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Kids Balaclava

Fail

Demand is soft, at -64.0% this quarter, so Kids Balaclava is a Fail.

Flapen Score
37
37 / 100
Ranks 2,090 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −11 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£21K/yr91K searches / yr
90-day growth
-64.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
54%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 23 sellers

Flapen Score

Kids Balaclava against its category

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

37Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Kids Balaclava market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Kids Balaclava 91K times last year and spent an estimated £21K. The top 5 brands take 67% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 37 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 91K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -64.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £21K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
91K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-64.0%
Conversion, latest week
4.0%
Market size, estimated
£21Ka year
Peak month
November12.2× the quietest month
Top search term
balaclava kids29K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.69.

Listings sell for £5.69 on average, from £2.75 to £9.69. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £5.69 that is £0 to £569 a year per listing.

Average price
£5.69under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.75–£9.69
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£569
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 21.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #210 within Boys. It carries 4,837 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
82%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
21.3%
Average rank
#210in Boys
Average rating
4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,837per listing
Listings tracked
17

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 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 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
39 months

Products

Top Kids Balaclava 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 54% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£1K£2K£3K£4K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

23

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

28%

  • JiaYouLC27%
  • BAISEN20%
  • Trespass7%
  • LONGKING7%
  • WLLHYF6%
  • Comfyouth5%

Demand

Kids Balaclava search demand

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

10K6KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.2×

Search terms

Top Kids Balaclava search terms shoppers use

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

  • balaclava kids29K/yr
  • kids balaclava48K/yr
  • ski mask kids5K/yr
  • kids ski mask4K/yr
  • boys balaclava5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Kids Balaclava

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

Complain

Thickness20%−0.14

Just far too thin

Much thinner than I thought they would be

Very thin definitely not good for winter i did think it was cheap for what is it

Size-Overall14%−0.02

Small

Size up mine was too small

too tight

Durability7%−0.09

Ripped

Quality-Overall7%+1.16

Poor quality

Thin6%−0.08

very thin

very thin material no good in the cold at all

thin

Love

Quality-Overall20%+1.16

no complaints

Good quality

A great product

Size-Overall18%−0.02

Nice and snug

Amazing fit

fits well on face

Value For Money15%−0.06

Good value for money

Good value

Worth it

Warmth10%+1.11

keeps my son warm

Warm and lightweight

Good for keeping your face warm

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.29

As advertised

Does the job

As described

Return

0.9% Return rate 67% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall59%▇▆▇██▇

Small

Size up mine was too small

too tight

Quality-Overall10%▇█▅▅▆▁

Poor quality

Thin9%█▇▆▃▁▁

very thin

very thin material no good in the cold at all

thin

Material Quality4%▃▃▄▁▁█

Fabric is not nice in touch

Not good feel of fabric

Color3%▁▄▁▁█▇

FAQ

Common Kids Balaclava questions

Answered from the same tracked data.