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Shapewear

Maybe

The top 5 products take only 14% of clicks. But buyers convert on only 1.0% of searches, so Shapewear is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 10% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +13 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£304K/yr2.0M searches / yr
90-day growth
+42.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
14%top-5 click share · 56 brands · 74 sellers

Flapen Score

Shapewear against its category

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

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Shapewear market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Shapewear 2.0M times last year and spent an estimated £304K. The top 5 brands take 60% of clicks. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

1.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 2.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +42.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £304K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
2.0M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+42.6%
Conversion, latest week
1.0%
Market size, estimated
£304Ka year
Peak month
July1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
shapewear440K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £15.08.

Listings sell for £15.08 on average, from £5.22 to £61.01. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £15.08 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£15.08inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.22–£61.01
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£2K
Returns
6.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 99% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #53 within Nightwear, Lingerie & Underwear. It carries 4,191 reviews at 4.05 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
95%
Prime listings
99%
Out of stock, average day
6.7%
Average rank
#53in Nightwear, Lingerie & Underwear
Average rating
4.05 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,191per listing
Listings tracked
188

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 46 launches as successful.

46 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 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
46
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
39 months

Products

Top Shapewear 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 14% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£3K£6K£9K£12K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

56 rising

Sellers

74

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 87%

Top-5 click share

14%

Top 20: 36%

Open market

37%

  • SIMIYA28%
  • SHAPERX16%
  • YIANNA7%
  • YADIFEN5%
  • Spanx4%
  • Joyshaper4%

Demand

Shapewear search demand

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

60K40KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Shapewear search terms shoppers use

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

  • shapewear440K/yr
  • tummy control knickers263K/yr
  • shapewear tummy control183K/yr
  • shapewear bodysuit180K/yr
  • spanx111K/yr
  • tummy control body shaper134K/yr
  • body shaper for women130K/yr
  • spanx shapewear for women92K/yr
  • shapewear shorts56K/yr
  • skims92K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shapewear

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

Complain

Size-Overall30%−0.21

they are short

Far too small

It was big

Functionality-Overall7%−0.22

Does not to what it is supposed to do

Doesnt work well

Doesnt work

Shape/Style5%+0.32

Shape where

Not really a shapewear

This should not be called shape wear

Value For Money5%−0.05

A complete waste of money

No value for money

Not worth the money

Quality-Overall4%

Cheap and not how it is suppose to be

Poor quality

poor quality

Love

Size-Overall21%−0.21

the fit is really snug

Fits perfectly

Shapely fit

Comfort-Overall20%+2.63

Comfortable too

Comfortable to wear

Good fut very comfortable to wear

Quality-Overall12%

Excellent quality

Good strong quality

Happy with the quality of pants

Shape/Style8%+0.32

A good shaper

They are flattering

Super Flattering

Value For Money5%−0.05

Valué for money

Excellent value

Value for money

Return

6.2% Return rate 86% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall65%▇████▇

they are short

Far too small

It was big

Functionality-Overall3%▄█▅▆▆▇

Does not to what it is supposed to do

Doesnt work well

Doesnt work

Waist Fit3%█▅▅▄▅▆

Doesnt hold my tummy in at all

the waist band has gone very loose they were comfy when l first put on

its tight on belly

Length3%▇▆▃▆█▆
Thigh Fit2%█▅▄▇▄▃

the thigh is much bigger than the rest

Although it does shape up your tummy area, the material on thighs isnt ideal especially during warmer days, its itchy and uncomfortable

FAQ

Common Shapewear questions

Answered from the same tracked data.