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Diabetic Socks for Men

Pass

Diabetic Socks for Men scores 66 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $569K a year here, search demand grew +5.5% this quarter, and returns run at 0.6% of orders.

Flapen Score
66
66 / 100
Top 3% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +18 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£569K/yr746K searches / yr
90-day growth
+5.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
28%top-5 click share · 41 brands · 64 sellers

Flapen Score

Diabetic Socks for Men against its category

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

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

Market

The Diabetic Socks for Men market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Diabetic Socks for Men 746K times last year and spent an estimated £569K. The top 5 brands take 42% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 66 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

7.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 746K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +5.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £569K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
746K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+5.5%
Conversion, latest week
7.4%
Market size, estimated
£569Ka year
Peak month
December2.6× the quietest month
Top search term
diabetic socks for men277K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.24.

Listings sell for £10.24 on average, from £3.18 to £19.28. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £10.24 that is £8K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.24under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.18–£19.28
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£10K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 93% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #143 within Socks & Hosiery. It carries 1,240 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
93%
Out of stock, average day
3.0%
Average rank
#143in Socks & Hosiery
Average rating
4.40 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,240per listing
Listings tracked
83

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 25 launches as successful.

25 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 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
25
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
49 months

Products

Top Diabetic Socks 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 28% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£11K£23K£34K£46K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

41 rising

Sellers

64

Top-5 brand share

42%

Top 20: 85%

Top-5 click share

28%

Top 20: 59%

Open market

53%

  • Occulto11%
  • Gentle Grip11%
  • SukModen8%
  • ZFSOCK6%
  • IOMI6%
  • SOCK-TEC6%

Demand

Diabetic Socks for Men search demand

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

30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Search terms

Top Diabetic Socks for Men search terms shoppers use

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

  • diabetic socks for men277K/yr
  • diabetic socks105K/yr
  • socks for swollen feet and ankles49K/yr
  • gentle grip socks for men 6-1148K/yr
  • soft top socks for men40K/yr
  • mens diabetic socks30K/yr
  • gentle grip socks28K/yr
  • mens diabetic socks size 9-12 uk20K/yr
  • diabetic socks for men 9-1219K/yr
  • soft top socks21K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Diabetic Socks for Men

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

Complain

Size-Overall15%−0.04

large for size

Bit tight

Far too small

Quality-Overall9%

Absolutely rubbish

POOR QUALITY

Cheap and nasty product

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity8%−0.07

Not stretchy

Not Non-Elastic

stretch is no way near as advertised

Gap/Hole5%−0.07

Holes within a few weeks

The hole o. There was a hole in the one sock

Hole at toe already

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%−0.03

misleading information about product

Completely wrong description

Item NOT as described

Love

Comfort-Overall27%+2.90

Extremely comfortable

Comfortable as expected

Comfortable to wear

Quality-Overall15%

Nice quality and arrived on time

Best Quality

Very good quality and delivered promptly

Size-Overall13%−0.04

Easy to fit

Excellent fit

Not too tight

Value For Money9%+0.34

Great value

Excellent value

Good Value

Soft Feel5%

The material is soft

soft on my skin

Lovely and soft

Return

0.6% Return rate 63% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall31%▇█▆▆▆▄

large for size

Bit tight

Far too small

Feet Fit7%█▂▃▃▅▅
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%▄▃█▄█▄

misleading information about product

Completely wrong description

Item NOT as described

Quality-Overall5%▅▄█▃▅▄

Absolutely rubbish

POOR QUALITY

Cheap and nasty product

Width5%▄▂█▅▁▃

FAQ

Common Diabetic Socks for Men questions

Answered from the same tracked data.