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title: "Solder — $1.2M/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 49/100 · $1.2M/yr market · 1.1M searches/yr · $8.73 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **solder**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-5.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 80Growth 22Conversion 95Competition 29Returns 93Price range 31Avg price 24Brand share 41Review moat 25Quality gap 23
**Conversion**
**Incredible****12.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Great****1.1%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Market size**
**Great****$1.2M**
$1.2M/yr · 1.1M searches
**Brand share**
**Okay****80%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Price range**
**Okay****$4.40–$19.78**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Okay****67%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Review moat**
**Bad****4,424.83**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Avg price**
**Bad****$8.73**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-5.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, solder is a $1.2M/yr Amazon United States market (1.1M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **solder market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **125K–150K**
- avg 6,000–8,000/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$1.1M–$1.3M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **12.5%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#17**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **94%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.8%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **58 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **166 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 67% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**12 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**25**
**Top-5 brand share**
**80%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**67%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**15%**
- MAIYUM29% - TOWOT25% - HengTianMei10% - twocorn9% - HGMZZQ7% - WYcYcW5% - Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
23K18K seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/solder/trend)
## **Top solder search terms**
- **solder**576K/yr-3.9%10.4% conv. - **soldering wire**101K/yr-5.6%9.0% conv. - **solder wire**91K/yr-14.8%8.6% conv. - **rosin core solder**39K/yr+6.0%10.6% conv. - **electrical solder**38K/yr+0.5%12.6% conv. - **estao para soldar**32K/yr-1.6%3.8% conv. - **lead solder**20K/yr-5.4%8.0% conv. - **electronic solder**18K/yr-5.9%10.9% conv. - **estao**15K/yr+15.2%2.8% conv. - **leaded solder**16K/yr+0.7%9.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/tools-home-improvement/solder/search-terms)
## **Top solder 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%$116K20%$231K30%$347K40%$462K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**TOWOT 63-37 High Purity Tin Lead Rosin Core Solder Wire for Electrical Soldering Content 1.8% Solder Flux (1.0mm 50g)**TOWOT**$6.68**4.7★5,396 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KM2LW4G) [2**MAIYUM 63-37 Tin Lead Rosin Core Solder Wire for Electrical Soldering (0.8mm 50g)**MAIYUM**$8.53**4.6★22,279 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075WB98FJ) [3**Twocorn 63/37 Solder Wire high Purity no-wash tin-Lead Rosin cored Wire with 1.8% Flux for Electric Soldering (0.8mm 50g)**twocorn**$5.05**4.5★948 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP7QHFL6) [4**MAIYUM 63-37 Tin Lead Rosin Core Solder Wire for Electrical Soldering (0.8mm 100g)**MAIYUM**$11.80**4.6★22,279 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076QF1Y85) [5**HGMZZQ 60/40 Tin Lead Solder Wire with Rosin core for Electrical Soldering 0.031 inch(0.8mm-50g)**HGMZZQ**$9.74**4.7★4,061 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6397413)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**WYcYcW 3Pcs Solder Wire 63/37 High Purity Tin Rosin Core Solder for Electronic Electrical Soldering Components Repair Low Residue(0.6mm27g)**WYcYcW**$5.17**161 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFSH13KC) [**WYcYcW 3Pcs Solder Wire 63/37 High Purity Tin Rosin Core Solder for Electronic Electrical Soldering Components Repair Low Residue (0.8mm36g)**WYcYcW**$6.00**161 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFSNJ7KG) [**Rindion 60/40 Solder Wire 4 PCS Rosin Core Solder Soldering Wire for Stained Glass Electrical Soldering Components Repair (2P 0.8mm/12g and 2P 1mm /15g)**Rindion**$4.40**344 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DT9CG5HG) [**HengTianMei 60/40 Rosin Core Low Temp Tin Lead Solder Wire for Soldering Electronic Devices (1.2mm/50g)**HengTianMei**$7.92**302 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7VXG2ZL) [**HengTianMei 60/40 Tin Lead Electronic Rosin Core Solder Wire for Soldering Electronic Components (1.0mm/50g)**HengTianMei**$8.00**302 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7PXDMN7)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**WYcYcW 3Pcs Solder Wire 63/37 High Purity Tin Rosin Core Solder for Electronic Electrical Soldering Components Repair Low Residue(0.6mm27g)**WYcYcW**$5.17**4.6★**▲ 163%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFSH13KC) [**WYcYcW 3Pcs Solder Wire 63/37 High Purity Tin Rosin Core Solder for Electronic Electrical Soldering Components Repair Low Residue (0.8mm36g)**WYcYcW**$6.00**4.6★**▲ 141%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFSNJ7KG) [**HengTianMei 60/40 Tin Lead Electronic Rosin Core Solder Wire for Soldering Electronic Components (1.0mm/50g)**HengTianMei**$8.00**4.7★**▲ 53%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7PXDMN7) [**MAIYUM 63-37 Tin Lead Rosin Core Solder Wire for Electrical Soldering (0.8mm 100g)**MAIYUM**$11.80**4.6★**▲ 15%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076QF1Y85) [**Weller WSW SnPb (T0051403099) Solder Wire Dia: 1.0 mm / 0.039 in Wt: 100 g / 3.527 oz Alloy Sn60Pb40 Flux content 2.2%**Weller**$19.78**4.8★**— 4%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LDG7J4L)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about solder**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**25%
*“Other than that its been solid quality”*
**Value For Money**20%
*“Great deal”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**16%
*“As described”*
**Ease Of Use**8%
*“This is very easy to use”*
**Heating**5%
*“Pros: good heating speed”*
**Spray/Flow**3%
*“Flows good”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“Works well”*
**Connectivity-Overall**2%
*“Easy to use and outstanding connectivity”*
**Efficiency**2%
*“This lead rosin core solder works fantastic”*
**Size-Overall**2%
*“Decent size”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**26%
*“Poor quality control”*
**Functionality-Overall**12%
*“Not functional”*
**Heating**11%
*“It melted very easily”*
**Spray/Flow**9%
*“Doesnt flow well”*
**Ease Of Use**9%
*“extremely difficult to operate”*
**Thickness**4%
*“needs to be twice as thick”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“I agree with others that its a little on the expensive side”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**3%
*“Doesnt stick”*
**Size-Overall**3%
*“It doesn't conform to my nickel strip”*
**Brightness/Shine/Glow**2%
*“Do note, if youre trying to solder anything shiny or crystal, the heat from this will take away the shine”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**19%
**Size-Overall**16%
**Heating**16%
**Value For Money**9%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
**Defective Material/Parts**6%
**Thin**4%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Product Condition**3%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is solder profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $1.2M/yr across 18 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -5.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- **How competitive is the solder niche?**
- 12 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 67% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in solder?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Heating. The return rate is 1.1%.
- **When does demand for solder peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the solder niche?**
- Listings span $4.40–$19.78; the average listing price is $8.73 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,425 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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