Drum Machine
MaybeShoppers spend an estimated $1.2M a year here. But prices span $9.98–$736.28, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Drum Machine is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 50 / 100Top 23% of 437 Musical Instruments niches · +6 vs the category median of 4450
- Market size
- $1.2M/yr436K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -8.9%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 36%top-5 click share · 20 brands · 114 sellers
Flapen Score
Drum Machine against its category
The dotted line is the Musical Instruments average. Past it, Drum Machine is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Drum Machine market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Drum Machine 436K times last year and spent an estimated $1.2M. The top 5 brands take 68% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
An estimated 1.5% of those searches ended in a purchase.
Shoppers searched for this 436K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 1.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -8.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $1.2M a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 436K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -8.9%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.5%
- Market size, estimated
- $1.2Ma year
- Peak month
- December2.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- drum machine225K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $184.19.
Listings sell for $184.19 on average, from $9.98 to $736.28. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At $184.19 that is $18K to $46K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $184.19above the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $9.98–$736.28
- Amazon United States median price
- $24.38across 115,062 niches
- Units sold a year
- 5K–6K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- $18K–$46K
- Returns
- 4.6%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #926 within Electronic Music, DJ & Karaoke. It carries 1,521 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 60%
- Prime listings
- 96%
- Out of stock, average day
- 7.1%
- Average rank
- #926in Electronic Music, DJ & Karaoke
- Average rating
- 4.37 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,521per listing
- Listings tracked
- 48
04 · Newcomers
4 of last year's 6 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.
6 products launched here in the last 12 months. 4 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 53 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 6
- Successful launches
- 4Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 53 months
Products
Top Drum Machine products & what they sell for
The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.
Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 8, 2026. The live listing can differ.
Top sellers
by estimated 90-day click share
teenage engineering pocket operator PO-12 rhythm drum machine and sequencer with parameter locks and punch-in effects
- Price
- $58.62
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 827
- Age
- 11y ago

Stylophone Beat - Compact Stylus Drum Machine | 4 Drum Kits & 4 Bass Sounds | Rhythm Machine Beat Maker | Drum Loop Machine
- Price
- $39.77
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,477
- Age
- 3y ago

Singular Sound BeatBuddy MINI 2: Hands Free Drum Machine Guitar Effect Pedal
- Price
- $146.28
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 904
- Age
- 7y ago

Singular Sound BeatBuddy 10th Anniversary Edition the Only Drum Machine That sounds Human and is Easy To Use
- Price
- $368.62
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 700
- Age
- 1y ago

teenage engineering pocket operator PO-33 K.O.! micro sampler and drum machine with built-in microphone sequencer and effects
- Price
- $98.29
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 2,260
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
estimated 90-day click momentum
Akai Professional MPC Sample Standalone Portable Sampler Sequencer and Effects Processor with Rechargeable Battery USB-C Built-in Speaker and Microphone
- Price
- $390.35
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 309
- Age
- 3mo ago

Singular Sound BeatBuddy 2: Drum Machine Pedal with Studio-Quality Drums Real-Time Control Fills Transitions and Song Parts
- Price
- $493.22
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 6mo ago

teenage engineering EP133 K.O. II 128MB sampler drum machine and sequencer with built-in microphone and effects
- Price
- $323.02
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 5mo ago

Korg Volca Beats Analog Rythem Machine w/Electribe-style 16-step Sequencer and Real Analog Sounds
- Price
- $126.43
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 922
- Age
- 13y ago

Behringer RD-78 Classic Analog Drum Machine with 15 Drum Sounds 34 Rhythm Presets 16-Step Sequencer for Music Production and Live Performance
- Price
- $193.37
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 42
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
Akai Professional MPC Sample Standalone Portable Sampler Sequencer and Effects Processor with Rechargeable Battery USB-C Built-in Speaker and Microphone
- Price
- $390.35
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 309
- Age
- 3mo ago

teenage engineering EP133 K.O. II 128MB sampler drum machine and sequencer with built-in microphone and effects
- Price
- $323.02
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 27
- Age
- 5mo ago

Singular Sound BeatBuddy 2: Drum Machine Pedal with Studio-Quality Drums Real-Time Control Fills Transitions and Song Parts
- Price
- $493.22
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 6mo ago

Akai Professional MPD218 - USB MIDI Controller with 16 MPC Drum Pads 6 Assignable Knobs Note Repeat and Full Level Buttons and Production Software
- Price
- $111.97
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 5,834
- Age
- 1y ago

Behringer RD-78 Classic Analog Drum Machine with 15 Drum Sounds 34 Rhythm Presets 16-Step Sequencer for Music Production and Live Performance
- Price
- $193.37
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 42
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take an estimated 36% of clicks, no more. An open shelf where new products get seen.
Brands
20 rising
Sellers
114
Est. top-5 brand share
68%
Top 20: 100%
Est. top-5 click share
36%
Top 20: 78%
Open market
26%
- Teenage Engineering27%
- Singular Sound18%
- Stylophone8%
- Akai Professional8%
- KORG7%
- Alesis6%
Demand
Drum Machine search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Search terms
Top Drum Machine search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with estimated yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- drum machine225K/yr
- pocket operator44K/yr
- beat buddy22K/yr
- drum machines19K/yr
- stylophone beat17K/yr
- beat buddy 217K/yr
- drum machine beat maker18K/yr
- teenage engineering pocket operator11K/yr
- beatbuddy 210K/yr
- roland drum machine10K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Drum Machine
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“It's a little complicated”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
17 topics
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FAQ
Common Drum Machine questions
Answered from the same tracked data.
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