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A small market ($21K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 5Growth 10Conversion 10Competition 88Returns 23Price range 78Avg price 95Brand share 19Review moat 26Quality gap 37

Avg price

Incredible$23.04

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great27%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great$9.20–$36.80

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay3,921.58

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Bad6.4%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Bad92%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Growth

Bad-29.3%

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

Conversion

Bad0.8%

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

Market size

Bad$21K

$21K/yr · 116K searches

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (27% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

12 flat

Sellers

149

Top-5 brand share

92%

Open market

6%

  • Under Armour62%
  • G Gradual11%
  • Nike9%
  • Runhit9%
  • adidas2%
  • TELALEO1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 6%)

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%$6276%$1K9%$2K12%$3K1101001K10K100K 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 57 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -29.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall30%

“It fit as stated”

Comfort-Overall21%

“So comfortable”

Exercise/Sports Suitability7%

“Great for cheer and volleyball”

Quality-Overall6%

“The quality of shorts is great”

Value For Money5%

“Worth it”

Soft Feel4%

“So soft and breathable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Exactly like description”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%

“They have just the right amount of stretch”

Breathability3%

“Very comfortable breathable”

Durability3%

“They are durable”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall29%

“Size up”

Thickness5%

“Wish the fabric was a little thicker”

Material Quality5%

“Material pulled open at the bottom of the waist band”

Color4%

“Theyre a faded black”

Inseam Fit4%

“The inseam hurt me”

Length4%

“Just a bit short would be nice to be longer”

Stitch/Finish/Polish3%

“the seam was a bit troublesome”

Quality-Overall3%

“Not the Usual Under Armour Quality”

Comfort-Overall3%

“Very uncomfortable”

Exercise/Sports Suitability2%

“I do not wear these for any exercise so I cannot attest to their longevity in that aspect”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall56%
Waist Fit11%
Length7%
Thigh Fit4%
Inseam Fit3%
Material Quality3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Color2%
Thin2%
Compression2%