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Rat Costume

Fail

Demand is soft, at -52.5% this quarter, so Rat Costume is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Ranks 1,282 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −1 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£54K/yr121K searches / yr
90-day growth
-52.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
47%top-5 click share · 21 brands · 39 sellers

Flapen Score

Rat Costume against its category

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

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Rat Costume market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Rat Costume 121K times last year and spent an estimated £54K. The top 5 brands take 66% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 121K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -52.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £54K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
121K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-52.5%
Conversion, latest week
2.8%
Market size, estimated
£54Ka year
Peak month
October12.4× the quietest month
Top search term
rat costume29K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £16.21.

Listings sell for £16.21 on average, from £4.55 to £33.84. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £16.21 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£16.21inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.55–£33.84
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–3K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£2K
Returns
2.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 91% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,333 within Nightwear, Lingerie & Underwear. It carries 63 reviews at 4.28 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
91%
Out of stock, average day
11.5%
Average rank
#1,333in Nightwear, Lingerie & Underwear
Average rating
4.28 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
63per listing
Listings tracked
32

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 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 38 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
38 months

Products

Top Rat Costume 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 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£4K£6K£9K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

21 rising

Sellers

39

Top-5 brand share

66%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

30%

  • HEWERON38%
  • Yeffute8%
  • Mcdslrgo7%
  • SKHAOVS7%
  • HENBRANDT6%
  • TSHAOUN5%

Demand

Rat Costume search demand

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

15K10KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Mar, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.4×

Search terms

Top Rat Costume search terms shoppers use

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

  • rat costume29K/yr
  • mouse costume26K/yr
  • ratatouille costume31K/yr
  • mouse costume kids17K/yr
  • rat costume kids4K/yr
  • rat costume adult6K/yr
  • mouse costume adult8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Rat Costume

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

Complain

Quality-Overall33%−0.28

Quality isnt great, thin

quality is slightly suspect

Pretty poor overall

Size-Overall23%−0.44

Sizes big

far smaller than I had anticipated

nose piece runs big for smaller faces

Value For Money5%+0.18

I'm not sure if its worth the money tbh

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%+0.33

Dont go off the photos

Noise Level2%−0.01

Does make noise when fan is on

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience17%+1.91

This is a super fun

Great fun

Fun for events or just to make people laugh

Size-Overall15%−0.44

Size was fine

Fits a adult head

the ears fit him fine

Quality-Overall15%−0.28

Great quality and great price

I found the quality good on this costume

Good product

Inflation/Deflation9%+0.57

This inflatable mouse costume is great, it comes with its own air pump and battery pack and once inflated looks absolutely amazing

once done it stays well inflated if you leave the pump running

It inflates quickly in about a minute using the included fan

Value For Money8%+0.18

Great value for money

okay for the price

Return

2.9% Return rate 71% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall62%▆▇▆▂▇█

Sizes big

far smaller than I had anticipated

nose piece runs big for smaller faces

Quality-Overall14%█▅▆▆▅▁

Quality isnt great, thin

quality is slightly suspect

Pretty poor overall

Defective Material/Parts4%█▆▃▇▁▁
Functionality-Overall4%▁▁▃█▁▄
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%▁▁▆▁▁█

Dont go off the photos

FAQ

Common Rat Costume questions

Answered from the same tracked data.