio niche?
- 25 brands and 64 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 29% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 73% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in retro clock radio?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 4.3%.
- When does demand for retro clock radio peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the retro clock radio niche?
- Listings span $16.02–$216.78; the average listing price is $48.65 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,221 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.