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dimmable smart plug

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A small market ($48K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 12Growth 23Conversion 43Competition 52Returns 36Price range 80Avg price 95Brand share 58Review moat 22Quality gap 65

Avg price

Incredible$24.97

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$6.40–$53.52

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Good70%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Good54%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Okay3.4%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Returns

Okay4.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Bad-4.2%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Review moat

Bad9,717.57

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad$48K

$48K/yr · 56K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, dimmable smart plug is a $48K/yr Amazon United States market (56K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

dimmable smart plug market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$62K–$75K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.4%
Avg BSR
#62
Page quality
0%
Prime
96%
Sponsored
75%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
46 months
Avg seller age
151 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

14 rising

Sellers

60

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 90%

Open market

23%

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Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -4.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top dimmable smart plug search terms

  • smart dimmer plug20K/yr
  • dimmable smart plug20K/yr
  • smart plug with dimmer5K/yr
  • smart plug dimmer7K/yr
  • dimmer smart plug5K/yr
All search terms

Top dimmable smart plug 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.

0%5%$2K10%$5K15%$7K20%$10K101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about dimmable smart plug

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Assembly/Installation23%

“Easiest Installation”

Socket/Port/Plug10%

“Great plug”

Ease Of Use9%

“Makes life so much easier”

Connectivity-Overall9%

“Easy to connect”

Quality-Overall8%

“The build quality on them is excellent”

Value For Money6%

“they are affordable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As advertised”

Compatibility-Overall4%

“Compatible”

Efficiency3%

“Works great with the home app”

Alarm/Timer Accuracy2%

“Nice timers”

What buyers complain about

Connectivity-Overall25%

“Impossible to connect”

Functionality-Overall11%

“Did not work”

Durability10%

“didnt last”

Assembly/Installation7%

“I could not install”

Socket/Port/Plug5%

“Plug is unreliable”

Quality-Overall4%

“I was very disappointed at the poor quality control”

Compatibility-Overall4%

“Compatibility issues”

Value For Money3%

“Too expensive”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting3%

“Instructions are poor”

Ease Of Use2%

“it becomes extremely difficult to work with these”

Top return reasons

Connectivity-Overall35%
Compatibility-Overall16%
Functionality-Overall13%
Socket/Port/Plug7%
Size-Overall5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Value For Money4%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Assembly/Installation2%
Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color2%

Common questions

Is dimmable smart plug profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $48K/yr across 28 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -4.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
How competitive is the dimmable smart plug niche?
14 brands and 60 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 54% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in dimmable smart plug?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 4.1%.
When does demand for dimmable smart plug peak?
Demand peaks in Sep–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the dimmable smart plug niche?
Listings span $6.40–$53.52; the average listing price is $24.97 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 9,718 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.