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Mens Thermal Tops

Fail

Demand is soft, at -63.5% this quarter, so Mens Thermal Tops is a Fail.

Flapen Score
42
42 / 100
Ranks 1,792 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −6 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£19K/yr211K searches / yr
90-day growth
-63.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
13%top-5 click share · 53 brands · 119 sellers

Flapen Score

Mens Thermal Tops against its category

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

42Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Mens Thermal Tops market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Mens Thermal Tops 211K times last year and spent an estimated £19K. The top 5 brands take 45% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 42 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

0.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 211K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -63.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £19K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
211K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-63.5%
Conversion, latest week
0.7%
Market size, estimated
£19Ka year
Peak month
November21.0× the quietest month
Top search term
mens base layer tops25K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.95.

Listings sell for £12.95 on average, from £5.77 to £26.48. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £12.95 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.95under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.77–£26.48
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
4.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #217 within Activewear. It carries 2,408 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
92%
Out of stock, average day
10.5%
Average rank
#217in Activewear
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,408per listing
Listings tracked
164

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 31 launches as successful.

31 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 47 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
31
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
47 months

Products

Top Mens Thermal Tops 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 13% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£378£756£1K£2K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

53 rising

Sellers

119

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 81%

Top-5 click share

13%

Top 20: 36%

Open market

50%

  • Niksa11%
  • Runhit10%
  • FDX9%
  • Under Armour7%
  • Roadbox7%
  • Sillictor5%

Demand

Mens Thermal Tops search demand

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

23K18KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 21.0×

Search terms

Top Mens Thermal Tops search terms shoppers use

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

  • mens base layer tops25K/yr
  • cycling base layer men8K/yr
  • baselayer mens12K/yr
  • skins for men18K/yr
  • mens thermal tops23K/yr
  • thermal long sleeve tops men24K/yr
  • long sleeve thermal tops mens21K/yr
  • thermal shirt men21K/yr
  • long sleeve base layer men7K/yr
  • baselayer7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mens Thermal Tops

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

Complain

Size-Overall33%−0.15

Very big in size

Extremely small

Size came up slightly too tight

Quality-Overall10%−0.05

Poor quality

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

Not worth the price bad quality

Material Quality5%−0.02

Material quality is bad

The material looks a bit old school

are polyester

Thickness4%−0.04

The polyester also feels a little thicker than the lighter weight ones I prefer, so it can feel a touch warmer, not terrible, just noticeable

It's not thick

Thin

Arm Fit3%−0.03

the arm length on them is too short / a couple of inches too short

Returned - Arm length too short

Not hugely long in the arms or body

Love

Size-Overall25%−0.15

Not too tight either

Fit well

It fits snugly

Quality-Overall15%−0.05

Seems well made

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

Excellent product

Warmth13%+1.17

Kept me warm

Keeps you warm

Nice and Warm

Value For Money10%+1.45

Good Value

Excellent value for money

Great value

Comfort-Overall10%+0.63

Comfortable

Comfy as hel

very comfortable to wear

Return

4.3% Return rate 83% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall69%▇▇▇▇▇█

Very big in size

Extremely small

Size came up slightly too tight

Quality-Overall4%█▇▇▆▄▅

Poor quality

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

Not worth the price bad quality

Thin4%█▆▇▆▄▅

Thin pants

Material Quality3%▅▄▅▅██

Material quality is bad

The material looks a bit old school

are polyester

Sleeve Fit2%▄▅▃█▂▂

sleeves were too short as well

Sleeves are tiny

FAQ

Common Mens Thermal Tops questions

Answered from the same tracked data.