black athletic shoes
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.7%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Competition
Incredible13%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Incredible$43.13avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Brand share
Great50%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Price range
Good$17.90–$146.08cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+6.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad7,516.98avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Bad8.2%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Market size
Bad$55K$55K/yr · 195K searches
Conversion
Bad0.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (13% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
57 rising
Sellers
162
Top-5 brand share
50%
Open market
46%
- Under Armour20%
- adidas14%
- New Balance6%
- Nike5%
- Amazon Essentials4%
- YRLTYO4%
Product shelf
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 209 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Under Armour Mens Charged Assert 10 Shoes (002) Black/Black/Black 11
Under Armour$50.064.6★24,057 rev
New Balance Mens Fresh Foam 520 v9 Running Shoe
New Balance$45.304.4★2,755 rev
Adidas Mens Lite Racer Adapt 7.0 Black/Grey/Grey 11
adidas$42.134.5★7,664 rev
YRLTYO Mens Tennis Shoes Running Sneaker Slip On Walking Gym Workout Athletic Breathable Lightweight Jogging Casual Sport Shoes Black Size 12
YRLTYO$19.504.3★1,152 rev
Kapsen Mens Non Slip Running Shoes Ultra Light Breathable Casual Walking Shoes Fashion Sneakers Mesh Workout Sports Shoes Full Black
Kapsen$19.494.2★3,368 rev
Newest
by launch dateAdidas Mens Lite Racer Adapt 7.0 Black/Grey/Grey 11
adidas$42.137,664 rev
Adidas Mens Lite Racer Adapt 7.0 Black/Grey/Grey 10
adidas$42.037,664 rev
adidas Mens Swift Run Core Black/Core Black/Core Black 10
adidas$59.773,458 rev
adidas Mens Swift Run Core Black/Core Black/Core Black 11
adidas$60.423,458 rev
Adidas Mens Lite Racer Adapt 7.0 Black/Grey/Grey 13
adidas$42.907,664 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
NOBULL Mens Allday 365 (Ripstop) Shoe | Athletic Cross-Training Sneaker for Gym Running & Walking Comfortable Workout Trainers Black Gum 12
NOBULL$146.084.3★
Reebok Aniwa Running Mens Shoes Black/Black/Black 15
Reebok$48.944.0★
Socviis Mens Slip On Running Shoes Athletic Walking Trainers Lightweight Breathable Mesh Tennis Sneakers All Black
Socviis$29.474.2★
Reebok Aniwa Running Mens Shoes Black/Black/Black 10.5
Reebok$45.174.0★
adidas Mens X_plrpath Black 10
adidas$40.504.6★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 79 weeks — +6.5% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Comfortable Shoes”
“Excellent fit”
“Great value”
“Awesome Quality”
“They are very lightweight and breathe easily”
“Great for running”
“Comfortable shoes and they and very durable”
“good shape”
“Just what i wanted”
“easy to wear all day”
What buyers complain about
“Bigger than expected”
“Cheaply made”
“Coming apart”
“They are not as comfortable as they sell them”
“Hurt my feet”
“Shoes too narrow”
“shows not new”
“Could be better for the price”
“Not water resistant”
“Not like the picture”