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Compression Socks

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.2% of orders. But demand is soft, at -4.6% this quarter, so Compression Socks is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 27% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +6 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£973K/yr3.3M searches / yr
90-day growth
-4.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
50%top-5 click share · 19 brands · 29 sellers

Flapen Score

Compression Socks against its category

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

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Compression Socks market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Compression Socks 3.3M times last year and spent an estimated £973K. The top 5 brands take 65% of clicks. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 3.3M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £973K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
3.3M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-4.6%
Conversion, latest week
3.1%
Market size, estimated
£973Ka year
Peak month
September1.2× the quietest month
Top search term
compression socks for women1.2M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.38.

Listings sell for £9.38 on average, from £4.86 to £24.65. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 100K to 125K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At £9.38 that is £23K to £28K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.38under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.86–£24.65
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
100K–125K
Units per listing a year
2,500–3,000
Revenue per listing a year
£23K–£28K
Returns
1.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #18 within Activewear. It carries 3,826 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.5%
Average rank
#18in Activewear
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,826per listing
Listings tracked
36

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 5 of last year's 16 launches as successful.

16 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 5 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
16
Successful launches
5Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top Compression 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 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£49K£97K£146K£195K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

19 falling

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

29%

  • 360 RELIEF19%
  • CAMBIVO15%
  • DRESHOW13%
  • Losvcbcx13%
  • Pnosnesy6%
  • Calves Kelson6%

Demand

Compression Socks search demand

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

70K50KSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2×

Search terms

Top Compression Socks search terms shoppers use

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

  • compression socks for women1.2M/yr
  • compression socks741K/yr
  • flight socks for women278K/yr
  • compression socks men256K/yr
  • flight socks193K/yr
  • flight socks for men82K/yr
  • compression stockings62K/yr
  • compression socks for men49K/yr
  • compression socks for flying68K/yr
  • support socks for women50K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Compression Socks

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

Complain

Size-Overall25%−0.27

Way too tight

Big size

Sizing small

Compression7%

Lacks compression

Not Compression

Not compression socks

Ease Of Use4%−0.02

Not easy fit

Obviously theyre hard to put on

Difficult to get on

Swelling4%

have noticed that my ankles swell after my flights for a few days

swelling of my ankles

I used to get really swollen

Comfort-Overall3%+1.53

Very uncomfortable

not very comfortable after an hour or so

not comfortable

Love

Comfort-Overall21%+1.53

Nice comfortable

Very comfortable and easy to put on

Comfortable to wear

Quality-Overall16%+1.37

Excellent product

Great product, just as advertised

Seem well made

Compression12%

Good compression

Excellent compression socks

Comfortable compression

Size-Overall11%−0.27

they fit snuggly

They fit snugly

Comfort fit

Value For Money7%+0.46

Excellent value

good value

Good Value

Return

1.2% Return rate 82% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall64%█▇▇███

Way too tight

Big size

Sizing small

Compression8%▅▆█▆▅▆

Lacks compression

Not Compression

Not compression socks

Feet Fit5%█▄▆▅▅▅
Length3%▂█▄▄█▃
Thigh Fit3%▆█▆▄▃▂

FAQ

Common Compression Socks questions

Answered from the same tracked data.