1/16 drill bit
Skip itPrices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.98–$13.20) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible17.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Good66%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay1,554.05avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay60%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+6.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Bad$7.56avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad$57K$57K/yr · 43K searches
Price range
Bad$3.98–$13.20cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 1/16 drill bit is a $57K/yr Amazon United States market (43K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
1/16 drill bit market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $60K–$76K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 17.4%
- Avg BSR
- #105
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 76%
- Out of stock
- 1.9%
- Avg brand age
- 57 months
- Avg seller age
- 173 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
15 rising
Sellers
34
Top-5 brand share
66%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
27%
- RCINDUS20%
- Yellow Paw18%
- DEWALT10%
- SALI9%
- Forgeworx9%
- Bosch7%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 87 weeks — +6.1% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top 1/16 drill bit 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 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
RCINDUS (20PCS) 1/16 Cobalt Drill Bit HSS M35 Metal Drill Bits for Steel Stainless Steel Cast Iron Hard Plastic and Wood
RCINDUS$8.994.6★825 rev
1/16 Inch Drill Bit (3 Pack) Industrial Grade M35 Cobalt Titanium Aluminum Nitrite - 1/16 Diameter & Total Length of 1-7/8 with Working Length of 7/8 Easily Drill Into Metal Steel & Aluminum
Yellow Paw$4.984.5★1,581 rev
ForgeWorx 1/16 Inch Cobalt Drill Bits 2pcs Heavy-Duty Metal Drill Bit Set for Steel Cast Iron TiAlN Coating 1/4 Hex Shank (1/16 x 4)
Forgeworx$4.974.3★124 rev
DEWALT Drill Bit 1/16 Inch Titanium Nitride Coated Tapered Core for Optimum Durability (DD5104)
DEWALT$6.704.5★220 rev
SALI Cobalt Drill Bit Set 20 Pack 1/16 Inch High Speed Steel Hex Shank Jobber Drill Bits for Hardwood Aluminum Metal Copper Alloyed Steel
SALI$12.884.5★356 rev
Newest
by launch dateForgeWorx 1/16 Inch Cobalt Drill Bits 2pcs Heavy-Duty Metal Drill Bit Set for Steel Cast Iron TiAlN Coating 1/4 Hex Shank (1/16 x 4)
Forgeworx$4.97124 rev
Artymaster Drill Bit Set 10pcs (1/16) M35 HSS Twist Cobalt Drill Bits for Stainless Steel Hardened Steel Cast Iron Plastic and Wood AM07C
ARTYMASTER$6.0286 rev
CORTOOL 1/16 inch Cobalt Drill Bits (20Pcs) M35 HSS Metal Jobber Length Twist Drill Bit Set for Hard Metal Stainless Steel Iron Copper Aluminium Brass Plastic & Wood
Cortool$6.5649 rev
1/16 Inch Drill Bit (3 Pack) Industrial Grade M35 Cobalt Titanium Aluminum Nitrite - 1/16 Diameter & Total Length of 1-7/8 with Working Length of 7/8 Easily Drill Into Metal Steel & Aluminum
Yellow Paw$4.981,581 rev
1/16 Titanium Drill Bits HSS Metal Jobber Length Twist Drill Bits 135 Split Point Suitable for Drilling in Metal Plastic Wood Pack of 20pcs BECOLLO
BECOLLO$7.39416 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
SALI Cobalt Drill Bit Set 10Pcs 1/16 M35 High Speed Steel Jobber Length Drill Bit Kit for Hardened Metal Stainless Steel Cast Iron Wood and Plastic with Index Storage Case
SALI$9.964.5★
ForgeWorx 1/16 Inch Cobalt Drill Bits 2pcs Heavy-Duty Metal Drill Bit Set for Steel Cast Iron TiAlN Coating 1/4 Hex Shank (1/16 x 4)
Forgeworx$4.974.3★
Bosch TI2131IM 1/16 in. Impact Tough Titanium Nitride Coated Drill Bit
Bosch$4.004.6★
DEWALT DW1304 1/16-Inch Titanium Nitride Split Point Twist Drill Bit Gold
DEWALT$5.904.8★
1/16 HSS Black and Gold Coated Twist Drill Bit Jobber Length General Purpose Suitable for drilling on Steel Copper Wood Plastics. Ideal for DIY Projects and Home Maintenance. (6 pcs)
JEFE HEX$5.074.7★
What buyers say about 1/16 drill bit
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great replacement”
“Delivered as described”
“Sharp bits”
“Cuts way better than the high speed steel drills I had been using”
“Size was right”
“Great bits”
“Good value”
“Good for most materials”
“they are very durable”
What buyers complain about
“Broke the second I used it”
“they don't cut”
“Too short”
“Junk”
“Wont drill”
“Does not work well for 316 stainless steel”
“These are junk they have no strength”
“These do not work as described”
“the bits did not last”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 1/16 drill bit profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $57K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +6.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the 1/16 drill bit niche?
- 15 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 1/16 drill bit?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Sharpness, Size-Overall. The return rate is 0.7%.
- When does demand for 1/16 drill bit peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 1/16 drill bit niche?
- Listings span $3.98–$13.20; the average listing price is $7.56 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,554 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.