basketball shorts
Worth a lookShows demand growing +128.9% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Growth
Incredible+128.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Great20%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Great€20.10avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great€7.34–€46.72cheapest 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
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Bad5.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Bad11,858.16avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad€30K€30K/yr · 245K searches
Conversion
Bad0.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, basketball shorts is a €30K/yr Amazon Germany market (245K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.
Data updated Jul 12, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
basketball shorts market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- €30K–€40K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.6%
- Avg BSR
- #160
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 92%
- Sponsored
- 77%
- Out of stock
- 4.1%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 178 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (20% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
36 rising
Sellers
268
Top-5 brand share
57%
Top 20: 91%
Top-5 click share
20%
Top 20: 49%
Open market
38%
- Under Armour23%
- Amazon Essentials12%
- fovdtaa8%
- Urban Classics7%
- Litherday6%
- NIKE5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +128.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.1×
Top basketball shorts search terms
- basketball shorts herren50K/yr
- basketball shorts73K/yr
- basketball hose herren15K/yr
- basketball hose17K/yr
- mesh shorts herren11K/yr
- jordan shorts9K/yr
- under armour kurze hose herren12K/yr
- nba shorts10K/yr
- jordan shorts herren6K/yr
- under armour badehose5K/yr
Top basketball shorts products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Under Armour Herren Tech Graphic Short atmungsaktive Sweatshorts für Männer komfortable kurze Hose mit loser Passform
Under Armour€16.164.6★62,214 rev
Litherday Shorts Herren Sportshorts Kurz Hosen Streifen Jogginghose Sommer Traininghose mit Taschen Elastischer Bund und Atmungsaktive Shorts zum Fitness Running Gym Basketball Schwarz L
Litherday€13.114.4★1,124 rev
Cimic Sporthose Herren Kurz Shorts Kurze Hosen Laufhose Jogginghose Herren Hose Sommer fur Sport Basketball Gym Männer Schnell Trocknend Atmungsaktive mit Taschen 1 Pack Men D3030 Black L
Cimic€12.244.4★287 rev
Amazon Essentials Herren Sportliche Basketball-Performance-Tech-Trainingsshorts mit Lockerer Passform 20 3cm Beininnenlänge 2er-Pack Schwarz L
Amazon Essentials€16.724.4★73,102 rev
fovdtaa 5er-Pack Herren Sport-Shorts Athletische Shorts Schnell trocknend Fitness Gym Lauf-Fitness-Workout-Shorts mit Taschen und elastischem Bund 4XL
fovdtaa€29.914.2★116 rev
Newest
by launch datefovdtaa 5er-Pack Herren Sport-Shorts Athletische Shorts Schnell trocknend Fitness Gym Lauf-Fitness-Workout-Shorts mit Taschen und elastischem Bund 4XL
fovdtaa€29.91116 rev
fovdtaa Herren-Sport-Shorts Sport-Shorts schnelltrocknend für Fitnessstudio Laufen Fitness Workout Shorts mit Taschen und elastischem Bund Schwarz Marineblau Weiß Hellgrau Grün S
fovdtaa€29.92116 rev
JMIERR Herren Kurze Hose Schwarz Sommer Shorts Joggingshorts Baggy Sweatpants Kurz Gym Sportshorts Mit Kordelzug L
JMIERR€17.8246 rev
Cimic Sporthose Herren Kurz Shorts Kurze Hosen Laufhose Jogginghose Herren Hose Sommer fur Sport Basketball Gym Männer Schnell Trocknend Atmungsaktive mit Taschen 1 Pack Men D3030 Black L
Cimic€12.24287 rev
miijoory 5er Pack Sporthose Herren Kurz Hosen Sport Shorts mit Taschen Schnell Trocknend Trainingshose Laufhose für Gym Basketball Fitness(L Schwarz Schwarz Dunkelgrau Dunkelblau Hellgrau)
miijoory€23.95721 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumfovdtaa 5er-Pack Herren Sport-Shorts Athletische Shorts Schnell trocknend Fitness Gym Lauf-Fitness-Workout-Shorts mit Taschen und elastischem Bund 4XL
fovdtaa€29.914.2★
fovdtaa Herren-Sport-Shorts Sport-Shorts schnelltrocknend für Fitnessstudio Laufen Fitness Workout Shorts mit Taschen und elastischem Bund Schwarz Marineblau Weiß Hellgrau Grün S
fovdtaa€29.924.2★
Amazon Essentials Herren Sportliche Basketball-Performance-Tech-Trainingsshorts mit Lockerer Passform 20 3cm Beininnenlänge 2er-Pack Schwarz 5XL Große Größen
Amazon Essentials€16.414.4★
JMIERR Herren Kurze Hose Schwarz Sommer Shorts Joggingshorts Baggy Sweatpants Kurz Gym Sportshorts Mit Kordelzug L
JMIERR€17.824.1★
Oanviso Herren Basketball Shorts Mesh Sportshorts Atmungsaktiv Laufshorts Gestreifter Saum Kurze Hose mit Taschen Elastischer Bund Casual Shorts Sommer Fitness Running Sweatshorts A Grau L
Oanviso€12.874.4★
What buyers say about basketball shorts
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Passt”
“Super Ware, alles Bestens”
“Super bequem”
“Ganz okay für kleines Geld”
“ideal für sportliche Aktivitäten”
“Angenehmes Material”
“Entspricht voll und ganz meinen Erwartungen”
“Prima kurze Hose mit einigen verstau Möglichkeiten”
“Luftig leicht und bequem”
“Die Hose ansich ist sehr bequem trocknet schnell”
What buyers complain about
“Fällt kleiner aus, wenig elatisch”
“schlechte Qualität”
“Ist anders als wie bei fotos”
“Wirkt etwas dünn”
“Sehr dünnes Material”
“Genau deshalb ist es umso ärgerlicher, dass die Haltbarkeit leider nicht überzeugt”
“Sehr dünnes Material”
“Man kann leider durchschauen so dünn”
“der Schnitt am Bein wirft Falten”
“Im "Schritt" etwas eng.”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is basketball shorts profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €30K/yr across 114 tracked products. 2 of 20 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +128.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
- How competitive is the basketball shorts niche?
- 36 brands and 268 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 20% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 57% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in basketball shorts?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt, beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt. The return rate is 5.8% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for basketball shorts peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 4.1× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the basketball shorts niche?
- Listings span €7.34–€46.72; the average listing price is €20.10 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 11,858 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.