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sporthose

Worth a look

Shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 18% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 46Growth 87Conversion 14Competition 96Returns 35Price range 71Avg price 84Brand share 64Review moat 23Quality gap 62

Competition

Incredible18%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Growth

Great+90.5%

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

Avg price

Great€18.62

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good€7.41–€33.62

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

Brand share

Good66%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay€250K

€250K/yr · 1.2M searches

Returns

Okay4.8%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Bad7,646.55

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Bad1.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, sporthose is a €250K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% 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
13K–15K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
€233K–€279K
units × avg price
Launch success
43%
6 of 14 new (360d)
Conversion rate
1.1%
Avg BSR
#60
Page quality
0%
Prime
98%
Sponsored
90%
Out of stock
2.3%
Avg brand age
48 months
Avg seller age
178 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (18% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

32 falling

Sellers

254

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

18%

Top 20: 45%

Open market

29%

  • Under Armour28%
  • JAKO14%
  • HMIYA14%
  • Zoofly6%
  • maamgic5%
  • Superora5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +90.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
50K30KPrime Day '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×

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%2%€5K4%€10K6%€15K8%€20K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 124 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Qualität insgesamt18%

“Super Produkt”

Gesamtgröße17%

“Passt”

Komfort insgesamt16%

“Super bequem”

Übung/Sporteignung9%

“Top Sport Shorts”

Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis7%

“Preisleisung ok”

Gewicht leicht4%

“schöner leichter Stoff,”

Taschen/Abteilungen4%

“Die Taschen sind praktisch für Handy oder Kleinigkeiten”

Materialqualität2%

“Angenehmes Material”

schnelltrocknend2%

“Reissverschlüsse an Seitentaschen - schnelltrocknender Stoff - idealer Reisekleidung”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt2%

“Macht was es soll”

What buyers complain about

Gesamtgröße25%

“Fällt minimal größer aus”

Qualität insgesamt6%

“Angenehmes Tragegefühl - schlechte Qualität”

beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt4%

“Anders als abgebildet”

Haltbarkeit4%

“Zweimal gewaschen und fällt nun auseinander”

Dicke4%

“Dünner Stoff”

Materialqualität4%

“Material etwas dünn”

Nähen/Finish/Polieren3%

“Nahtfehler”

Transparenz2%

“Man kann leider durchschauen so dünn”

Taschen/Abteilungen2%

“Zu wenige Innentaschen”

Länge2%

“Viel zu lang und dünn”

Top return reasons

Gesamtgröße60%
Materialqualität6%
Qualität insgesamt5%
Länge4%
beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt3%
Dünn3%
Breite3%
Farbe2%
Taschen/Abteilungen2%
Nähen/Finish/Polieren1%

Common questions

Is sporthose profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
The niche generates €250K/yr across 124 tracked products. 6 of 14 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +90.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (61/100).
How competitive is the sporthose niche?
32 brands and 254 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 18% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in sporthose?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Gesamtgröße, Qualität insgesamt, beworben Vs Tatsächliches Produkt. The return rate is 4.8%.
When does demand for sporthose peak?
Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the sporthose niche?
Listings span €7.41–€33.62; the average listing price is €18.62 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,647 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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