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Cap scores 66 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $856K a year here, search demand grew +73.8% this quarter, and returns run at 1.7% of orders.

Flapen Score
66
66 / 100
Top 3% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +18 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£856K/yr5.0M searches / yr
90-day growth
+73.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
26%top-5 click share · 41 brands · 126 sellers

Flapen Score

Cap against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Cap is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

66Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Cap market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Cap 5.0M times last year and spent an estimated £856K. The top 5 brands take 50% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 66 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

1.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 5.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +73.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £856K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
5.0M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+73.8%
Conversion, latest week
1.6%
Market size, estimated
£856Ka year
Peak month
July1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
cap835K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.96.

Listings sell for £10.96 on average, from £4.15 to £25.87. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £10.96 that is £5K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.96under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.15–£25.87
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
60K–80K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£8K
Returns
1.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 97% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #88 within Boys. It carries 4,022 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
97%
Out of stock, average day
1.4%
Average rank
#88in Boys
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,022per listing
Listings tracked
75

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 4 of last year's 11 launches as successful.

11 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 4 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
11
Successful launches
4Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
49 months

Products

Top Cap 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 26% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£26K£51K£77K£103K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

41 falling

Sellers

126

Top-5 brand share

50%

Top 20: 85%

Top-5 click share

26%

Top 20: 58%

Open market

46%

  • New Era24%
  • FURTALK10%
  • Under Armour8%
  • NIKE4%
  • Enwokran4%
  • ViEinkaufen4%

Demand

Cap search demand

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

225K175KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Cap search terms shoppers use

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

  • cap835K/yr
  • baseball cap mens417K/yr
  • baseball cap432K/yr
  • mens cap340K/yr
  • hat387K/yr
  • mens baseball caps231K/yr
  • caps for men213K/yr
  • trucker caps for men195K/yr
  • mens hats & caps323K/yr
  • mens caps176K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Cap

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

Complain

Size-Overall26%−0.08

On the small size

Bad fit for me

Large Fit

Quality-Overall11%+2.57

Very cheap and I guess you get what you pay for

Not great quality and uneven shape

Bad quality

Shape/Style5%−0.04

Odd shape

Shape isn't great

It's out of shape

Value For Money4%+1.13

a bit expensive

overpriced

not worth the money

Color4%

it's a completely different colour

Colour wrong

the colour faded

Love

Quality-Overall29%+2.57

Excellent quality

Good quality and exactly as advertised

Its well made

Size-Overall22%−0.08

fits my head comfortably

Amazing as described perfect fit

Excellent Fit

Value For Money17%+1.13

Excellent value

Great value for money

Fair price

Color5%

Colours good too and great selection

Nice colour

Colour as described

Comfort-Overall5%

Its comfortable

comfortable to wear

Very comfy, just adjust it to the right size

Return

1.7% Return rate 88% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall65%▇█████

On the small size

Bad fit for me

Large Fit

Color8%▆▇▇▇█▇

it's a completely different colour

Colour wrong

the colour faded

Shape/Style7%█▄▅▄▇▅

Odd shape

Shape isn't great

It's out of shape

Quality-Overall5%▇█▇█▅▅

Very cheap and I guess you get what you pay for

Not great quality and uneven shape

Bad quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%▆█▄▄▃▅

Not the size advertised

Unfortunately, it's not the size advertised

it's not like the pic

FAQ

Common Cap questions

Answered from the same tracked data.