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title: "Trend — swimming shorts men - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-08-08T09:42:32.514Z"
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  description: "Niche score 57/100 · $132K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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  "og:title": "Trend — swimming shorts men - Flapen"
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# **swimming shorts men**

**Worth a look**

Shows demand growing +202.2% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 30Growth 97Conversion 8Competition 96Returns 23Price range 47Avg price 78Brand share 65Review moat 25Quality gap 68

**Growth**

**Incredible****+202.2%**

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

**Competition**

**Incredible****14%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Avg price**

**Great****$91.66**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.3★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Brand share**

**Good****66%**

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

**Price range**

**Okay****$20.70–$188.11**

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

**Market size**

**Okay****$132K**

$132K/yr · 216K searches

**Review moat**

**Bad****4,501.55**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Returns**

**Bad****5.6%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Bad****0.7%**

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

**Signals**[** Trending**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sa&signal=trending "Search growth > 100% (90d)") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sa&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sa&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sa&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")

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