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Compression Shorts Men

Fail

Shoppers spend only $66K a year here, so Compression Shorts Men is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 1,186 of 2,461 Fashion niches · on the category median
Market size
£66K/yr307K searches / yr
90-day growth
+16.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
33%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 54 sellers

Flapen Score

Compression Shorts Men against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Compression Shorts Men is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Compression Shorts Men market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Compression Shorts Men 307K times last year and spent an estimated £66K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 307K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +16.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £66K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
307K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+16.6%
Conversion, latest week
1.5%
Market size, estimated
£66Ka year
Peak month
September1.2× the quietest month
Top search term
compression shorts men95K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.16.

Listings sell for £14.16 on average, from £4.43 to £30.91. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £14.16 that is £1K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.16under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.43–£30.91
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
5K–6K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£4K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 98% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #27 within Activewear. It carries 4,721 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
95%
Prime listings
98%
Out of stock, average day
1.8%
Average rank
#27in Activewear
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,721per listing
Listings tracked
57

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 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 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Compression Shorts Men 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 33% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£4K£6K£8K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

54

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 68%

Open market

15%

  • Niksa44%
  • Runhit14%
  • Under Armour10%
  • DANISH ENDURANCE7%
  • Roadbox7%
  • Tigersay3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (13 brands, 15%)

Demand

Compression Shorts Men search demand

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

8K6KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Search terms

Top Compression Shorts Men search terms shoppers use

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

  • compression shorts men95K/yr
  • mens compression shorts48K/yr
  • compression shorts40K/yr
  • running underwear men14K/yr
  • lycra shorts mens12K/yr
  • under armour compression shorts17K/yr
  • anti chafing shorts men7K/yr
  • mens lycra shorts8K/yr
  • under shorts mens8K/yr
  • compression underwear for men7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Compression Shorts Men

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

Complain

Size-Overall22%−0.15

Too small

Too big

Too long

Compression6%−0.07

Absolutely zero compression

though compression benefits are probably not huge

the compression is tight to begin with

Material Quality5%−0.07

material itself feels coarse

Flimsy material

I don't know the quality of the material

Quality-Overall3%+0.66

Quality is not good enough

Not what I expected - poor quality and no support

Exercise/Sports Suitability3%+0.60

I had problems with boxers riding up

It does not help as I am a regular gym goer who train legs on a weekly basis

Love

Comfort-Overall20%+2.06

Really comfortable

Comfortable to wear

Really comfortable all day

Size-Overall17%−0.15

Fit great

true to size

The fit is snug

Quality-Overall14%+0.66

Very well made

Excellent product

The quality is brilliant perfect for a base layer

Value For Money7%+0.49

Worth the money

Great value

Good for the price

Material Quality6%−0.07

soft Material

the material is good quality and very comfortable

Good material

Return

1.4% Return rate 74% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall63%▅█▆▇▆█

Too small

Too big

Too long

Pockets/Compartments5%▇▅▄▃█▄

Doesnt have pockets

No pockets

Pockets are baggy

Compression5%▃▂▇▆█▅

Absolutely zero compression

though compression benefits are probably not huge

the compression is tight to begin with

Quality-Overall4%▅▃█▁▂▂

Quality is not good enough

Not what I expected - poor quality and no support

Length3%▆▅▁█▇▃

they are a fraction too long for my liking

found them to be far too long

They are longer than my photo would suggest

FAQ

Common Compression Shorts Men questions

Answered from the same tracked data.