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portal gun

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A small market ($1K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 0Growth 88Conversion 3Competition 17Returns 89Price range 73Avg price 91Brand share 16Review moat 71Quality gap 63

Avg price

Great$21.46

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Great1.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Growth

Great+92.3%

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

Price range

Good$5.95–$39.96

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

Review moat

Good649.25

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Bad80%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Brand share

Bad93%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Conversion

Bad0.3%

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

Market size

Bad$1K

$1K/yr · 23K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, portal gun is a $1K/yr Amazon United States market (23K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

portal gun market data

Units sold / yr
250–500
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$5K–$11K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.3%
Avg BSR
#14,722
Page quality
0%
Prime
75%
Sponsored
58%
Out of stock
3.9%
Avg brand age
39 months
Avg seller age
170 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 80% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

32

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

4%

  • RICK AND MORTY43%
  • Funko27%
  • Bioworld15%
  • Factory Entertainment, Inc, us toys, FACCE4%
  • Buckle-Down4%
  • Trends International2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +92.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.8×

Top portal gun search terms

  • rick and morty portal gun15K/yr
  • portal gun rick and morty5K/yr
  • rick and morty gun3K/yr
All search terms

Top portal gun 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%$12520%$25030%$37640%$5011101001K10K 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 12 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about portal gun

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

What buyers love

Strength20%

“Very nice and sturdy hat”

Gifting Purpose20%

“Got as a gift for my sister she loves Rick”

Size-Overall17%

“perfectly palm sized”

Soft Feel10%

“Super soft fits perfectly all the graphics are stitched not printed best hoodie i ever purchased”

Design-Overall10%

“the designed looked like the picture”

Weight Light7%

“It's very light weight”

Audio Quality7%

“The sound quality was great”

What buyers complain about

Rusts/Corrodes20%

“The batteries were corroded to the point of damaging the battery compartment”

Quality-Overall20%

“Not the best quality”

Material Quality20%

“Felt a little cheap on material”

Thickness10%

“Thin socks”

Touch/Button Controls10%

“the Mr. Meeseek button had batteries in it, and they leaked, ruining the button, making the game unplayable”

Leak-Proof10%

“they leaked”

Top return reasons

Defective Material/Parts18%
Size-Overall14%
Feet Fit9%
Comfort-Overall9%
Advertised Vs Actual Product9%
Battery Inclusion9%
Battery Life9%
Adhesion/Stickiness9%
Audio Quality5%
Rusts/Corrodes5%

Common questions

Is portal gun profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $1K/yr across 12 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +92.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the portal gun niche?
8 brands and 32 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 80% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in portal gun?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Rusts/Corrodes, Quality-Overall, Material Quality. The return rate is 1.3%.
When does demand for portal gun peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 6.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the portal gun niche?
Listings span $5.95–$39.96; the average listing price is $21.46 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 649 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.