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black sunglasses

Worth a look

Shows low returns (1.3%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 21Growth 76Conversion 55Competition 57Returns 89Price range 35Avg price 36Brand share 78Review moat 34Quality gap 73

Returns

Great1.3%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great57%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Growth

Great+63.4%

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

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good51%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Good4.7%

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

Avg price

Okay£10.28

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay£3.65–£21.15

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

Review moat

Okay3,079.94

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Bad£86K

£86K/yr · 179K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, black sunglasses is a £86K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (179K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 57% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black sunglasses market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£82K–£103K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
4.7%
Avg BSR
#66
Page quality
0%
Prime
97%
Sponsored
94%
Out of stock
1.3%
Avg brand age
40 months
Avg seller age
168 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

24 falling

Sellers

30

Top-5 brand share

57%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

38%

  • LINVO25%
  • Komonee14%
  • VANANA8%
  • NEBURORA6%
  • ASTARON5%
  • Sunier5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 86 weeks — +63.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jul, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Top black sunglasses search terms

  • black sunglasses68K/yr
  • black glasses37K/yr
  • black sunglasses womens24K/yr
  • black sunglasses mens21K/yr
  • mens black sunglasses11K/yr
  • black shades6K/yr
  • sunglasses black4K/yr
  • men in black sunglasses4K/yr
  • men in black glasses3K/yr
  • men sunglasses black691/yr
All search terms

Top black sunglasses 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.

0%10%£9K20%£17K30%£26K40%£34K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about black sunglasses

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall28%

“Build quality feels solid for the price”

Value For Money25%

“Money well spent”

Size-Overall9%

“The glasses fit comfortably”

Comfort-Overall8%

“quite comfortable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

“Great exactly what I wanted”

Weight Light4%

“They're lightweight on my nose”

Shape/Style3%

“Comfortable and stylish”

Strength2%

“well built and not flimsy in any way”

Design-Overall2%

“Great design”

Color2%

“Lovely glasses good colour value for money”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall19%

“Cheap”

Size-Overall16%

“Small”

Durability15%

“Break very easily”

Value For Money7%

“Cheap”

Strength7%

“Flimsy”

Material Quality3%

“DO NOT WORK AS SUNGLASSES Not good at all very cheap materials”

Color2%

“THESE GLASSES ARE VERY DARK”

Lenses2%

“Lenses quite large”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“Not what they say”

Comfort-Overall2%

“not comfortable”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall62%
Quality-Overall8%
Shape/Style5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Functionality-Overall2%
Comfort-Overall2%
Strength2%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Color2%
Durability1%

Common questions

Is black sunglasses profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £86K/yr across 32 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +63.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
How competitive is the black sunglasses niche?
24 brands and 30 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 51% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 57% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black sunglasses?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 1.3%.
When does demand for black sunglasses peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the black sunglasses niche?
Listings span £3.65–£21.15; the average listing price is £10.28 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,080 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.