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Mens Shorts

Pass

Mens Shorts scores 70 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $679K a year here, search demand grew +220.7% this quarter, and returns run at 3.5% of orders.

Flapen Score
70
70 / 100
Top 1% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +22 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£679K/yr6.0M searches / yr
90-day growth
+220.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
14%top-5 click share · 57 brands · 149 sellers

Flapen Score

Mens Shorts against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Mens Shorts is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

70Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Mens Shorts market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Mens Shorts 6.0M times last year and spent an estimated £679K. The top 5 brands take 41% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 70 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

0.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 6.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +220.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £679K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
6.0M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+220.7%
Conversion, latest week
0.8%
Market size, estimated
£679Ka year
Peak month
July5.6× the quietest month
Top search term
mens shorts1.8M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £15.08.

Listings sell for £15.08 on average, from £5.95 to £33.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £15.08 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£15.08inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.95–£33.33
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
3.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #41 within Activewear. It carries 8,600 reviews at 4.32 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
0.6%
Average rank
#41in Activewear
Average rating
4.32 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
8,600per listing
Listings tracked
191

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 10 of last year's 27 launches as successful.

27 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 10 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 52 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
27
Successful launches
10Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
52 months

Products

Top Mens Shorts 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 14% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£7K£14K£20K£27K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

57 falling

Sellers

149

Top-5 brand share

41%

Top 20: 80%

Top-5 click share

14%

Top 20: 36%

Open market

55%

  • Amazon Essentials15%
  • APTRO10%
  • SHAGGA6%
  • BOOJO5%
  • JustSun5%
  • HOPLYNN5%

Demand

Mens Shorts search demand

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

500K300KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.6×

Search terms

Top Mens Shorts search terms shoppers use

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

  • mens shorts1.8M/yr
  • shorts for men uk486K/yr
  • shorts488K/yr
  • mens cargo shorts337K/yr
  • cargo shorts men294K/yr
  • running shorts334K/yr
  • gym shorts men308K/yr
  • work shorts men191K/yr
  • mens shorts with pockets157K/yr
  • mens work shorts134K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mens Shorts

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

Complain

Size-Overall27%−0.13

Size to small

Tight fitting

Far too big

Quality-Overall9%+0.09

Poor Quality

Feel cheap

Not as well made as similar

Pockets/Compartments6%

Pockets not great

pocket arrived ripped

Bad quality phone pocket that rips after one run

Material Quality5%−0.05

Cheap material

Terrible material

Very thin material

Durability5%−0.10

Fell Apart After First Wash

Broke within 2 months

Very disappointed with the durability

Love

Size-Overall20%−0.13

They fit as expected

Brilliant fit

The fitting is snug

Quality-Overall14%+0.09

No complaints here

Good quality

They seem well made

Comfort-Overall14%+2.28

Very comfortable

Comfortable to wear

comfortable even during intense workouts

Value For Money9%+0.74

Fairly priced

Excellent value for money

Good value for money

Pockets/Compartments9%

really handy having pockets

plenty of pockets

good pockets

Return

3.5% Return rate 82% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall64%██▇▇▇▇

Size to small

Tight fitting

Far too big

Waist Fit6%▃▆▇▇▇█
Length5%▅█▇▇██
Material Quality5%▆▆▆█▇█

Cheap material

Terrible material

Very thin material

Thigh Fit3%█▂▆▅▄▄

FAQ

Common Mens Shorts questions

Answered from the same tracked data.