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Period Pants

Fail

The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks, so Period Pants is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 1,186 of 2,461 Fashion niches · on the category median
Market size
£273K/yr1.0M searches / yr
90-day growth
+5.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
59%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 18 sellers

Flapen Score

Period Pants against its category

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

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Period Pants market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Period Pants 1.0M times last year and spent an estimated £273K. The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

1.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +5.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £273K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.0M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+5.1%
Conversion, latest week
1.9%
Market size, estimated
£273Ka year
Peak month
September1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
period pants for women486K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.08.

Listings sell for £14.08 on average, from £6.84 to £17.19. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £14.08 that is £11K to £14K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.08under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.84–£17.19
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£11K–£14K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #77 within Nightwear, Lingerie & Underwear. It carries 1,061 reviews at 4.24 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.0%
Average rank
#77in Nightwear, Lingerie & Underwear
Average rating
4.24 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,061per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 38 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
38 months

Products

Top Period Pants 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 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£27K£55K£82K£109K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

18

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

5%

  • ZVZK44%
  • TANSTC22%
  • WUKA11%
  • Mooncup8%
  • Gladbecke6%
  • INNERSY2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Demand

Period Pants search demand

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

25K15KPrime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Period Pants search terms shoppers use

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

  • period pants for women486K/yr
  • period pants245K/yr
  • period underwear68K/yr
  • wuka period pants41K/yr
  • period knickers33K/yr
  • period underwear for women30K/yr
  • period pants for women heavy flow22K/yr
  • heavy flow period pants14K/yr
  • period pants heavy flow13K/yr
  • period knickers women12K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Period Pants

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

Complain

Size-Overall18%−0.19

The fit was a little bit confusing at first

Very small

Theyre a little bit tight on the leg even though I bought my normal size

Value For Money6%−0.07

so one pair is crazy expensive for what you get

Waste of money

Not worth the money

Material Quality6%−0.05

one of the worst materials for your vagina

Horrible material, looks like a nappy

Material scratchy and weird and the liner feels like card instead of material

Absorbency6%−0.06

they're not very absorbing anymore

absorbent material has a terrible smell that does not wash out

the absorbent part isnt fully attached to the gusset along the whole length

Comfort-Overall5%+1.62

Not very comfortable

Really uncomfortable, they were for my child who is a size 4-6 and we sized up and ordered a size medium

The pad element layer moves on its own so they are very uncomfortable

Love

Comfort-Overall22%+1.62

Super comfortable

comfortable to wear

They were comfortable over night

Size-Overall15%−0.19

Flattering fit

Fit is really comfortable

Comfort fit

Quality-Overall12%+1.02

Amazing quality

They are very well made

They are solid quality

Soft Feel6%

Soft and comfortable

The fabric is soft and comfortable too

material is soft

Material Quality5%−0.05

The material is good and breathable

The material is good quality

The material is durable

Return

0.4% Return rate 50% Fixable by listing

Comfort-Overall50%█▁▁▁▁▁

Not very comfortable

Really uncomfortable, they were for my child who is a size 4-6 and we sized up and ordered a size medium

The pad element layer moves on its own so they are very uncomfortable

Size-Overall50%▁▁▁█▁▁

The fit was a little bit confusing at first

Very small

Theyre a little bit tight on the leg even though I bought my normal size

FAQ

Common Period Pants questions

Answered from the same tracked data.