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Work Gloves

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But prices span $4.88–$12.72, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Work Gloves is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 24% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +5 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£532K/yr1.2M searches / yr
90-day growth
-22.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
44%top-5 click share · 23 brands · 45 sellers

Flapen Score

Work Gloves against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Work Gloves is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Work Gloves market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Work Gloves 1.2M times last year and spent an estimated £532K. The top 5 brands take 61% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.2M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -22.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £532K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.2M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-22.4%
Conversion, latest week
5.2%
Market size, estimated
£532Ka year
Peak month
November1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
work gloves612K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.41.

Listings sell for £8.41 on average, from £4.88 to £12.72. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £8.41 that is £8K to £11K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.41under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.88–£12.72
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£11K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #43 within Safety & Security. It carries 1,641 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
92%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
4.8%
Average rank
#43in Safety & Security
Average rating
4.37 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,641per listing
Listings tracked
38

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 60 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
60 months

Products

Top Work Gloves products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£27K£53K£80K£106K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

23 falling

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

61%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 82%

Open market

32%

  • Rainberg18%
  • Straame13%
  • Velway12%
  • SAWANS11%
  • ANDANDA7%
  • Supreme TTF7%

Demand

Work Gloves search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

45K35KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Work Gloves search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • work gloves612K/yr
  • work gloves men141K/yr
  • safety gloves60K/yr
  • working gloves43K/yr
  • heavy duty gloves31K/yr
  • work gloves size 933K/yr
  • work gloves size 1027K/yr
  • mens work gloves35K/yr
  • site gloves24K/yr
  • builders gloves25K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Work Gloves

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall26%−0.15

they were tight

Little bit small

Tight fitting

Quality-Overall12%+0.92

Bad quality

very cheep quality

Cheap quality

Durability12%−0.14

Didn't even last a week

Poor Durability

Not durable at all

Color4%−0.01

it's left orange dye that still there after several washes along with an awful smell

Different colour arrived

Colour bleeds into skin

Water Resistance3%−0.03

Not water proof, very thin, only good for keeping hands clean if your hands are in your pockets

Not waterproof

not water resistant

Love

Quality-Overall21%+0.92

fair quality for price

Reasonable quality Reasonable price

Brilliant quality

Value For Money17%+1.18

Good for the price

Excellent value

Good value for money

Grip16%+1.44

Good grip

they offer a good grip for pruning

Perfect dog walking gloves super grip thank you

Size-Overall14%−0.15

easy to fit

true to size

Fit very well

Comfort-Overall6%+0.34

Comfortable to wear

Very comfortable

Very comfortable gloves

Return

0.5% Return rate 82% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall79%██████

they were tight

Little bit small

Tight fitting

Quality-Overall7%█▃▆▅▆▅

Bad quality

very cheep quality

Cheap quality

Thin3%▄▂█▃▆▂
Grip2%▆▃▆▆▆█

Had to use pliers to get them off fingers, ridiculously tight

very difficult to move hands

Dont have great grip

Material Quality2%▃█▃▆▂▃

FAQ

Common Work Gloves questions

Answered from the same tracked data.