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Compression Tops for Men

Fail

Demand is soft, at -47.6% this quarter, so Compression Tops for Men is a Fail.

Flapen Score
41
41 / 100
Ranks 1,878 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −7 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£47K/yr236K searches / yr
90-day growth
-47.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
20%top-5 click share · 36 brands · 98 sellers

Flapen Score

Compression Tops for Men against its category

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

41Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Compression Tops for Men market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Compression Tops for Men 236K times last year and spent an estimated £47K. The top 5 brands take 69% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 236K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -47.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £47K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
236K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-47.6%
Conversion, latest week
1.3%
Market size, estimated
£47Ka year
Peak month
November7.9× the quietest month
Top search term
under armour compression shirt32K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.91.

Listings sell for £14.91 on average, from £7.34 to £50.52. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £14.91 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.91under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.34–£50.52
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–3K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
5.0%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, 4.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #141 within Activewear. It carries 3,992 reviews at 4.42 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
95%
Prime listings
98%
Out of stock, average day
4.8%
Average rank
#141in Activewear
Average rating
4.42 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,992per listing
Listings tracked
129

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 17 launches as successful.

17 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 46 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
17
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
46 months

Products

Top Compression Tops for 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 20% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£935£2K£3K£4K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

36 rising

Sellers

98

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 93%

Top-5 click share

20%

Top 20: 44%

Open market

27%

  • Under Armour44%
  • Runhit9%
  • Niksa7%
  • Roadbox5%
  • FDX4%
  • Sillictor3%

Demand

Compression Tops for Men search demand

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

18K13KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.9×

Search terms

Top Compression Tops for Men search terms shoppers use

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

  • under armour compression shirt32K/yr
  • under armour heatgear16K/yr
  • base layer35K/yr
  • mens base layer tops25K/yr
  • cycling base layer men8K/yr
  • baselayer mens12K/yr
  • skins for men18K/yr
  • under armour compression7K/yr
  • base layer men12K/yr
  • base layers10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Compression Tops for Men

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

Complain

Size-Overall42%−0.23

Extremely small

Size came up slightly too tight

Very big in size

Quality-Overall4%+0.43

I'm questioning the quality because after one wash the R logo started coming off

Very low quality

Very small, not good quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%−0.02

Works but not as good as advertised

nowhere near as dramatic as the advertising photos suggest

Durability3%−0.03

ripped after the second use

Compression3%+0.43

when coupled with pants I feel compressed l

Love

Size-Overall24%−0.23

true to size

Fit well

It fits snugly

Quality-Overall17%+0.43

Seems well made

Decent quality

They look like very good quality tops though so I have re-ordered in XL

Warmth10%+0.27

Kept me warm

Nice and warm

Keeps you warm

Comfort-Overall10%+0.56

Comfortable

Comfy as hel

very comfortable to wear

Value For Money8%+1.09

Good Value

Excellent value for money

Worth the money

Return

5.0% Return rate 87% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall76%▇▇████

Extremely small

Size came up slightly too tight

Very big in size

Thin3%█▆▆▄▂█
Quality-Overall2%▆▆█▄▄▂

I'm questioning the quality because after one wash the R logo started coming off

Very low quality

Very small, not good quality

Material Quality2%▅▆▂▇█▆
Compression1%▄▄▆▆██

when coupled with pants I feel compressed l

FAQ

Common Compression Tops for Men questions

Answered from the same tracked data.