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Skull Cap

Fail

Demand is soft, at -20.7% this quarter, so Skull Cap is a Fail.

Flapen Score
43
43 / 100
Ranks 1,718 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −5 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£189K/yr469K searches / yr
90-day growth
-20.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
63%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 38 sellers

Flapen Score

Skull Cap against its category

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

43Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Skull Cap market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Skull Cap 469K times last year and spent an estimated £189K. The top 5 brands take 81% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

3.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 469K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £189K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
469K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-20.7%
Conversion, latest week
3.9%
Market size, estimated
£189Ka year
Peak month
April2.6× the quietest month
Top search term
skull cap334K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.31.

Listings sell for £10.31 on average, from £4.74 to £21.55. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £10.31 that is £8K to £10K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.31under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.74–£21.55
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£8K–£10K
Returns
1.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

65% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #85 within Accessories. It carries 1,545 reviews at 4.33 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
65%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#85in Accessories
Average rating
4.33 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,545per listing
Listings tracked
17

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 44 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
44 months

Products

Top Skull Cap 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 63% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£19K£38K£57K£76K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

15%

  • EINSKEY43%
  • WTACTFUL13%
  • NIKE10%
  • synaworld9%
  • Qianyu6%
  • OTTERSHELL5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 15%)

Demand

Skull Cap search demand

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

25K15KBlack Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25DecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Search terms

Top Skull Cap search terms shoppers use

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

  • skull cap334K/yr
  • skull caps22K/yr
  • skull caps for men26K/yr
  • skullcap11K/yr
  • mens skull cap13K/yr
  • syna world skull cap11K/yr
  • scullcap6K/yr
  • new balance skull cap7K/yr
  • black skull cap6K/yr
  • skull beanie10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Skull Cap

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

Complain

Size-Overall60%−0.34

Too small

they were pretty loose on him

Big

Material Quality10%−0.03

The material it not like the originals ones released

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%−0.01

It is not what it seems in the photo

Love

Quality-Overall19%+1.92

Quality hat

Good quality

Good quality for the price, soft

Size-Overall18%−0.34

Fits well

It fits snugly without being too tight

The fit is versatile

Value For Money11%+1.15

Great Value for Money

Good value

Value for Money

Warmth10%−0.02

warm

keeps your head warm too

definitely keeps you warm

Comfort-Overall8%+0.82

Very comfortable

These beanies are really comfortable to wear

Comfy fitting

Return

1.8% Return rate 89% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall81%▇▇██▇█

Too small

they were pretty loose on him

Big

Quality-Overall4%▄▁▁▆▇█
Shape/Style2%▅██▁▇▁
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%▁█▃▁▄▁

It is not what it seems in the photo

Thin2%▄█▁▃▂▂

FAQ

Common Skull Cap questions

Answered from the same tracked data.