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Penguin Socks

Fail

Shoppers spend only $52K a year here, so Penguin Socks is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,383 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −2 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£52K/yr194K searches / yr
90-day growth
-23.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
36%top-5 click share · 26 brands · 87 sellers

Flapen Score

Penguin Socks against its category

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

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Penguin Socks market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Penguin Socks 194K times last year and spent an estimated £52K. The top 5 brands take 63% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 194K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -23.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £52K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
194K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-23.5%
Conversion, latest week
2.2%
Market size, estimated
£52Ka year
Peak month
November32.7× the quietest month
Top search term
pringle socks86K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.26.

Listings sell for £12.26 on average, from £5.91 to £24.89. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £12.26 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.26under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.91–£24.89
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

58% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 90% ship with Prime. On an average day, 34.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #553 within Socks & Hosiery. It carries 3,381 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
58%
Prime listings
90%
Out of stock, average day
34.7%
Average rank
#553in Socks & Hosiery
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,381per listing
Listings tracked
48

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 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 45 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
45 months

Products

Top Penguin Socks 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 36% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£4K£6K£8K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

26 rising

Sellers

87

Top-5 brand share

63%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 71%

Open market

34%

  • Pringle of Scotland24%
  • Original Penguin20%
  • Glenmuir12%
  • Wrangler4%
  • Charles Tyrwhitt4%
  • Jeasona3%

Demand

Penguin Socks search demand

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

13K8KSpike '25Holiday '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 32.7×

Search terms

Top Penguin Socks search terms shoppers use

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

  • pringle socks86K/yr
  • pringle socks mens27K/yr
  • penguin socks23K/yr
  • pringle socks mens 9-1212K/yr
  • mens pringle socks13K/yr
  • pringle mens socks6K/yr
  • pringle socks mens 6-116K/yr
  • penguin socks mens 9-125K/yr
  • pringle socks men4K/yr
  • pringle bamboo socks mens3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Penguin Socks

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

Complain

Quality-Overall17%+0.92

suggesting quality control could be better

These socks are such bad quality

Poor quality

Size-Overall13%−0.03

very tight

Too big

Too small

Thickness8%−0.05

Shame if they where thicker be perfect

Thinner material and tighter

Thinner than I was expecting

Gap/Hole6%−0.06

Holes in toe seam

and one has a hole in it

Holes within a few weeks

Durability6%−0.05

Not long lasting

The seams tear apart after one wear

falls apart

Love

Quality-Overall30%+0.92

Excellent product

Nevertheless they are very well made

Good quality socks

Comfort-Overall22%+2.10

Quality and comfort

These socks are really comfortable

comfortable to wear

Value For Money12%+0.88

Excellent value

Excellent value

Good price

Size-Overall8%−0.03

Excellent fit

lovely pattern fits well

Great socks perfect fit and good quality

Soft Feel4%

Lovely soft socks

I was surprised when I found how smooth

Soft and comfortable

Return

0.6% Return rate 49% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall26%▅▅▅▆██

very tight

Too big

Too small

Thin11%█▅▅▃▂▄
Quality-Overall8%▅█▇▇▄▃

suggesting quality control could be better

These socks are such bad quality

Poor quality

Material Quality8%▄▃▄▂▄█

Not workwear material

Very thin material

Very poor material quality

Gap/Hole4%█▃▆▅▅▃

Holes in toe seam

and one has a hole in it

Holes within a few weeks

FAQ

Common Penguin Socks questions

Answered from the same tracked data.