red stockings
Skip itSoft demand (-50.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Great365.83avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Great36%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Conversion
Great7.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Great1.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Avg price
Bad£6.52avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Bad£31K£31K/yr · 65K searches
Growth
Bad-50.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad£3.21–£12.87cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, red stockings is a £31K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (65K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
red stockings market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- £26K–£33K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.3%
- Avg BSR
- #59
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 90%
- Out of stock
- 9.2%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 202 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (36% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
17 falling
Sellers
18
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
36%
Top 20: 81%
Open market
11%
- RSLOVE53%
- Lovehoney15%
- EVELIFE7%
- Ann Summers6%
- LUSLOVE4%
- Aomig4%
- Open — no brand owns it (11 brands, 11%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 83 weeks — -50.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.0×
Top red stockings search terms
- red stockings35K/yr
- red stockings for women12K/yr
- red fishnet stockings9K/yr
- red hold up stockings6K/yr
- red stocking4K/yr
Top red stockings products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
RSLOVE Women Sexy Hold-up Stockings - Anti-skid Silicone Silk Thigh High Socks Red One Size
RSLOVE£6.394.2★801 rev
Lovehoney Lingerie Womens Red Sheer Plus Size Hold Up Stockings - Soft Nylon with Floral Lace Tops and Silicone Strips - One Size: 6-16
Lovehoney£6.933.9★74 rev
Lovehoney Lingerie Womens Red Sheer Plus Size Thigh High Stockings - Stretchy Nylon with Deep Floral Lace Tops - One Size Plus: 18-22
Lovehoney£6.514.3★1,070 rev
RSLOVE Sexy Hold-up Stockings for Women - Silk Stockings Thigh High Stockings Red
RSLOVE£5.593.9★104 rev
Aomig Women Hold Up Stocking 10D Lace Thigh Bands Anti-Skid Silicone Silk Stocking Sheer Lace Top Thigh High Stockings for Women and Girls Silicone Bands Hold Up Lingerie High Stocking (Red)
Aomig£3.214.0★515 rev
Newest
by launch date
RSLOVE Womens Hold Up Stockings - Lace Thigh High 30 Denier Sexy Stocking with Anti-Skid Silicone Red One Size
RSLOVE£6.7564 rev
LUSLOVE Hold Up Stockings for Women - Sexy Lace Top Thigh High with Anti-Skid Silicone Silk Red One Size
LUSLOVE£6.67243 rev
LUSLOVE Hold Up Stockings for Women - Sexy Lace Top Thigh High with Anti-Skid Silicone Silk Black Red One Size
LUSLOVE£6.46243 rev
RSLOVE Hold up Stockings for women - Anti-Skid Sexy Thigh High Lace Stockings Red One Size
RSLOVE£5.9365 rev
RSLOVE Womens Sexy Fishnet Stockings - Hold Up Stocking Anti-skid Silicone Thigh High One Size Red
RSLOVE£5.3359 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Ann Summers Lace Top Glossy Hold Up Stockings for Women Red
Ann Summers£9.234.4★
Ann Summers Lace Top Glossy Hold Up Stockings for Women Red
Ann Summers£9.124.4★
RSLOVE Womens Hold Up Stockings - Lace Thigh High 30 Denier Sexy Stocking with Anti-Skid Silicone Red One Size
RSLOVE£6.754.0★
Lovehoney Lingerie Womens Red Sheer Plus Size Hold Up Stockings - Soft Nylon with Floral Lace Tops and Silicone Strips - One Size: 6-16
Lovehoney£6.933.9★
RSLOVE Fishnet Stockings for Women - Lace Top Hold Ups Sexy Thigh High Red One Size
RSLOVE£6.924.4★
What buyers say about red stockings
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“good value for money”
“The quality feels good for 30 denier”
“They are comfortable”
“They are so soft, look fantastic and so easy to slip on and off”
“Good fit”
“vibrant red”
“Good quality and durability”
“have a nice bit of stretch”
“The material feels comfortable and breathable, even after wearing them for a few hours”
“Good product fits well quite long”
What buyers complain about
“A bit tight”
“they could be more durable”
“Poor stitching”
“zero qulity strairt away ripped”
“Poor quality”
“Not a nice shade of red”
“didnt have enough stretch in them to fit around my thighs”
“Couldn't get them to the top of my thighs”
“Not comfortable for extended wear because the toes do get caught in the net because there's no finishing on it”
“lacks the ultimate softness”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is red stockings profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £31K/yr across 41 tracked products. 0 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -50.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the red stockings niche?
- 17 brands and 18 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 36% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in red stockings?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Stitch/Finish/Polish. The return rate is 1.9%.
- When does demand for red stockings peak?
- Demand peaks in Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 6.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the red stockings niche?
- Listings span £3.21–£12.87; the average listing price is £6.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 366 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.