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title: "Spectrum Remote Control — $94K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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# **spectrum remote control**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-12.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 23Growth 19Conversion 93Competition 29Returns 42Price range 80Avg price 81Brand share 27Review moat 83Quality gap 90
**Conversion**
**Great****11.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Quality gap**
**Great****4.1★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Great****346.46**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Great****$17.49**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$11.77–$28.79**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Returns**
**Okay****3.6%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Competition**
**Okay****68%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Brand share**
**Okay****89%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Market size**
**Bad****$94K**
$94K/yr · 46K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-12.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, spectrum remote control is a $94K/yr Amazon United States market (46K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **spectrum remote control market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **6K–8K**
- avg 250–500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$105K–$140K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **11.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#2,480**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **92%**
- **Sponsored**
- **69%**
- **Out of stock**
- **4.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **41 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **189 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**8 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**18**
**Top-5 brand share**
**89%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**68%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**6%**
- SatelliteSale34% - cable24% - Charter Communications13% - WKOLF9% - FQOUG9% - Spectrum TV5% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — -12.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K800Spike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25 seasonDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/spectrum-remote-control/trend)
## **Top spectrum remote control search terms**
- **spectrum remote**16K/yr-35.1%10.5% conv. - **spectrum remote control**8K/yr+123.5%11.7% conv. - **spectrum tv remote control**5K/yr+22.9%10.2% conv. - **spectrum remote control replacement**9K/yr-57.7%13.7% conv. - **spectrum tv remote**4K/yr-26.1%9.3% conv. - **spectrum universal remote**2K/yr+15.3%6.2% conv. - **spectrum remote replacement**2K/yr-1.0%13.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/electronics/spectrum-remote-control/search-terms)
## **Top spectrum remote control 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%$9K20%$19K30%$28K40%$38K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Charter Spectrum TV Remote Control TIME Warner CLIKR-5 UR5U-8780L New | Compatible with Time Warner Brighthouse and Charter Cable Boxes | keypad backlighting red Illumination**cable**$15.09**4.5★739 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08V3VF4LK) [2**SatelliteSale Remote Control Replacement UR5U-8780L Clikr5 Compatible with Spectrum/Charter Cable Set-Top Boxes TVs and Audio Devices - Matte Black ABS Plastic RC with Batteries Included**SatelliteSale**$14.31**4.5★56 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQYVMNCB) [3**Charter Spectrum Formerly Charter Cable Remote Control with Batteries Backward Compatible for HD DVR Digital Receivers (Pack of One)**Charter Communications**$11.77**4.3★997 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CQVN1M1) [4**SatelliteSale Remote Control Replacement URC1160 Compatible with Spectrum/Charter Cable Set-Top Boxes TVs and Audio Devices - UE878RCU Matte Black ABS Plastic RC with Batteries Included**SatelliteSale**$13.22**4.5★43 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQY9C4NP) [5**WKOLF New URC1160 Remote Control Replacement Compatible with Spectrum/Charter Cable Set-Top Boxes TVs and Audio Devices HD DVR Digital Receivers UE878RCU with Backlit Function**WKOLF**$16.88**3.9★5 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GY4RMCNN)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**FQOUG Replacement for Spectrum Smart TV URC1160 Remote Control Compatible with Spectrum/Charter Cable Set-Top Boxes TVs and Audio Devices HD DVR Digital Receivers UE878RCU Backlit**FQOUG**$16.80**1 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXVY5CD8) [**FQOUG RC122 RC1226001/04B Replacement Remote Control for Spectrum TV Time Warner Brighthouse and Charter Cable Boxes**FQOUG**$11.83**1 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWH5CG1H) [**WKOLF New URC1160 Remote Control Replacement Compatible with Spectrum/Charter Cable Set-Top Boxes TVs and Audio Devices HD DVR Digital Receivers UE878RCU with Backlit Function**WKOLF**$16.88**5 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GY4RMCNN) [**WKOLF RC122 RC1226006/04B Remote Control for Spectrum TV Remote Compatible with Time Warner Brighthouse and Charter Cable Boxes RC1226001/04B**WKOLF**$12.08**2 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSCG7JJ) [**SatelliteSale Remote Control Replacement UR5U-8780L Clikr5 Compatible with Spectrum/Charter Cable Set-Top Boxes TVs and Audio Devices - Matte Black ABS Plastic RC with Batteries Included**SatelliteSale**$14.31**56 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FQYVMNCB)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**FQOUG RC122 RC1226001/04B Replacement Remote Control for Spectrum TV Time Warner Brighthouse and Charter Cable Boxes**FQOUG**$11.83**2.0★**▲ 340%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWH5CG1H) [**FQOUG Replacement for Spectrum Smart TV URC1160 Remote Control Compatible with Spectrum/Charter Cable Set-Top Boxes TVs and Audio Devices HD DVR Digital Receivers UE878RCU Backlit**FQOUG**$16.80**5.0★**▲ 339%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXVY5CD8) [**WKOLF New URC1160 Remote Control Replacement Compatible with Spectrum/Charter Cable Set-Top Boxes TVs and Audio Devices HD DVR Digital Receivers UE878RCU with Backlit Function**WKOLF**$16.88**3.9★**▲ 339%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GY4RMCNN) [**WKOLF RC122 RC1226006/04B Remote Control for Spectrum TV Remote Compatible with Time Warner Brighthouse and Charter Cable Boxes RC1226001/04B**WKOLF**$12.08**3.0★**▲ 290%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJSCG7JJ) [**SatelliteSale Replacement Xumo PR3 Voice Remote Control Compatible with Stream Box XiOne ES1 & Spectrum/Xfinity Stream Boxes and XUMO Smart TVs Black ABS Plastic with Batteries Included**SatelliteSale**$28.79**4.0★**▲ 165%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNLPNMD2)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about spectrum remote control**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Remote Control**22%
*“Remote works perfectly”*
**Compatibility-Overall**14%
*“Compatible”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Good quality”*
**Connectivity-Overall**6%
*“connected to TV well”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“it is the exact same and works great”*
**Ease Of Use**6%
*“Easy to use”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“it offers exceptional value for the money”*
**Touch/Button Controls**4%
*“The button layout matches the original design closely”*
**Assembly/Installation**4%
*“it was easy to set up”*
**Battery Life**3%
*“The best part is that the battery compartment easily opened”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Functionality-Overall**27%
*“Will not program”*
**Compatibility-Overall**13%
*“It wouldnt pair with my new Vizio TV”*
**Audio Volume**12%
*“Volume won t load”*
**Ease Of Use**12%
*“Too complicated for me”*
**Touch/Button Controls**5%
*“But, now. as of March 2026) both have issues with some buttons not working. not the same buttons on both units”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Not what was described”*
**Software/Application**2%
*“Hard to program”*
**Connectivity-Overall**2%
*“Connection issues”*
**Audio Quality**2%
*“Sound would not come on after batteries were installed”*
**Speaker**2%
*“Would not connect to speaker system or tv speaker”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Compatibility-Overall**53%
**Connectivity-Overall**15%
**Functionality-Overall**9%
**Audio Volume**7%
**Touch/Button Controls**5%
**Defective Material/Parts**2%
**Value For Money**2%
**Software/Application**1%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**1%
**Product Condition**1%
## **Common questions**
- **Is spectrum remote control profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $94K/yr across 13 tracked products. 0 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- **How competitive is the spectrum remote control niche?**
- 8 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in spectrum remote control?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Compatibility-Overall, Audio Volume. The return rate is 3.6%.
- **When does demand for spectrum remote control peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the spectrum remote control niche?**
- Listings span $11.77–$28.79; the average listing price is $17.49 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 346 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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