mesh cap
Skip itA small market ($57K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Growth
Great+95.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Great€19.97avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great€7.72–€50.34cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good41%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Good4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Bad5.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Bad11,098.29avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad1.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad€57K€57K/yr · 195K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, mesh cap is a €57K/yr Amazon Germany market (195K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Data updated Jul 20, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
mesh cap market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- €60K–€80K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.5%
- Avg BSR
- #1,212
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 79%
- Sponsored
- 62%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 51 months
- Avg seller age
- 178 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
18 rising
Sellers
148
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
41%
Top 20: 79%
Open market
13%
- Carhartt72%
- FURTALK4%
- THE NORTH FACE4%
- Soulbuddy2%
- Hiwelove2%
- Beechfield2%
- Open — no brand owns it (12 brands, 13%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +95.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
Top mesh cap search terms
- carhartt cap91K/yr
- dad cap31K/yr
- carhartt cap herren24K/yr
- low profile cap9K/yr
- cap papa6K/yr
- cap carhartt10K/yr
- dad cap herren8K/yr
- cap herren carhartt5K/yr
- dickies cap7K/yr
- carhartt kappe5K/yr
Top mesh cap 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
Carhartt Herren Canvas Cap Baseballkappe Schwarz Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€16.404.5★33,702 rev
Carhartt Herren Canvas Cap Baseballkappe Dusty Olive Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€17.294.5★33,702 rev
Carhartt Herren-Kappe mit Flacher Krempe Schwarz Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€20.204.5★545 rev
Carhartt Herren Firm Duck Flat Brim Cap Braun Brown Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€19.124.1★10,108 rev
Carhartt Herren Rugged Flex Twill Mesh Back Logo Patch Cap Schwarz Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€22.394.5★2,129 rev
Newest
by launch date
Carhartt Herren Rugged Flex Twill Mesh Back Script Patch Cap Schwarz Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€23.99169 rev
Carhartt Herren Canvas Mesh Back Logo Graphic Cap Dunkelbronzefarbenes Grün Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€26.758,316 rev
Carhartt Herren Canvas Mesh-Back Cap Baseballkappe Dark Khaki Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€17.05328 rev
Carhartt Rugged Professional Series Mesh-Rückenkappe aus Canvas Schwarz Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€17.71372 rev
Carhartt Herren Canvas Mesh-Back Cap Baseballkappe Navy Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€17.55328 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Soulbuddy Eltern Kind Partnerlook Caps Familien Outfit für Erwachsene und Kinder Vatertagsgeschenk Papa Geschenk Partnerlook Familie Schwarz One Size Erwachsene + Kids S
Soulbuddy€50.344.7★
FURTALK Unisex Vintage Basecap Herren und Damen Baumwolle Cap Verstellbare Baseball Cap
FURTALK€13.124.3★
Carhartt Herren Canvas Cap Baseballkappe Dusty Olive Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€17.294.5★
Carhartt Herren Canvas Cap Baseballkappe Carhartt Braun Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€18.644.5★
Carhartt Herren Rugged Flex Twill Mesh Back Logo Patch Cap Asphalt Einheitsgröße
Carhartt€22.984.5★
What buyers say about mesh cap
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Super Qualität”
“Passt super”
“Geld wert”
“Wie auf dem Bild”
“Material”
“Sehr guter Sitz”
“Sehr schöne Farbe”
“Perfekt Look”
“hält warm”
“Geiles Teil 👍🏽 Sehr robust”
What buyers complain about
“Unerwartete Passform”
“Werden wahrscheinlich jetzt billiger produziert”
“Farbe bleicht aus”
“Die Kappe ist sehr hart”
“außerdem haben die Mützen sehr streng nach Chemie gerochen”
“Leider nach wenigen malen Tragen einen Rand vom Schweiß Bekommen der mit keinem der 100 Varianten die man so machen kann wieder raus ging”
“Produktbild nicht eindeutig”
“Metall-Puma-Emblem korrodiert und sieht deshalb schäbig aus”
“Für den Preis traurig”
“Das Material hatte mir nicht gefallen”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is mesh cap profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €57K/yr across 42 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +95.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
- How competitive is the mesh cap niche?
- 18 brands and 148 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in mesh cap?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt, Farbe. The return rate is 5.9% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for mesh cap peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 3.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the mesh cap niche?
- Listings span €7.72–€50.34; the average listing price is €19.97 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 11,098 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.