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title: "Mailbox — $11.5M/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 53/100 · $11.5M/yr market · 8.4M searches/yr · $81.48 avg price. Weak search conversion (1.7%) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **mailbox**
**Worth a look**
Shows a $11.5M/yr market, but weak search conversion (1.7%) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 100Growth 36Conversion 21Competition 80Returns 38Price range 22Avg price 82Brand share 35Review moat 48Quality gap 35
**Market size**
**Incredible****$11.5M**
$11.5M/yr · 8.4M searches
**Avg price**
**Great****$81.48**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Competition**
**Great****35%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,664.22**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Okay****4.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Growth**
**Okay****+8.5%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Okay****84%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Price range**
**Bad****$14.18–$393.57**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.7%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, mailbox is a $11.5M/yr Amazon United States market (8.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 84% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **mailbox market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **125K–150K**
- avg 2,500–3,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$10.2M–$12.2M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.7%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#22**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **83%**
- **Sponsored**
- **69%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **41 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **151 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**18 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**94**
**Top-5 brand share**
**84%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**35%**
Top 20: 70%
**Open market**
**13%**
- ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES64% - Step29% - KYODOLED5% - Mail Boss3% - Uniclife3% - Simplay32% - Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 13%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +8.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
200K150KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/mailbox/trend)
## **Top mailbox search terms**
- **mailbox**2.8M/yr+5.8%1.2% conv. - **mailboxes for outside**2.2M/yr-2.1%1.2% conv. - **mailbox post**530K/yr-8.3%0.5% conv. - **mail box**451K/yr+6.4%1.2% conv. - **mailbox post kit**142K/yr+560.4%0.8% conv. - **mail boxes for house outside**370K/yr-16.2%1.2% conv. - **mailboxes**262K/yr+6.6%0.7% conv. - **mailbox with post**196K/yr+14.1%1.0% conv. - **buzon de correo para casa**210K/yr+1.1%0.7% conv. - **wall mount mailbox**153K/yr+61.0%0.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/mailbox/search-terms)
## **Top mailbox 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%3%$346K6%$692K9%$1.0M12%$1.4M1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Architectural Mailboxes Parsons Post Mount Mailbox Black Medium**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES**$15.60**4.6★4,274 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP3KS4FS) [2**Architectural Mailboxes Chadwick Galvanized Steel Post Mount Mailbox 8950B-10 Black Medium Capacity**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES**$36.15**4.6★3,142 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J9Q06NM) [3**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES Grand Haven Plastic Mailbox and Post Kit Black Extra Large**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES**$86.65**4.7★1,253 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP2Z3DL9) [4**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES Townhouse Galvanized Steel Wall-Mount Mailbox Black Small**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES**$14.86**4.6★1,584 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP2YPBMV) [5**KYODOLED Wall-Mount Mailbox for House Large Capacity Mail Box Galvanized Steel Rust-Proof Metal Post Box Mailboxes for Outside 15.7x9.9x4.9 Black**KYODOLED**$29.90**4.6★4,827 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y9V7WY8)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Architectural Mailboxes Modern Heritage Wall Mount Mailbox Black Small**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES**$15.50**255 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8X1RG8F) [**Zinovo Metal Post Mount Mailboxes for Outside Galvanized Steel Waterproof Medium Capacity Red Flag Indicated Modern Style Mail Boxes for House Outside/Residential Black 18.8 x 9 x 6.7 inches**Zinovo**$52.42**169 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F62M9THV) [**Architectural Mailboxes MailMax Post Mount Mailbox Black Large**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES**$79.95**217 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DW57RTYN) [**Uniclife Wall Mount Mailbox for Outside Locking Mail Box Large Mailbox with Key Lock Security Mail Box for House Safe Key Drop Box Post Box Steel Cash Drop Box for Home Office School Black**Uniclife**$26.23**576 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDTF9VPY) [**RAINHOL Black Post Mount Galvanized Steel Mailbox 19x8.7x6.7in**RAINHOL**$53.80**567 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2XPG4QF)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Architectural Mailboxes 7600B-10 MB1 Mailbox Medium Black**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES**$29.58**4.6★**▲ 102%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MS92YW6) [**Architectural Mailboxes Roxbury Mailbox with Post Rubbed Bronze Large**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES**$98.14**4.6★**▲ 54%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DMJKWBK) [**Architectural Mailboxes Classic Plastic Mailbox and Post Kit GCL100MAM Mocha**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES**$68.24**4.6★**▲ 53%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BP2Y9SQS) [**Architectural Mailboxes 8760B-10 Carlisle Postmount Mailbox Medium Black**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES**$33.32**4.5★**▲ 46%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XFFB3G8) [**Architectural Mailboxes Chadwick Galvanized Steel Post Mount Mailbox 8950B-10 Black Medium Capacity**ARCHITECTURAL MAILBOXES**$36.15**4.6★**▲ 41%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J9Q06NM)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about mailbox**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**16%
*“Decent quality”*
**Assembly/Installation**15%
*“Easy to assemble”*
**Strength**11%
*“Very strong mailbox”*
**Size-Overall**11%
*“Great fit”*
**Value For Money**9%
*“Affordable Price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**6%
*“Better than expected”*
**Durability**4%
*“didnt break”*
**Design-Overall**4%
*“It looks sleek as well”*
**Ease Of Use**2%
*“Easy to put on”*
**Weight Heavy**2%
*“Heavy”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**14%
*“Too big”*
**Quality-Overall**8%
*“Bad quality”*
**Assembly/Installation**7%
*“Difficult installation”*
**Durability**6%
*“Durability Problems”*
**Strength**6%
*“Cheap and flimsy”*
**Locking Mechanism**6%
*“Poor locking mechanism”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“won't open all the way”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%
*“doesnt stay on”*
**Magnetic Strength/Adsorption**2%
*“Door magnet inadequate”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%
*“No Directions”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**59%
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
**Locking Mechanism**3%
**Color**3%
**Value For Money**3%
**Functionality-Overall**2%
**Assembly/Installation**2%
**Material Quality**2%
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is mailbox profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $11.5M/yr across 59 tracked products. 3 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +8.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- **How competitive is the mailbox niche?**
- 18 brands and 94 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 84% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in mailbox?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 4.0%.
- **When does demand for mailbox peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the mailbox niche?**
- Listings span $14.18–$393.57; the average listing price is $81.48 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,664 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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