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Nike

Maybe

The top 5 products take only 9% of clicks. But buyers convert on only 0.4% of searches, so Nike is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 24% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +7 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£380K/yr2.8M searches / yr
90-day growth
+17.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
9%top-5 click share · 44 brands · 183 sellers

Flapen Score

Nike against its category

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

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Nike market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Nike 2.8M times last year and spent an estimated £380K. The top 5 brands take 73% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

0.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 2.8M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +17.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £380K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
2.8M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+17.4%
Conversion, latest week
0.4%
Market size, estimated
£380Ka year
Peak month
September1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
new balance mens trainers614K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £34.34.

Listings sell for £34.34 on average, from £6.59 to £118.93. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £34.34 that is £0 to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£34.34inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.59–£118.93
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£3K
Returns
3.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 91% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #491 within Shoes. It carries 8,234 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
91%
Out of stock, average day
6.3%
Average rank
#491in Shoes
Average rating
4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
8,234per listing
Listings tracked
322

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 18 of last year's 65 launches as successful.

65 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 18 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
65
Successful launches
18Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
47 months

Products

Top Nike 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 9% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£4K£8K£11K£15K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

44 flat

Sellers

183

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 94%

Top-5 click share

9%

Top 20: 22%

Open market

32%

  • New Balance19%
  • Under Armour17%
  • adidas12%
  • Reebok9%
  • NIKE5%
  • PUMA5%

Demand

Nike search demand

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

300K200KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Nike search terms shoppers use

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

  • new balance mens trainers614K/yr
  • nike trainers311K/yr
  • reebok trainers for men264K/yr
  • puma211K/yr
  • under armour trainers mens222K/yr
  • slip on trainers men162K/yr
  • mens slip on trainers123K/yr
  • puma trainers126K/yr
  • under armour trainers86K/yr
  • reebok81K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Nike

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

Complain

Size-Overall19%−0.05

Won't fit

Too big

Far too small

Quality-Overall14%−0.05

Low Quality

Absolutely rubbish quality

Not made very well

Durability8%−0.09

Poor and break down quick

not very durable

ripped very quick

Gap/Hole4%−0.05

or have holes on the bottom

Had a hole after only 6 months

Hole in mesh

Comfort-Overall4%+3.00

But not comfortable for wearing all day made my feet cramp up

Uncomfortable

If you are sprinting in the gym that is not comfortable and sometimes and hurt you as your foot can easily slip

Love

Comfort-Overall33%+3.00

Comfortable fit

Comfortable shoe

comfortable to wear

Quality-Overall16%−0.05

the overall build quality feels solid

These are great good quality socks

Excellent product

Value For Money14%+1.13

Fantastic price

Great value

Excellent value for money

Size-Overall14%−0.05

True to fit

Very comfortable fit

Excellent fit

Exercise/Sports Suitability4%+0.16

good for long walks

Good for running

Excellent trainer socks

Return

3.8% Return rate 79% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall47%█▇████

Won't fit

Too big

Far too small

Feet Fit16%▇███▇█

was unable to get them on my feet

Not for wide feet

Bit narrow on the right foot

Width8%▇▇████

Way too narrow

A bit tight in the width

Not for wide feet

Comfort-Overall4%█▇▇▆▆█

But not comfortable for wearing all day made my feet cramp up

Uncomfortable

If you are sprinting in the gym that is not comfortable and sometimes and hurt you as your foot can easily slip

Color4%▅█▅▇▆▄

FAQ

Common Nike questions

Answered from the same tracked data.