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Black Beanie

soft demand (-69.8% this quarter) — Black Beanie doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

45
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Market size 8Growth 0Conversion 46Competition 82Returns 75Price range 26Avg price 23Brand share 91Review moat 24Quality gap 63
This niche Category average

Is Black Beanie profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Black Beanie is a £31K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (103K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 44% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Black Beanie: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -69.8% over the last 90 days and 3.7% of searches end in a purchase.

£31K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr8K
Search volume / yr-69.8%103K
Conversion rate3.7%
Avg price£8.20

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 44% of demand, so 56% of the market is open.

56%

open market share

Brands · sellers41 · 118
Top-5 product click share33%
Open market56%
Avg brand age49 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 59 products

Sponsored placement75%
New entrants (1y)6· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews5,860

Top Black Beanie products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£931£2K£3K£4K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

41 rising

Sellers

118

Top-5 brand share

44%

Top 20: 84%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 68%

Open market

51%

  • EINSKEY12%
  • ROXUN10%
  • Beechfield10%
  • WS UK7%
  • Wmcaps5%
  • Samserot5%

Black Beanie demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume103KCVR3.7%Products59Brands41Top 5 Brands44%OOS Rate13.0%Rating4.4★Reviews5,860Avg BSR#302
8K6KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 15.2×

Top Black Beanie search terms shoppers use

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

  • black beanie54K/yr
  • cotton beanie hat men9K/yr
  • thin beanie hat men6K/yr
  • black beanie hat6K/yr
  • wool beanie8K/yr
  • black wooly hat6K/yr
  • wool beanie hat men6K/yr
  • mens woolen hats4K/yr
  • designer beanie hat men6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Beanie

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

86% of reviews
Warmth23%

keeps me warm

Quality-Overall21%

Excellent quality product

Size-Overall11%

The fit is versatile

Comfort-Overall8%

Comfy and warm

Value For Money8%

Good value for money

What buyers complain about

62% of reviews
Size-Overall21%

Too small

Quality-Overall11%

The hat itself is poor quality

Value For Money7%

This is not value for money

Thickness6%

It is thick

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

Misleading

Black Beanie return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

2.0%

Return rate

78%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
63%
2Quality-Overall
9%
3Color
5%
4Material Quality
5%
5Thin
3%

Common Black Beanie questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Black Beanie 45/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £31K/yr across 59 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -69.8% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Black Beanie on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Jan–Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 15.2× the quietest.