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Mens Black Socks Size 9-12 Uk

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But prices span $5.59–$15.40, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Mens Black Socks Size 9-12 Uk is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 30% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +5 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£38K/yr42K searches / yr
90-day growth
+5.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
39%top-5 click share · 27 brands · 40 sellers

Flapen Score

Mens Black Socks Size 9-12 Uk against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Mens Black Socks Size 9-12 Uk is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Mens Black Socks Size 9-12 Uk market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Mens Black Socks Size 9-12 Uk 42K times last year and spent an estimated £38K. The top 5 brands take 47% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

9.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 42K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +5.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £38K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
42K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+5.2%
Conversion, latest week
9.2%
Market size, estimated
£38Ka year
Peak month
December2.2× the quietest month
Top search term
mens black socks size 9-12 uk22K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.60.

Listings sell for £9.60 on average, from £5.59 to £15.40. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £9.60 that is £960 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.60under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.59–£15.40
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£960–£2K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

96% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #415 within Socks & Hosiery. It carries 3,875 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
96%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.3%
Average rank
#415in Socks & Hosiery
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,875per listing
Listings tracked
46

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 5 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 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 43 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
5Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
43 months

Products

Top Mens Black Socks Size 9-12 Uk 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 39% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£3K£5K£6K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

27 rising

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

47%

Top 20: 94%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 78%

Open market

48%

  • FM London13%
  • The Essentials Wardrobe10%
  • FALARY10%
  • CLOSEMATE7%
  • Cirorld6%
  • DarkCom5%

Demand

Mens Black Socks Size 9-12 Uk search demand

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

2K1KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Search terms

Top Mens Black Socks Size 9-12 Uk search terms shoppers use

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

  • mens black socks size 9-12 uk22K/yr
  • black cotton socks13K/yr
  • plain black socks4K/yr
  • mens black socks size 6-84K/yr
  • mens black socks size 9-1277/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mens Black Socks Size 9-12 Uk

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

Complain

Quality-Overall19%

Low quality

Cheap rubbish, very poorly made

Poor sizing and quality

Size-Overall11%

Too small

Quite long

a bit short

Thin9%−0.11

Cheap very thin

Bit on the thin side

So thin

Gap/Hole8%−0.10

and one has a hole in it

socks are showing holes already

there was a hole

Thickness8%−0.07

Quite thick

Thinner than I expected

Thin material

Love

Quality-Overall24%

Excellent product

Good selection seem very well made

These mens socks are good quality

Comfort-Overall22%+2.36

Easy to put on comfortable and soft

And comfortable

Comfortable to wear

Value For Money13%+1.28

Excellent value

Great value for money

Good Price

Size-Overall9%

Excellent fit

Extremely snug fit

Nice socks, good fit

Soft Feel4%

Nice and soft

Really soft material

that feels soft to the touch

Return

0.5% Return rate 41% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall23%▆▅█▇█▆

Too small

Quite long

a bit short

Quality-Overall14%▇█▆█▆▇

Low quality

Cheap rubbish, very poorly made

Poor sizing and quality

Thin14%█▆▅▅▅▆

Cheap very thin

Bit on the thin side

So thin

Material Quality9%▆▇█▅▆▃

They feel like a nylon

Very thin material

Material is weird

Length5%█▃▃▃▆▅

FAQ

Common Mens Black Socks Size 9-12 Uk questions

Answered from the same tracked data.