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gosund smart plug

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Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 95Growth 21Conversion 88Competition 28Returns 37Price range 80Avg price 92Brand share 0Review moat 11Quality gap 45

Market size

Incredible$2.4M

$2.4M/yr · 1.1M searches

Avg price

Great$21.83

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Great10.2%

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

Price range

Great$9.11–$40.17

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Okay4.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Okay68%

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

Growth

Bad-7.1%

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

Review moat

Bad29,877.71

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Bad100%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, gosund smart plug is a $2.4M/yr Amazon United States market (1.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

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

gosund smart plug market data

Units sold / yr
150K–200K
avg 8,000–10,000/product
Revenue / yr
$3.3M–$4.4M
units × avg price
Conversion rate
10.2%
Avg BSR
#16
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
41%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
42 months
Avg seller age
151 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 68% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

4 rising

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Kasa Smart79%
  • GHome Smart16%
  • Tapo3%
  • Govee2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
80K60KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Top gosund smart plug search terms

  • kasa smart plug602K/yr
  • ghome smart plug67K/yr
  • tp link smart plug64K/yr
  • ghome39K/yr
  • gosund smart plug54K/yr
  • smart plug google home32K/yr
  • google smart plugs32K/yr
  • kasa plug34K/yr
  • tp link kasa smart plug16K/yr
  • google home smart plug20K/yr
All search terms

Top gosund 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%10%$240K20%$480K30%$720K40%$960K1K10K100K1.0M Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about gosund smart plug

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

What buyers love

Assembly/Installation22%

“EASY TO INSTALL”

Ease Of Use12%

“Easy Peezy”

Socket/Port/Plug11%

“Best Smart Plugs”

Quality-Overall9%

“The build quality on them is excellent”

Connectivity-Overall8%

“Easy connection”

Value For Money6%

“They are affordable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“As advertised”

Efficiency3%

“does the job well”

Compatibility-Overall3%

“Compatible”

Alarm/Timer Accuracy2%

“the timer function works perfectly”

What buyers complain about

Connectivity-Overall26%

“Doesn't connect”

Durability12%

“did not last”

Functionality-Overall10%

“Does not work well”

Assembly/Installation6%

“Not easy to set up”

Socket/Port/Plug5%

“Plugs just stop working”

Quality-Overall5%

“Complete garbage”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting4%

“Instructions confusing”

Value For Money3%

“I feel like it should be a little cheaper”

Ease Of Use3%

“Not able to use as intended”

Compatibility-Overall2%

“Compatibility issues”

Top return reasons

Connectivity-Overall35%
Compatibility-Overall15%
Functionality-Overall12%
Socket/Port/Plug9%
Size-Overall6%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Value For Money4%
Assembly/Installation3%
Defective Material/Parts3%
Ease Of Use1%

Common questions

Is gosund smart plug profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $2.4M/yr across 17 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -7.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the gosund smart plug niche?
4 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 68% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in gosund smart plug?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Connectivity-Overall, Durability, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 4.0%.
When does demand for gosund smart plug peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.1× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the gosund smart plug niche?
Listings span $9.11–$40.17; the average listing price is $21.83 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 29,878 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.