1 7/16 socket
Skip itA small market ($57K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Conversion
Incredible17.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great$17.66avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Great$9.87–$35.62cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Okay1,529.63avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Okay61%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+8.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad90%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Quality gap
Bad4.8★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Bad$57K$57K/yr · 18K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 1 7/16 socket is a $57K/yr Amazon United States market (18K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
1 7/16 socket market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $53K–$71K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 17.7%
- Avg BSR
- #141
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 69%
- Out of stock
- 4.3%
- Avg brand age
- 60 months
- Avg seller age
- 186 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 rising
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
90%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
61%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
6%
- TIGHTSPOT33%
- TEKTON30%
- SUNHZ MCKP17%
- ELEAD6%
- BUYROBUS5%
- CASOMAN4%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 6%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 12 weeks — +8.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Top 1 7/16 socket search terms
- 1 7/16 socket11K/yr
- 1 7/16 socket 1/2 drive5K/yr
- 1-7/16 socket3K/yr
Top 1 7/16 socket 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 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SUNHZMCKP 1/2 Impact Socket SAE 1-7/16 In Deep 6 Point Socket CR-MO Axle Nut Impact Grade Socket for Easy Removal (SAE 1-7/16)
SUNHZ MCKP$9.954.7★317 rev
TEKTON 1/2 Inch Drive x 1-7/16 Inch Shallow 6-Point Socket | SHD22036
TEKTON$10.324.8★4,094 rev
TIGHTSPOT 1/2 Drive 1-7/16 Inch Shallow Impact Socket 6-Point CRV Steel
TIGHTSPOT$10.344.6★116 rev
TEKTON 1/2 Inch Drive x 1-7/16 Inch Impact Socket | SID22036
TEKTON$12.404.8★3,376 rev
TIGHTSPOT 1/2 Dr 1 7/16 Inch Deep Socket Anti-Round 6-Pt CRMO Steel
TIGHTSPOT$16.554.8★1,744 rev
Newest
by launch date
1-7/16 Socket 1/2 Drive Deep Impact Metric Socket 6 Point CR-MO for Easy Removal of Axle Nut
BUYROBUS$9.9866 rev
1/2 Drive Deep Impact Socket Set 8-Piece SAE Wheel Axle Nut Wrench Large Sockets Standard Adapter 1-11/16 1-9/16 1-3/8 1-7/16 1-1/2 1-5/8 1-3/4 Imperial Spindle Joint Torque Bearing Locknut Truck
ELEAD$35.3260 rev
TIGHTSPOT 3/4 Drive 1-7/16 Inch Deep Jumbo Socket 6-Pt CR-MO Steel
TIGHTSPOT$24.8940 rev
BUYROBUS 1/2 Drive Impact Socket Set 9-Piece Standard SAE Deep Axle Nut Sockets 6-Point Cr-Mo 1-1/41-3/81-7/161-1/21-9/161-5/81-11/161-3/4 Impact Socket Adapter (3/4 x 1/2)
BUYROBUS$35.6254 rev
TIGHTSPOT 1/2 Drive 1-7/16 Inch Deep Impact Socket 6-Point CRV Steel
TIGHTSPOT$14.91457 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum1-7/16 Socket 1/2 Drive Deep Impact Metric Socket 6 Point CR-MO for Easy Removal of Axle Nut
BUYROBUS$9.984.6★
TIGHTSPOT 1/2 Dr 1 7/16 Inch Shallow Socket Anti-Round 6-Pt CRMO Steel
TIGHTSPOT$10.434.8★
TIGHTSPOT 1/2 Drive 1-7/16 Inch Shallow Impact Socket 6-Point CRV Steel
TIGHTSPOT$10.344.6★
1/2 Drive Deep Impact Socket Set 8-Piece SAE Wheel Axle Nut Wrench Large Sockets Standard Adapter 1-11/16 1-9/16 1-3/8 1-7/16 1-1/2 1-5/8 1-3/4 Imperial Spindle Joint Torque Bearing Locknut Truck
ELEAD$35.324.9★
TEKTON 1/2 Inch Drive x 1-7/16 Inch Deep 6-Point Socket | SHD23036
TEKTON$13.054.8★
What buyers say about 1 7/16 socket
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great buy for money”
“Great set of sockets”
“Works as described”
“good quality”
“Built heavy”
“This one from Tekton fit perfectly”
“Solid”
“I can't tell you how they will hold up yet”
“thick this steel is”
“Worked great”
What buyers complain about
“Cracked after 3 uses”
“Cracked sockets”
“the socket was too thick would not fit into the resess where the nut was”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 1 7/16 socket profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $57K/yr across 16 tracked products. 1 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +8.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the 1 7/16 socket niche?
- 9 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 1 7/16 socket?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Socket/Port/Plug, Thickness. The return rate is 1.7%.
- What does it cost to enter the 1 7/16 socket niche?
- Listings span $9.87–$35.62; the average listing price is $17.66 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,530 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.