barbed wire
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($38.95 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$38.95avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great290.64avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Good67%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Competition
Good50%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Returns
Good2.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Good+25.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Good$303K$303K/yr · 196K searches
Conversion
Okay4.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Okay$7.80–$228.47cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, barbed wire is a $303K/yr Amazon United States market (196K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 67% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
barbed wire market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $234K–$312K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 4.0%
- Avg BSR
- #553
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 96%
- Sponsored
- 84%
- Out of stock
- 10.1%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 180 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 flat
Sellers
29
Top-5 brand share
67%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
50%
Top 20: 94%
Open market
27%
- YAGJIA37%
- AggFencer9%
- MOEUFFIR9%
- YXJSTO7%
- Yowlieu6%
- Dlh western6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +25.0% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top barbed wire search terms
- barbed wire89K/yr
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- barb wire fencing24K/yr
- barbwire16K/yr
- alambre de puas9K/yr
- alambre de puas para cerca7K/yr
- barbed wire fence7K/yr
- bob wire5K/yr
- bobwire fencing3K/yr
- bob wire for fence4K/yr
Top barbed wire 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
YAGJIA Barbed Wire 50 Ft 4 Point Barbed Wire Fence Hot-Dip Galvanized Barb Wire Roll 18 Gauge Strong and Flexible Wire for Crafts Baseball Ball and Yard Garden
YAGJIA$13.864.5★479 rev
YAGJIA Barbed Wire 25 Ft 4 Point Barbed Wire Fence Hot-Dip Galvanized Barb Wire Roll 18 Gauge Strong and Flexible Wire for Crafts Baseball Ball and Yard Garden
YAGJIA$11.054.5★479 rev
YAGJIA Barbed Wire Fence - 328 Ft 4 Point 18 Gauge(1.6mm) Barb Wire Roll - Strong and Flexible for Crafts Yard Garden and Critter Deterrent
YAGJIA$33.254.5★479 rev
YXJSTO Real Barbed Wire 1320FT 4 Point Barbed Wire Roll 18 Gauge for Crafts Fences Critter Deterrent Bird Feeder Garden
YXJSTO$97.114.1★110 rev
AggFencer 25ft Barbed Wire 2 Point 16 Gauge Hot-Dip Galvanized Barb Wire Roll for Crafts Fences Fence for Critter Deterrent
AggFencer$9.924.4★99 rev
Newest
by launch date
50 Ft Barbed Wire 4 Point Hot-Dip Galvanized Barb Fence Roll 18 Gauge Heavy Duty Barbed Wire Fence for Yard Garden Crafts Baseball Ball and Critter Deterrent
PAULEEN$13.924 rev
LEIFIDE 500ft Real Barbed Wire 16 Gauge 4 Point Barbed Wire Fence for Crafts Fences and Yard Barb Galvanized Barbwire Garden Bird Feeder Chicken Wires
LEIFIDE$45.221 rev
296ft Razor Wire 6 Rolls Silver Razor Fencing Galvanized Concertina Wire with Pliers Gloves Warning Sign for Garden Farm Factory Security
Finerelprot$63.0174 rev
DeWALT 4Point Barbed Wire Fence 1320 Feet 12.5 Gauge Galvanized Steel for Ranch Fencing | Livestock Containment | Property Security
DEWALT$228.470 rev
Yolev Barbed Wire Necklace and Bracelet Set Punk Thorns Barbed Wire Choker Silver Metal Grunge Jewelry Barb Wire Necklace Hiphop Rock Goth Chain for Men Women Y2k Daily Versatile Fashion
Yolev$7.8040 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLEIFIDE 500ft Real Barbed Wire 16 Gauge 4 Point Barbed Wire Fence for Crafts Fences and Yard Barb Galvanized Barbwire Garden Bird Feeder Chicken Wires
LEIFIDE$45.225.0★
50 Ft Barbed Wire 4 Point Hot-Dip Galvanized Barb Fence Roll 18 Gauge Heavy Duty Barbed Wire Fence for Yard Garden Crafts Baseball Ball and Critter Deterrent
PAULEEN$13.924.7★
Yolev Barbed Wire Necklace and Bracelet Set Punk Thorns Barbed Wire Choker Silver Metal Grunge Jewelry Barb Wire Necklace Hiphop Rock Goth Chain for Men Women Y2k Daily Versatile Fashion
Yolev$7.803.6★
30Ft(10oz) Steel Wool Roll Coarse Wire Fabric for Pest Control Hardware Gap Blocker & Animal Proofing in Home & Garden (DIY Kit)
CloudBuyer$11.884.6★
DeWALT 4Point Barbed Wire Fence 1320 Feet 12.5 Gauge Galvanized Steel for Ranch Fencing | Livestock Containment | Property Security
DEWALT$228.470.0★
What buyers say about barbed wire
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great product everything you need is in the kit”
“As pictured”
“Does the job”
“Very affordable, thank you”
“Nice and strong”
“did not break”
“very Easy to use”
“Strong material”
“Easy install”
“Helps controlling the wild life”
What buyers complain about
“Cheaply made”
“Thick”
“Cant hold tension, wire breaks, and hard to unroll”
“rusted out within a year”
“The razor area is just unsharp metal”
“The barbed wire was hard to work with”
“Not near as strong”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is barbed wire profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $303K/yr across 25 tracked products. 1 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +25.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- How competitive is the barbed wire niche?
- 18 brands and 29 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 67% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in barbed wire?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Thickness, Friction. The return rate is 2.7%.
- When does demand for barbed wire peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the barbed wire niche?
- Listings span $7.80–$228.47; the average listing price is $38.95 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 291 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.