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Running Shorts Men

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Search demand grew +112.8% this quarter. But buyers convert on only 1.0% of searches, so Running Shorts Men is a Maybe.

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Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 24% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +7 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£58K/yr408K searches / yr
90-day growth
+112.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
19%top-5 click share · 40 brands · 105 sellers

Flapen Score

Running Shorts Men against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Running Shorts Men is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Running Shorts Men market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Running Shorts Men 408K times last year and spent an estimated £58K. The top 5 brands take 72% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep–Oct. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

1.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 408K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +112.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £58K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
408K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+112.8%
Conversion, latest week
1.0%
Market size, estimated
£58Ka year
Peak month
August3.1× the quietest month
Top search term
under armour shorts159K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.18.

Listings sell for £14.18 on average, from £4.87 to £30.75. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £14.18 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.18under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.87–£30.75
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
3.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 99% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #41 within Activewear. It carries 12,390 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
99%
Out of stock, average day
1.0%
Average rank
#41in Activewear
Average rating
4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
12,390per listing
Listings tracked
122

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 9 launches as successful.

9 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
9
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
40 months

Products

Top Running Shorts Men 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 19% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£2K£3K£5K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

40 rising

Sellers

105

Top-5 brand share

72%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

19%

Top 20: 44%

Open market

26%

  • Under Armour56%
  • HOPLYNN6%
  • Amazon Essentials6%
  • TCA2%
  • BLONGW2%
  • Sanpetix2%

Demand

Running Shorts Men search demand

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

45K35KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Search terms

Top Running Shorts Men search terms shoppers use

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

  • under armour shorts159K/yr
  • black shorts108K/yr
  • yoga shorts25K/yr
  • tennis shorts17K/yr
  • black gym shorts11K/yr
  • workout shorts10K/yr
  • black sports shorts10K/yr
  • running shorts mens8K/yr
  • mens puma shorts7K/yr
  • run shorts7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Running Shorts Men

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

Complain

Size-Overall19%+1.07

Completely too small

they are tight

Too big

Quality-Overall8%−0.02

I initially thought these would be relatively low quality given the price point

Poor quality

They're too expensive for the quality

Pockets/Compartments6%−0.05

Pockets not great

due to the rather loose opening any movement causes the contents of your pockets to fall out

No pockets

Material Quality5%−0.06

Terrible material

Thin material

They was the wrong type of material for the price that was a little bit expensive for what I wanted so they went back no problem then

Transparency3%−0.03

not see through

See through before i even tried them on

almost transparent in sunlight

Love

Size-Overall22%+1.07

they fit like a glove

They are not too tight, just right

Brilliant fit

Comfort-Overall12%+0.76

Really comfortable

Comfortable and easy on

comfortable to wear

Quality-Overall12%−0.02

seem well made

for a multi-pack set the quality is absolutely fair

Brilliant quality

Value For Money9%+0.95

Good value

Good value for money

Good value for money

Pockets/Compartments8%−0.05

Pockets nice idea

really handy having pockets

The pockets are actually useful too

Return

3.6% Return rate 76% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall61%▇████▇

Completely too small

they are tight

Too big

Material Quality6%▇▆▄█▆▇

Terrible material

Thin material

They was the wrong type of material for the price that was a little bit expensive for what I wanted so they went back no problem then

Length5%▄▄▇▅▆█
Quality-Overall3%▇████▆

I initially thought these would be relatively low quality given the price point

Poor quality

They're too expensive for the quality

Thigh Fit3%▇▅█▆▆▅

FAQ

Common Running Shorts Men questions

Answered from the same tracked data.