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Shoes

Maybe

The top 5 products take only 11% of clicks. But buyers convert on only 0.4% of searches, so Shoes is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
60
60 / 100
Top 12% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +12 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£1.7M/yr14.8M searches / yr
90-day growth
+14.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
11%top-5 click share · 45 brands · 165 sellers

Flapen Score

Shoes against its category

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

60Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Shoes market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Shoes 14.8M times last year and spent an estimated £1.7M. The top 5 brands take 77% of clicks. Flapen scores it 60 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

0.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 14.8M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +14.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £1.7M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
14.8M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+14.0%
Conversion, latest week
0.4%
Market size, estimated
£1.7Ma year
Peak month
December1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
mens trainers2.1M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £30.00.

Listings sell for £30.00 on average, from £7.36 to £85.29. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £30.00 that is £3K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£30.00inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.36–£85.29
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£8K
Returns
3.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

74% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 96% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #224 within Shoes. It carries 9,449 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
74%
Prime listings
96%
Out of stock, average day
2.9%
Average rank
#224in Shoes
Average rating
4.40 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
9,449per listing
Listings tracked
269

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 32 of last year's 87 launches as successful.

87 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 32 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 55 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
87
Successful launches
32Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
55 months

Products

Top Shoes 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 11% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£17K£35K£52K£69K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

45 rising

Sellers

165

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 94%

Top-5 click share

11%

Top 20: 28%

Open market

26%

  • adidas49%
  • NIKE10%
  • Amazon Essentials6%
  • Under Armour4%
  • New Balance2%
  • Tommy Hilfiger2%

Demand

Shoes search demand

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

500K300KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Shoes search terms shoppers use

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

  • mens trainers2.1M/yr
  • adidas trainers mens1.7M/yr
  • shoes1.2M/yr
  • trainers men1.1M/yr
  • trainers972K/yr
  • mens shoes1.1M/yr
  • nike trainers men875K/yr
  • adidas658K/yr
  • running shoes648K/yr
  • new balance mens trainers614K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shoes

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

Complain

Size-Overall20%−0.02

Does not fit

Size small

Too big

Quality-Overall14%−0.09

Absolutely rubbish quality

Not the quality expected

Low Quality

Comfort-Overall7%+2.55

Not water proof confort basic

Uncomfortable

not so comfortable on my feet

Durability7%−0.08

Not very durable at all

ripped very quick

then they literally started to fall apart

Feet Fit4%−0.04

Not for wide feet

Tight in the toe cap for me

far too narrow

Love

Comfort-Overall30%+2.55

Comfortable fit

Comfortable shoes

comfortable to wear

Size-Overall16%−0.02

Shoes fit perfectly

Very comfortable fit

Excellent fit

Quality-Overall15%−0.09

Great quality arrived on time will Buy again

Good quality shoes

Excellent product

Value For Money15%+1.55

Fantastic price

Good value for money

Great value

Exercise/Sports Suitability4%

Perfect for walking

Good running shoes, marathon completed

Really Comfortable and best for the running and workout

Return

3.3% Return rate 77% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall46%▇▇▇▇██

Does not fit

Size small

Too big

Feet Fit16%▇▇█▇▇█

Not for wide feet

Tight in the toe cap for me

far too narrow

Width8%▅▇▆█▆▆

Way too narrow

A bit tight in the width

I needed extra wide

Comfort-Overall5%█▇█▆▆▆

Not water proof confort basic

Uncomfortable

not so comfortable on my feet

Color3%▆▇▆█▆▄

FAQ

Common Shoes questions

Answered from the same tracked data.