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Pricing outside the sweet spot ($507.72 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 96Growth 25Conversion 27Competition 38Returns 72Price range 5Avg price 0Brand share 7Review moat 62Quality gap 33

Market size

Incredible$3.6M

$3.6M/yr · 326K searches

Returns

Good2.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Good1,000.86

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Okay62%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Okay2.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Okay+0.1%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Brand share

Bad97%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Price range

Bad$14.81–$1565.53

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Avg price

Bad$507.72

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, sigma is a $3.6M/yr Amazon United States market (326K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 97% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

sigma market data

Units sold / yr
6K–8K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$3.0M–$4.1M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.2%
Avg BSR
#191
Page quality
0%
Prime
95%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
1.5%
Avg brand age
60 months
Avg seller age
162 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

7 rising

Sellers

120

Top-5 brand share

97%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

1%

  • Sigma40%
  • Gorilla Mind28%
  • Sigma Beauty26%
  • Sony2%
  • Jocko Fuel2%
  • Tamron2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 45 weeks — +0.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KHoliday '25Spike '26Sep '25Oct '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26

Top sigma search terms

  • sigma117K/yr
  • sigma lens46K/yr
  • sigma beauty32K/yr
  • sigma e mount lens18K/yr
  • sigma lens for sony14K/yr
  • gorilla mind sigma9K/yr
  • sigma lenses9K/yr
  • sigma sony lens6K/yr
  • sigma eyeshadow primer11K/yr
  • sigma gorilla mind6K/yr
All search terms

Top sigma 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%$357K20%$714K30%$1.1M40%$1.4M1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about sigma

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Lenses30%

“Absolutely love the lens”

Quality-Overall10%

“quality is top tier”

Value For Money9%

“Price is affordable”

Color9%

“Color is great”

Image/Picture Clarity3%

“The image quality is excellent”

Auto Focus3%

“fast autofocus”

Energy Level2%

“Better energy levels”

Zoom2%

“with great zoom”

Suitability Combination Skin2%

“the colors blend so nicely with my skin tone”

Ease Of Use2%

“goes on easily”

What buyers complain about

Lenses8%

“Truly awful lens”

Value For Money6%

“Not worth the money”

Side Effects5%

“Gave me vertigo”

Auto Focus5%

“autofocus not the best”

Weight Heavy5%

“A bit front heavy”

Durability4%

“Doesnt last long at all”

Functionality-Overall4%

“the card that is included in this bundle doesn't work”

Smell4%

“The only way i noticed the garlic strong odor is when i have it on an empty stomach”

Zoom2%

“It lacks zoom”

Thickness2%

“a tiny bit more thicker”

Top return reasons

Lenses40%
Value For Money8%
Image/Picture Clarity6%
Zoom5%
Auto Focus5%
Compatibility-Overall5%
Color4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Product Condition4%
Size-Overall2%

Common questions

Is sigma profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $3.6M/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +0.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
How competitive is the sigma niche?
7 brands and 120 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 62% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 97% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in sigma?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Lenses, Value For Money, Side Effects. The return rate is 2.1%.
What does it cost to enter the sigma niche?
Listings span $14.81–$1565.53; the average listing price is $507.72 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,001 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.