underwater drone
Skip itPricing outside the sweet spot ($809.09 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Incredible62.81avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Great4.0★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Great$902K$902K/yr · 384K searches
Competition
Good52%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Returns
Okay4.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Okay+1.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad0.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Bad$27.02–$4271.65cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Bad$809.09avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, underwater drone is a $902K/yr Amazon United States market (384K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Apr. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
underwater drone market data
- Units sold / yr
- 1K–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $809K–$1.0M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.3%
- Avg BSR
- #139
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 85%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 10.7%
- Avg brand age
- 29 months
- Avg seller age
- 173 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 rising
Sellers
15
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
52%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
10%
- Chasing40%
- FIFISH24%
- Generic10%
- Losbenco8%
- GoolRC5%
- Tsiodot3%
- Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 10%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +1.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×
Top underwater drone search terms
- underwater drone184K/yr
- underwater drone with camera45K/yr
- underwater drones19K/yr
- water drone19K/yr
- rov22K/yr
- under water drones for adults11K/yr
- submarine drone12K/yr
- under water drone13K/yr
- underwater fishing drone4K/yr
- aqua drone5K/yr
Top underwater drone 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
2025 NewFIFISH V-EVO 4K60FPS Underwater Drone with Robotic Arm with Removable SD Card QYSEA AI Vision Lock 360 Omnidirectional Movement Underwater ROV with Depth Hold 330ft Dive
FIFISH$1685.484.4★42 rev
Chasing Dory Underwater Drone - Palm-Sized 1080p Full HD Underwater Drone with Camera for Real Time Viewing APP Remote Control Purple (Yellow)
Chasing$416.144.2★33 rev
Mantavision Underwater Drone Bionic Design Focusing On Correction Wireless Connectivity Smart App Control Real-Time Image Transmission Suitable For Underwater Exploration
Generic$29.673.3★4 rev
Losbenco RC Boat with Camera - 6 CH Waterproof Remote Control Boat for Pools & Lakes App Control for iOS & Android Real-Time Photography Toys for Adults & Kids Ages 8+
Losbenco$34.453.4★85 rev
Chasing Dory Underwater Drone - Palm-Sized 1080p Full HD Underwater Drone with Camera for Real Time Viewing APP Remote Control Purple (Lightpurple)
Chasing$405.874.2★33 rev
Newest
by launch date2026 New Mantavision Underwater Drone App Controlled Rc Drone Real-Time Image Transmission Wireless Connectivity Focusing On Correction Suitable For Underwater Exploration With Camera (1)
MantaVision Pro$27.020 rev
Underwater Drone with Camera Bionic Design Submarine Water Photography Device Remote App Control WiFi Wireless Connectivity Real-Time Image Transmission for Exploration Pools & Lakes (1Set)
Generic$32.501 rev
IXMGECJ Underwater Drone with Camera Professional Fishing Drone Focusing on Correction Wireless Connectivity Smart App Wireless Control Real-Time Image Transmission for Underwater Exploration
IXMGECJ$29.203 rev
Mantavision Underwater Drone Bionic Design Focusing On Correction Wireless Connectivity Smart App Control Real-Time Image Transmission Suitable For Underwater Exploration
Generic$29.674 rev
2025 NewFIFISH V-EVO 4K60FPS Underwater Drone with Robotic Arm with Removable SD Card QYSEA AI Vision Lock 360 Omnidirectional Movement Underwater ROV with Depth Hold 330ft Dive
FIFISH$1685.4842 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumUnderwater Drone with Camera Bionic Design Submarine Water Photography Device Remote App Control WiFi Wireless Connectivity Real-Time Image Transmission for Exploration Pools & Lakes (1Set)
Generic$32.505.0★
2026 New Mantavision Underwater Drone App Controlled Rc Drone Real-Time Image Transmission Wireless Connectivity Focusing On Correction Suitable For Underwater Exploration With Camera (1)
MantaVision Pro$27.020.0★
QYSEA FIFISH V6 Expert M100 with 6 Hours Working Time AI Vision Lock Underwater Drone QYSEA Underwater Robot with EPP Case Q-interface Portable ROV with 4K Camera 330ft Dive
FIFISH$2887.115.0★
SUNMORN Underwater Fishing Camera 1080P HD with 4.3 IPS Screen 50ft Cable
SUNMORN$43.524.3★
IXMGECJ Underwater Drone with Camera Professional Fishing Drone Focusing on Correction Wireless Connectivity Smart App Wireless Control Real-Time Image Transmission for Underwater Exploration
IXMGECJ$29.203.5★
What buyers say about underwater drone
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Camera works great”
“Clear picture”
“The build quality feels robust”
“Good price”
“Easy to Use”
“Havent had trouble with the battery dying”
“Works as advertised”
“easy instructions”
“Works great”
“gave as a gift”
What buyers complain about
“Poor support for that price”
“Did not work”
“Poor quality control”
“the app won't connect to the boat”
“the camera is smaller”
“Item is in the water and did not come back. Defective”
“Never got a clear picture”
“Camera broke off the second time using it”
“Wont charge at all”
“Bought it and the power button wouldnt stay on couldnt contact seller tried for three days no response returned”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is underwater drone profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $902K/yr across 26 tracked products. 1 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +1.6%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the underwater drone niche?
- 13 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 52% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in underwater drone?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 4.5%.
- When does demand for underwater drone peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb–Apr; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the underwater drone niche?
- Listings span $27.02–$4271.65; the average listing price is $809.09 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 63 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.