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monkey costume

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Soft demand (-70.0% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 10Growth 0Conversion 21Competition 82Returns 52Price range 82Avg price 77Brand share 69Review moat 67Quality gap 70

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great£5.55–£65.11

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Avg price

Great£15.98

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Good64%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Good800.63

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Good2.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Bad1.7%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Market size

Bad£41K

£41K/yr · 155K searches

Growth

Bad-70.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, monkey costume is a £41K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (155K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.

Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

monkey costume market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£40K–£48K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.7%
Avg BSR
#693
Page quality
0%
Prime
74%
Sponsored
70%
Out of stock
9.5%
Avg brand age
45 months
Avg seller age
199 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

28 rising

Sellers

50

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 68%

Open market

31%

  • COOKY.D17%
  • A2Z 4 Kids17%
  • Sincere Party12%
  • HENBRANDT10%
  • Wunsy7%
  • EUPSIIU6%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 20 weeks — -70.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KSpike '26Prime Day '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top monkey costume search terms

  • monkey costume43K/yr
  • monkey costume kids37K/yr
  • monkey onesie24K/yr
  • kids monkey costume8K/yr
  • monkey costume adult16K/yr
  • monkey onesie adult11K/yr
  • monkey outfit4K/yr
  • monkey onesie kids8K/yr
  • monkey suit4K/yr
All search terms

Top monkey costume products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%3%£1K6%£2K9%£4K12%£5K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about monkey costume

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall30%

“Decent onesie”

Size-Overall24%

“Good size”

Value For Money11%

“Nice money costume”

Comfort-Overall9%

“Very comfortable the right size as well”

Weight Light3%

“This lightweight costume is easy for the child to out on themselves is a really good fit”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy to put on and take off”

Fun/Entertainment Experience3%

“Lot of fun”

Soft Feel2%

“it is soft”

Design-Overall2%

“Excellent quality and great monkey design for book day”

Advertised Vs Actual Product1%

“Was as described”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall24%

“These are quite cheaply made”

Durability15%

“dont expect its going to last very long”

Size-Overall12%

“The tail is tiny”

Material Quality7%

“is protruding out of the material”

Stitch/Finish/Polish6%

“The stitching also felt poor quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Doesn't look like photo”

Thin5%

“Very thin and flimsy material”

Cushion3%

“but there is no padding around it so Im not sure how safe this would be for younger children”

Smell3%

“smell terrible”

Strength2%

“not very strong quality”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall74%
Quality-Overall8%
Material Quality3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Stitch/Finish/Polish3%
Smell3%
Thin1%
Product Condition1%
Functionality-Overall1%
Thigh Fit1%

Common questions

Is monkey costume profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £41K/yr across 57 tracked products. 0 of 11 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -70.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
How competitive is the monkey costume niche?
28 brands and 50 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 64% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in monkey costume?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Durability, Size-Overall. The return rate is 2.9%.
What does it cost to enter the monkey costume niche?
Listings span £5.55–£65.11; the average listing price is £15.98 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 801 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.