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# **adidas samba men**

**Skip it**

Weak search conversion (0.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 50Growth 36Conversion 3Competition 81Returns 3Price range 78Avg price 88Brand share 5Review moat 45Quality gap 40

**Avg price**

**Great****$65.49**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Competition**

**Great****34%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Price range**

**Great****$20.62–$121.95**

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

**Market size**

**Okay****$275K**

$275K/yr · 1.7M searches

**Review moat**

**Okay****2,010.36**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Growth**

**Okay****+8.9%**

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

**Brand share**

**Bad****98%**

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

**Conversion**

**Bad****0.3%**

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

**Returns**

**Bad****11.2%**

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

## **Competition**

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

**Brands**

**8 **▲rising

**Sellers**

**73**

**Top-5 brand share**

**98%**

**Open market**

**1%**

- adidas73% - Project Cloud21% - adidas Originals3% - ASITVO1% - DAUCO1% - Reebok1% - Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 1%)

## **Product shelf**

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%$8K6%$16K9%$25K12%$33K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 59 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

### **Top sellers**

by 90-day click share

[1![Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 11](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21-79OabVEL.jpg)**Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 11**adidas**$88.43**4.6★4,123 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKMLZNVD) [2![Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 7](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21-79OabVEL.jpg)**Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 7**adidas**$83.53**4.6★4,123 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKML7GV9) [3![Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 9](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31EmFF-K2jL.jpg)**Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 9**adidas**$88.50**4.6★4,123 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKMM3MNN) [4![Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 12](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31EmFF-K2jL.jpg)**Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 12**adidas**$89.16**4.6★4,123 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKMKCR3J) [5![adidas Mens VL Court 3.0 Sneaker](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21re2z60JWL.jpg)**adidas Mens VL Court 3.0 Sneaker**adidas**$55.90**4.6★4,539 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2JS3JLR)

**~~View all top sellers →~~**

### **Newest**

by launch date

[![Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 11](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21-79OabVEL.jpg)**Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 11**adidas**$88.43**4,123 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKMLZNVD) [![Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 7](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21-79OabVEL.jpg)**Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 7**adidas**$83.53**4,123 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKML7GV9) [![Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 9](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31EmFF-K2jL.jpg)**Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 9**adidas**$88.50**4,123 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKMM3MNN) [![Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 12](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31EmFF-K2jL.jpg)**Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 12**adidas**$89.16**4,123 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKMKCR3J) [![adidas Mens VL Court 3.0 Sneaker](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21re2z60JWL.jpg)**adidas Mens VL Court 3.0 Sneaker**adidas**$55.90**4,539 rev1mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C2JS3JLR)

**~~View all new products →~~**

### **Trending**

90-day click momentum

[![adidas Samba Og Mens Shoes Size 10.5 Color: Jet Black/Ghost White/Gum 5-Black](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31OYIfLcxKL.jpg)**adidas Samba Og Mens Shoes Size 10.5 Color: Jet Black/Ghost White/Gum 5-Black**adidas**$89.96**4.5★**▲ 82%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GW8PYPW8) [![Project Cloud Sneakers for Men - 100% Genuine Leather Mens Casual Shoes Memory Foam Insole Mens Sneakers - Non Slip Outsole Dress Sneakers Men (HISVERDY Olive 7)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51zkt5m-0UL.jpg)**Project Cloud Sneakers for Men - 100% Genuine Leather Mens Casual Shoes Memory Foam Insole Mens Sneakers - Non Slip Outsole Dress Sneakers Men (HISVERDY Olive 7)**Project Cloud**$43.84**4.3★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFWK7MPG) [![Adidas Mens Barreda Alumina/Black/Gum 11](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/21xRv5WfdvL.jpg)**Adidas Mens Barreda Alumina/Black/Gum 11**adidas**$44.56**4.7★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3384LCL) [![Project Cloud Sneakers for Men - 100% Genuine Leather Mens Casual Shoes Memory Foam Insole Mens Sneakers - Non Slip Outsole Dress Sneakers Men (HISVERDY Olive 7.5)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51zkt5m-0UL.jpg)**Project Cloud Sneakers for Men - 100% Genuine Leather Mens Casual Shoes Memory Foam Insole Mens Sneakers - Non Slip Outsole Dress Sneakers Men (HISVERDY Olive 7.5)**Project Cloud**$43.29**4.3★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FFWKJV4W) [![adidas Mens VL Court 3.0 Black/White/Silver Metallic 11](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/214hKJ9KB3L.jpg)**adidas Mens VL Court 3.0 Black/White/Silver Metallic 11**adidas**$53.82**4.6★**▲ 81%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4WR8YHH)

**~~View all trending →~~**

## **Demand & seasonality**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — +8.9% search growth over the last 90 days.

70K50KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

## **Reviews**

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

### **What buyers love **

**Comfort-Overall**28%

*“Cute and Comfy”*

**Size-Overall**14%

*“Looks great and the fit is accurate”*

**Quality-Overall**13%

*“refreshing quality in my opinion”*

**Value For Money**5%

*“Awesome price”*

**Shape/Style**4%

*“Very stylish shoes clean look very comfortable good standing or walking”*

**Soft Feel**3%

*“they are soft”*

**Warmth**2%

*“These are actually great like I thought oh I feel like theyre tricking me pretending theyre cozy”*

**Color**2%

*“Love the color”*

**Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity**2%

*“They have enough elastic that they pull up at my toes”*

**Durability**2%

*“They are durable”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Size-Overall**22%

*“Weird fit”*

**Comfort-Overall**8%

*“Not comfortable”*

**Durability**8%

*“Durability questionable”*

**Ankle Support**4%

*“returning these because they are very wide at the ankle and slip up and down when I walk”*

**Product Condition**4%

*“they were used and dirty”*

**Color**3%

*“The black is actually more like a dark grey color”*

**Cushion**3%

*“Heavy padding with a rock hard sole”*

**Quality-Overall**3%

*“Maybe quality control issue”*

**Material Quality**3%

*“Very uncomfortable material — be careful”*

**Thickness**2%

*“was expecting thick socks”*

### **Top return reasons **

**Size-Overall**28%

**Feet Fit**27%

**Length**16%

**Width**10%

**Color**3%

**Comfort-Overall**3%

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%

**Shape/Style**2%

**Material Quality**1%

**Product Condition**1%