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title: "Solder Wick — $484K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 41/100 · $484K/yr market · 303K searches/yr · $8.63 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **solder wick**
**Skip it**
A concentrated shelf (top 5 take 86% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 59Growth 22Conversion 99Competition 12Returns 97Price range 16Avg price 24Brand share 17Review moat 36Quality gap 21
**Conversion**
**Incredible****18.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.6%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Good****$484K**
$484K/yr · 303K searches
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,878.33**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Bad****$8.63**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Growth**
**Bad****-6.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Brand share**
**Bad****93%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Price range**
**Bad****$4.34–$17.05**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Bad****86%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, solder wick is a $484K/yr Amazon United States market (303K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **solder wick market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **50K–60K**
- avg 6,000–8,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$432K–$518K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **18.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#14**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **100%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **59 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **168 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 86% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**7 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**9**
**Top-5 brand share**
**93%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**86%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**2%**
- Lesnow33% - TOWOT28% - Essmetuin11% - Rkiiqii11% - JoTownCand10% - Crivon5% - Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -6.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KPrime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/solder-wick/trend)
## **Top solder wick search terms**
- **solder wick**155K/yr-5.3%17.0% conv. - **desoldering wick**61K/yr-6.7%17.1% conv. - **soldering wick**27K/yr-5.0%15.3% conv. - **desoldering braid**14K/yr+13.6%13.2% conv. - **solder wick braid**14K/yr-8.9%15.3% conv. - **solder braid**9K/yr-5.9%16.5% conv. - **desoldering wicks**8K/yr-3.5%11.9% conv. - **desolder wick**6K/yr-9.6%19.0% conv. - **soldering braid**2K/yr-13.1%20.7% conv. - **solder wick braid with flux**5K/yr-68.7%8.4% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/solder-wick/search-terms)
## **Top solder wick 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%$48K20%$97K30%$145K40%$194K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 9 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Lesnow solder wick braid 10ft Length Desoldering Wick Braid Remover Tool Solder Sucker 1 piece No-Clean soldering Wick Wire Roll and Disassemble Electrical Components**Lesnow**$7.31**4.7★7,266 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094GZ6CPZ) [2**TOWOT Solder Wick Braid 10ft Desoldering Wick Braid Remover Tool With Flux No-Clean Soldering Wick Desolder Soldering 0.1 inch Width**TOWOT**$5.85**4.6★8,501 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0943PDCC4) [3**3PCS Solder Wick Braid with Flux Upgraded Desoldering Wick 3 Sizes**Rkiiqii**$4.34**4.7★378 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4PNVHCL) [4**JoTownCand 3 Pack Rosin Flux Solder Wick Braid for PCB & Electronics Repair**JoTownCand**$4.73**4.6★623 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRN688Q5) [5**Desoldering Wick and Soldering Flux Paste for Electronics Repair No Clean Flux(10CC) Solder Removal Kit**Essmetuin**$9.93**4.7★1,241 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3H8NZLP)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Solder Flux Paste & Desoldering Wick: No Clean Rosin Handy Flux Syringe + Solder Wick Braid Circuit Board Electrical Repair Soldering Accessories Kit Electronics Soldering Supplies & Desoldering Tool**Crivon**$11.83**62 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHRTMQMD) [**Lesnow Solder Flux Paste And Solder Wick Braid No Clean Soldering Flux(10cc) Soldering Remover Tool 10ft Desoldering Wick Braid For Electronics Repair For Disassemble Electrical Components**Lesnow**$9.82**7,266 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8BJPC9Y) [**3PCS Solder Wick Braid with Flux Upgraded Desoldering Wick 3 Sizes**Rkiiqii**$4.34**378 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4PNVHCL) [**JoTownCand 3 Pack Rosin Flux Solder Wick Braid for PCB & Electronics Repair**JoTownCand**$4.73**623 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DRN688Q5) [**Desoldering Wick and Soldering Flux Paste for Electronics Repair No Clean Flux(10CC) Solder Removal Kit**Essmetuin**$9.93**1,241 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3H8NZLP)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Solder Flux Paste & Desoldering Wick: No Clean Rosin Handy Flux Syringe + Solder Wick Braid Circuit Board Electrical Repair Soldering Accessories Kit Electronics Soldering Supplies & Desoldering Tool**Crivon**$11.83**4.8★**▲ 168%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHRTMQMD) [**VIRALLOY Solder Wick 2.5mm x 10ft No-Clean Rosin Desoldering Wick for Electronics PCB & Circuit Board Repair | Copper Desoldering Braid for Soldering Kit Soldering Iron Kit & Fer Souder**VIRALLOY**$6.83**4.6★**▲ 91%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1PFSFQT) [**Lesnow Solder Flux Paste And Solder Wick Braid No Clean Soldering Flux(10cc) Soldering Remover Tool 10ft Desoldering Wick Braid For Electronics Repair For Disassemble Electrical Components**Lesnow**$9.82**4.7★**▲ 21%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8BJPC9Y) [**Desoldering Wick and Soldering Flux Paste for Electronics Repair No Clean Flux(10CC) Solder Removal Kit**Essmetuin**$9.93**4.7★**▲ 13%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D3H8NZLP) [**Essmtuin Solder Wick Braid 100Ft with Flux for Electronic Desoldering Wick Braid Remover Solder No-Clean Soldering Wick Used to Disassemble Electrical Components (WID 0.1in (2.5mm)**Essmetuin**$17.05**4.6★**— 5%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCNKNRHP)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about solder wick**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**27%
*“Great combo of products”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**26%
*“As Advertised”*
**Value For Money**18%
*“Excellent value”*
**Ease Of Use**10%
*“Easy to use”*
**Size-Overall**6%
*“nice size”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“This is a crucial product to have when you work with circuits/electronics”*
**Ease Of Cleaning**2%
*“cleaned up and cleaned easily”*
**Spray/Flow**1%
*“It flows well”*
**Design-Overall**1%
*“Works as designed”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**1%
*“Not bad for the price not sticky and works great”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**20%
*“Not a great deal”*
**Functionality-Overall**14%
*“The solder will not wick on this braid”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Not as good as other brands”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
*“Works, But Not What the Image Shows”*
**Ease Of Use**9%
*“It's awkward and fiddly”*
**Heating**9%
*“Doesnt seem to heat up”*
**Thickness**5%
*“Kind of narrow and thin”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“is only a small amount”*
**Material Quality**2%
*“The prices quite high for the material”*
**Spray/Flow**1%
*“Flux does not flow easily out of plunger you do have to use some force to get it flowing”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**23%
**Value For Money**16%
**Size-Overall**14%
**Quality-Overall**11%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
**Thin**6%
**Heating**3%
**Maintenance And Repair**2%
**Product Condition**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is solder wick profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $484K/yr across 9 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -6.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- **How competitive is the solder wick niche?**
- 7 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 86% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in solder wick?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.6%.
- **When does demand for solder wick peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the solder wick niche?**
- Listings span $4.34–$17.05; the average listing price is $8.63 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,878 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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