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Black Trainer Socks

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But shoppers spend only $86K a year here, so Black Trainer Socks is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 10% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +13 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£86K/yr114K searches / yr
90-day growth
+44.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
31%top-5 click share · 34 brands · 63 sellers

Flapen Score

Black Trainer Socks against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Black Trainer Socks is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Black Trainer Socks market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Black Trainer Socks 114K times last year and spent an estimated £86K. The top 5 brands take 56% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 114K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +44.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £86K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
114K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+44.9%
Conversion, latest week
8.8%
Market size, estimated
£86Ka year
Peak month
September2.0× the quietest month
Top search term
black ankle socks36K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.49.

Listings sell for £8.49 on average, from £3.60 to £18.70. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £8.49 that is £849 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.49under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.60–£18.70
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£849–£2K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

99% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #29 within Activewear. It carries 2,020 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
99%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
6.5%
Average rank
#29in Activewear
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,020per listing
Listings tracked
67

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 11 launches as successful.

11 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
11
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
40 months

Products

Top Black Trainer Socks 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 only 31% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£3K£5K£7K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

34 rising

Sellers

63

Top-5 brand share

56%

Top 20: 92%

Top-5 click share

31%

Top 20: 68%

Open market

38%

  • SOCKSVILLE16%
  • SockWaddles13%
  • The Essentials Wardrobe12%
  • CLOSEMATE8%
  • DarkCom7%
  • KEYRI6%

Demand

Black Trainer Socks search demand

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

5K3KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×

Search terms

Top Black Trainer Socks search terms shoppers use

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

  • black ankle socks36K/yr
  • black ankle socks womens 4-718K/yr
  • black trainer socks womens 4-715K/yr
  • black ankle socks men9K/yr
  • mens black ankle socks7K/yr
  • womens black trainer socks7K/yr
  • black ankle socks women7K/yr
  • womens black ankle socks7K/yr
  • ankle socks black3K/yr
  • black trainer socks women4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Trainer Socks

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

Complain

Size-Overall12%+0.33

Did not fit

Quite long

Too big

Quality-Overall12%+0.17

likely lower quality than these

Poor quality

A tad expensive for the inferior quality

Thin11%−0.11

Thin material

Very thin material

Bit on the thin side

Thickness9%−0.07

A bit thinner than I thought

Thin material

Thicker than expected

Gap/Hole6%−0.06

Holes

Defo going to have a hole in soon

they had a hole in them in literally 2 days

Love

Comfort-Overall23%+2.15

Comfortable to wear

Extremely comfortable

Comfortable as advertised

Quality-Overall19%+0.17

These socks are good quality

Excellent quality

Overall, they offer excellent value for money and reliable quality

Size-Overall12%+0.33

The fit is accurate

Excellent fit

Fit really comfortably

Value For Money9%+0.63

Excellent value

Good value for money

Good for the money

Soft Feel5%

material is soft

The socks feel soft

Comfy and soft

Return

0.5% Return rate 50% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall33%▅▆█▆██

Did not fit

Quite long

Too big

Thin13%█▄▄▅▅▃

Thin material

Very thin material

Bit on the thin side

Quality-Overall11%▇█▆▆▆█

likely lower quality than these

Poor quality

A tad expensive for the inferior quality

Material Quality7%█▄▄██▇

Cheap material

Very think material

Rough and scratchy material

Length4%▄▇█▅▄▇

FAQ

Common Black Trainer Socks questions

Answered from the same tracked data.