hiking shorts
Worth a lookShows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 12% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Competition
Incredible12%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Growth
Incredible+134.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Incredible$25.77avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$9.45–$55.87cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Great57%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay2,161.55avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay$112K$112K/yr · 963K searches
Returns
Bad9.5%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Bad0.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (12% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
58 rising
Sellers
95
Top-5 brand share
57%
Open market
40%
- Willit17%
- G Gradual14%
- SANTINY10%
- MAGCOMSEN9%
- CRZ YOGA8%
- Shallowlulu2%
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 188 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SANTINY Womens 5 Golf Shorts with Pockets Quick Dry Stretch Work Outdoor Hiking Shorts for Women Casual Summer (Black_L)
SANTINY$32.094.2★569 rev
CRZ YOGA Womens Lightweight Mid Rise Hiking Shorts 4 - Stretch for Athletic Summer Travel Outdoor Golf with Zip Pockets Black Small
CRZ YOGA$29.854.6★1,234 rev
Shallowlulu Mens Cargo Hiking Shorts Water Resistant Quick Dry Lightweight Breathable Tactical Shorts with Nylon Belt(Grey 34W/10L)
Shallowlulu$30.684.6★2,654 rev
G Gradual Womens 7 Hiking Cargo Shorts Quick Dry Lightweight Golf Outdoor Work Summer Travel Shorts with Pockets(Navy Blue M)
G Gradual$30.534.4★487 rev
DLOODA Womens Skort Tennis Skirt with Pocket Shorts Mini Golf Skirts High Waisted Athletic Skorts Summer Workout Black
DLOODA$14.274.6★2,115 rev
Newest
by launch date
Willit Womens Hiking Shorts Qucik Dry Stretch Travel Golf Casual Shorts with Pockets Water Resistant 5 Sage Green 8
Willit$32.9631 rev
BMJL Athletic High Waisted Shorts Pleated with Pockets 4.5 Workout Shorts for Women Moisture Wicking(S Black)
BMJL$19.5627 rev
BMJL Womens Dressy Casual Shorts 5 Summer Travel High Waisted Lounge Golf Workout Running Shorts with PocketsM Black
BMJL$21.6832 rev
BMJL Womens Dressy Casual Shorts 5 Summer Travel High Waisted Lounge Golf Workout Running Shorts with PocketsL Black
BMJL$21.7432 rev
BMJL Womens Dressy Casual Shorts 5 Summer Travel High Waisted Lounge Golf Workout Running Shorts with Pockets2XL Black
BMJL$21.5732 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBMJL Womens Dressy Casual Shorts 5 Summer Travel High Waisted Lounge Golf Workout Running Shorts with Pockets2XL Black
BMJL$21.574.2★
Amazon Essentials Mens 10 Lightweight Ripstop Stretch Multi-Pocket Cargo Shorts Khaki Brown 30
Amazon Essentials$18.324.5★
CQR Mens Quick Dry Stretch Hiking Cargo Shorts Lightweight Water Resistant Tactical Casual Golf & Outdoor with Pockets Rocky Fuscous Green 32W x 12L
CQR$36.804.4★
Moosehill Mens Hiking Cargo Shorts: Quick Dry Lightweight Stretch Outdoor Fishing Camping with 9 Pockets (Self-Storing) (Khaki 34)
Moosehill$28.754.4★
AOBUTE Women Lightweight Golf Shorts 3 Stretch Athletic Pants with Pockets Elastic Waistband Workout Shorts Black S
AOBUTE$28.003.9★
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +134.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.8×
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fit good”
“So comfortable”
“Excellent product”
“Good pockets”
“Lightweight material”
“I love the colors”
“Comfortable and stretchy”
“Lightweight and breathable”
“Love them for walking and hiking”
“Great value”
What buyers complain about
“size down”
“Awful quality”
“Material is strange”
“A little loose at the waist”
“fabric is quite thin”
“No Pockets as Listed”
“past mid thigh”
“They are not wrinkle free as presented”
“a little overpriced”
“They do not last”