adidas shorts herren
Worth a lookShows demand growing +200.6% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Growth
Incredible+200.6%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Incredible13%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Great€18.74avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great€6.99–€51.79cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay€218K€218K/yr · 1.6M searches
Returns
Okay5.0%return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Bad4,838.94avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad0.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, adidas shorts herren is a €218K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 61/100.
Data updated Jul 12, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
Market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- €281K–€375K
- units × avg price
- Launch success
- 52%
- 28 of 54 new (360d)
- Conversion rate
- 0.7%
- Avg BSR
- #119
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 92%
- Sponsored
- 73%
- Out of stock
- 2.6%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 176 days
Competition
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (13% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
45 rising
Sellers
354
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 93%
Top-5 click share
13%
Top 20: 31%
Open market
28%
- adidas42%
- NIKE17%
- HMIYA6%
- JustSun3%
- Amazon Essentials3%
- JAKO3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +200.6% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.8×
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 242 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
adidas Herren Essential Three Stripes French Terry Short Shorts medium Grey Heather/Black L
adidas€19.664.5★1,386 rev
adidas Herren Essentials Small Logo Chelsea Shorts Black/White L
adidas€13.864.6★767 rev
Nike Herren M Nk Df Park Iii Nb K Shorts Black/White L EU
NIKE€11.174.4★23,471 rev
adidas Herren Entrada26 Training Shorts Black/White M
adidas€14.794.7★18 rev
adidas Herren Entrada26 Shorts Team Dark Green/White XS
adidas€12.084.4★213 rev
Newest
by launch date
BOOJO Sporthose Herren Kurz Hosen Schnelltrocknend Sport Shorts mit Taschen Leicht Sommer Laufhose Trainingshose Jogginghose für Gym Basketball Fitness(Schwarz L)
BOOJO€7.3424 rev
ROSS CAMP Sporthose Herren Kurz - Kurze Hosen Herren Laufshorts Männer Sommer Baumwolle Jogginghose Fitnesshose Sport Sportshorts Bermuda Shorts Hose Trainingshose Tennis (S Schwarz)
ROSS CAMP€8.17123 rev
adidas Mens Messi Short Aurora Onix/semi Flash Aqua M
adidas€17.820 rev
adidas Herren Terrex Multi Shorts Olive strata L
adidas€37.1835 rev
ZITY Textur Kurze Hosen Herren Sommer Casual Shorts Elastische Taille Leichte Freizeithose mit 3 Taschen M-3XL
ZITY€17.9829 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumZITY Textur Kurze Hosen Herren Sommer Casual Shorts Elastische Taille Leichte Freizeithose mit 3 Taschen M-3XL
ZITY€17.984.5★
Smith & Solo Sporthose Herren Kurz - Kurze Hosen Herren Laufshorts Männer Sommer Baumwolle Jogginghose Fitnesshose Sport Sportshorts Bermuda Shorts Hose Trainingshose Tennishose Schwarz S
Smith & Solo€8.524.4★
adidas Herren Terrex Multi Shorts Olive strata L
adidas€37.183.8★
Carhartt Rugged Flex Relaxed Fit Ripstop Cargo Work Short
Carhartt€51.344.6★
LVCBL Kurze Hosen Herren Leinen Sommershorts Elastische Taille Lässig Strand Shorts Weiß M
LVCBL€11.393.8★
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Passt”
“Great Quality”
“Super Bequem”
“Preis perfekt”
“Top Sport Shorts”
“Leichter Stoff”
“Wie erwartet”
“Material auch super”
“Die Taschen sind praktisch für Handy oder Kleinigkeiten”
“Reissverschlüsse an Seitentaschen - schnelltrocknender Stoff - idealer Reisekleidung”
What buyers complain about
“Fällt kleiner aus, wenig elatisch”
“Die Qualität entspricht nicht ganz meinen Vorstellungen”
“Wirkt etwas dünn”
“Loch in der Hosentasche”
“Ist anders als wie bei fotos”
“Sehr dünn”
“Nahtfehler”
“Das Material besteht nicht vollständig aus Baumwolle”
“Farbe geht raus beim waschen”
“Beim Sport sehr hinderlich”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is adidas shorts herren profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €218K/yr across 242 tracked products. 28 of 54 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +200.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (61/100).
- How competitive is the adidas shorts herren niche?
- 45 brands and 354 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 13% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in adidas shorts herren?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt, Dicke. The return rate is 5.0%.
- When does demand for adidas shorts herren peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 5.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the adidas shorts herren niche?
- Listings span €6.99–€51.79; the average listing price is €18.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,839 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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