sporthose
Worth a lookShows 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.
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€18.62avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good€7.41–€33.62cheapest 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 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Bad7,646.55avg 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 — 60/100.
Data updated Jul 12, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sporthose market data
- Units sold / yr
- 13K–15K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- €233K–€279K
- units × avg price
- 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 & brand share
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.Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×
Top sporthose search terms
- laufhose herren kurz210K/yr
- under armour herren shorts119K/yr
- jako169K/yr
- jako kurze hose herren84K/yr
- laufshorts herren67K/yr
- running shorts men51K/yr
- basketball shorts73K/yr
- laufhose herren68K/yr
- laufhose61K/yr
- sport hose herren65K/yr
Top sporthose 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
maamgic 2 in 1 Laufhose Herren Kurz mit Handytasche Schnelltrocknend 5 Innenlänge Sporthose Kurz mit Innenhose Sporthose für Running Fitness Workout Athletic Weiß Muster L
maamgic€22.874.3★768 rev
HMIYA Herren 2 in 1 Shorts Fitness Sporthose Kurz Jogginghose Schnelltrocknende Laufhose mit Kompressionsshorts und Taschen Reißverschlussfach(Dunkelgrau EU-L/US-M)
HMIYA€17.674.2★942 rev
Under Armour Herren Tech Graphic Short atmungsaktive Sweatshorts für Männer komfortable kurze Hose mit loser Passform
Under Armour€16.164.6★62,214 rev
Under Armour Herren UA HG Armour Shorts kurze Laufhose atmungsaktive Herrenshorts
Under Armour€18.374.6★13,233 rev
HMIYA Herren 2 in 1 Shorts Fitness Sporthose Kurz Jogginghose Schnelltrocknende Laufhose mit Kompressionsshorts und Taschen Reißverschlussfach(Schwarz EU-L/US-M)
HMIYA€17.444.2★942 rev
Newest
by launch date
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
Zoofly Sport Shorts Herren Sporthosen Kurze Atmungsaktive Mit Reißverschluss Kurz Trainingshose Jogginghose Laufhose Schwarz Running Hose Fitness Shorts Mann-Schwarz*3-M
Zoofly€29.03218 rev
kuzwufs Kurze Sport Shorts Herren Mit Zip Herren Kurze Gym Shorts Trainingsshorts Running Sporthose Herren Laufhose Jogginghose Mit Taschen Laufshorts Schwarz Herren Kurz-Schwarz*3-M
kuzwufs€31.50267 rev
LORSPORTCH Herren Laufshorts 2 in 1 Shorts Gym Athletic Shorts Outdoor Marathon Workout Trainingsshorts Mit Eingebaut Taschen Schwarz-L
LORSPORTCH€12.36298 rev
maamgic 2 in 1 Laufhose Herren Kurz mit Handytasche Schnelltrocknend 5 Innenlänge Sporthose Kurz mit Innenhose Sporthose für Running Fitness Workout Athletic Weiß Muster L
maamgic€22.87768 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumZoofly Sport Shorts Herren Sporthosen Kurze Atmungsaktive Mit Reißverschluss Kurz Trainingshose Jogginghose Laufhose Schwarz Running Hose Fitness Shorts Mann-Schwarz*3-M
Zoofly€29.034.2★
Superora Herren Sport Shorts Laufshorts 2 in 1 Kurze Running Sporthose Fitness Training Mit Eingebaut Taschen
Superora€15.254.4★
HMIYA Herren Sport Shorts Kurze Hose Schnell Trocknend Sporthose Leicht mit Reißverschlusstasche(Dunkelgrau EU-S/US-XS)
HMIYA€13.624.4★
kuzwufs Kurze Sport Shorts Herren Mit Zip Herren Kurze Gym Shorts Trainingsshorts Running Sporthose Herren Laufhose Jogginghose Mit Taschen Laufshorts Schwarz Herren Kurz-Schwarz*3-M
kuzwufs€31.504.2★
Under Armour Challenger Core Short schwarz L Herren
Under Armour€15.364.3★
What buyers say about sporthose
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Super Produkt”
“Passt”
“Super bequem”
“Top Sport Shorts”
“Preisleisung ok”
“schöner leichter Stoff,”
“Die Taschen sind praktisch für Handy oder Kleinigkeiten”
“Angenehmes Material”
“Reissverschlüsse an Seitentaschen - schnelltrocknender Stoff - idealer Reisekleidung”
“Macht was es soll”
What buyers complain about
“Fällt minimal größer aus”
“Angenehmes Tragegefühl - schlechte Qualität”
“Anders als abgebildet”
“Zweimal gewaschen und fällt nun auseinander”
“Dünner Stoff”
“Material etwas dünn”
“Nahtfehler”
“Man kann leider durchschauen so dünn”
“Zu wenige Innentaschen”
“Viel zu lang und dünn”
Top return reasons
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 (60/100).
- 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.