7/8 drill bit
Worth a lookShows searches that convert (17.6% search→purchase), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Conversion
Incredible17.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Great1.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$15.57avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Good61%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Price range
Good$3.89–$43.16cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Good665.17avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay57%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Okay+5.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$90K$90K/yr · 33K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 7/8 drill bit is a $90K/yr Amazon United States market (33K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 61% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
7/8 drill bit market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $78K–$93K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 17.6%
- Avg BSR
- #82
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 65%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 61 months
- Avg seller age
- 164 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 rising
Sellers
83
Top-5 brand share
61%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
57%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
32%
- ANGELSWORD27%
- Cortool9%
- Neprift8%
- IRWIN8%
- Narwhal8%
- Drill America7%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +5.0% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Top 7/8 drill bit search terms
- 7/8 drill bit23K/yr
- 7/8 drill bit for metal7K/yr
- 7/8 drill bit wood3K/yr
Top 7/8 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 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
ANGELSWORD 7/8 Reduced Shank Drill Bit M2 High Speed Steel Drill Bit for Hard Wood Mild Steel Cast Iron Copper Aluminum alloys and Other Sheet Metal
ANGELSWORD$9.484.5★261 rev
CORTOOL 7/8 Inch Drill Bit | Reduced Shank High Speed Steel | 7/8 Drill Bit for Metal and Steel | HSS M2 Black & Gold Drill Bits with 1/2 Shank
Cortool$9.404.7★71 rev
7/8 Inch Drill Bit Reduced Shank High Speed Steel 4241 for Metal and Steel
Neprift$8.734.0★82 rev
Narwhal 7/8 Inch Cobalt Drill Bits (Industrial Grade M35 Cobalt) 1/2 Shank & 6 Length & 135 Degree Split Point for Drilling Into Metal Hardened & Stainless Steel Cast Iron & More!
Narwhal$20.754.4★950 rev
7/8 Inch Drill Bit | Reduced Shank High Speed Steel | HSS 4241 for Steel and Iron | 1/2 Shank for Heavy Duty Drilling
YUEARN$11.414.2★103 rev
Newest
by launch date
7/8 Inch M35 Cobalt Drill Bit Industrial Grade TiAlN Coated
Miskamro$20.4542 rev
7/8 Inch Industrial Grade M35 Cobalt Drill Bit Reduced Shank TiAlN Coating
OSTTE$23.8539 rev
7/8 Inch Drill Bit Reduced Shank High Speed Steel Bit with 1/2 Shank HSS 4241 Black & Gold Drill Bits for Mild Steel Metal and Hard Wood
eatingre$9.70102 rev
7/8 Inch Drill Bit Reduced Shank High Speed Steel 4241 for Metal and Steel
Neprift$8.7382 rev
7/8 Inch Drill Bit Reduced Shank Drill Bits for Metal Wood and Plastic 4241 High Speed Steel Black & Gold Drill Bit with 1/2 Inch Shank
LVWAY$8.3874 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
ANGELSWORD 7/8 Drill Bit for Metal M35 Cobalt TiAlN Coated Drill bit for Hardened Metal Stainless Steel Cast Iron and Light-Gauge Metal
ANGELSWORD$21.814.3★
7/8 Inch M35 Cobalt Drill Bit Industrial Grade TiAlN Coated
Miskamro$20.454.3★
7/8 Inch Industrial Grade M35 Cobalt Drill Bit Reduced Shank TiAlN Coating
OSTTE$23.854.7★
Jerax tools HSS 1/4-7/8 Inch High Speed Steel Step Drill bits Doubles Flutes Unibit for Hole Drilling in Iron Copper Aluminum Wood Plastic
Jerax tools$16.034.6★
HARSKIYER 7/8 Inch Wood Auger Drill Bit 12 Inch Long Hex Shank for Hardwood
HARSKIYER$10.244.6★
What buyers say about 7/8 drill bit
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality, basic steel drill bit”
“it cut right through”
“Works as advertised”
“Awesome price”
“It was sharp”
“Durable against stainless steel”
“Very good strong unibed it held up beautifully”
“Very aggressive clean hole”
“Seems to be made of quality materials”
“save me a ton of effort”
What buyers complain about
“was disappointed in its performance”
“This doesn't last”
“Wrong size”
“Counterfeit”
“I give a 5 star for the shipping speed -- the reamer a 1 star -- it was useless for hardened steel -- for softer materials it might be OK -- Even using plenty of cutting oil the cutting edge just chipped away”
“Not worth it”
“Pretty sure they're going to say Im wrong because of where I'm measuring it from”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 7/8 drill bit profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $90K/yr across 23 tracked products. 0 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- How competitive is the 7/8 drill bit niche?
- 18 brands and 83 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 57% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 61% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 7/8 drill bit?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Size-Overall. The return rate is 1.4%.
- When does demand for 7/8 drill bit peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 7/8 drill bit niche?
- Listings span $3.89–$43.16; the average listing price is $15.57 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 665 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.