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Penguin Costume

soft demand (-41.0% this quarter) — Penguin Costume doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

35
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Market size 8Growth 5Conversion 41Competition 26Returns 26Price range 65Avg price 83Brand share 32Review moat 77Quality gap 78
This niche Category average

Is Penguin Costume profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Penguin Costume is a £31K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (52K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.

Penguin Costume: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -41.0% over the last 90 days and 3.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£31K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr1K
Search volume / yr-41.0%52K
Conversion rate3.2%
Avg price£18.31

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand, so 14% of the market is open.

14%

open market share

Brands · sellers9 · 33
Top-5 product click share70%
Open market14%
Avg brand age44 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Sponsored placement56%
New entrants (1y)1· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews451

Top Penguin Costume products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 70% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£3K£6K£9K£12K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • FunnyCos48%
  • ULEEMARK11%
  • amscan10%
  • OLAOLA9%
  • Smiffys8%
  • A2Z 4 Kids6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Penguin Costume demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume52KCVR3.2%Products16Brands9Top 5 Brands86%OOS Rate14.9%Rating4.3★Reviews451Avg BSR#859
6K4KSpike '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Mar, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.0×

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Penguin Costume

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

100% of reviews
Size-Overall67%

Excellent suits

Color17%

white went down really well everyone loved it did get changed later

Value For Money17%

Really good value for money would rrecommend

What buyers complain about

100% of reviews
Quality-Overall100%

Not the greatest quality

Penguin Costume return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

5.0%

Return rate

74%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
66%
2Quality-Overall
11%
3Thigh Fit
5%
4Defective Material/Parts
3%
5Length
3%

Common Penguin Costume questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Penguin Costume 35/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £31K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -41.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Penguin Costume on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Mar–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 10.0× the quietest.