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title: "Trend — socks - Flapen"
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last_updated: "2026-07-31T08:40:28.069Z"
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  description: "Niche score 71/100 · £3.9M/yr market · 7.4M searches/yr · £9.55 avg price. Clears our launch bar. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 71/100 · £3.9M/yr market · 7.4M searches/yr · £9.55 avg price. Clears our launch bar. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — socks - Flapen"
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# **socks**

**Launch it**

A $3.9M/yr market growing +32.9% this quarter with returns at 0.4% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 97Growth 58Conversion 63Competition 96Returns 98Price range 10Avg price 30Brand share 90Review moat 31Quality gap 45

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.4%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Market size**

**Incredible****£3.9M**

£3.9M/yr · 7.4M searches

**Competition**

**Incredible****17%**

top-5 click share — an open shelf

**Brand share**

**Great****45%**

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

**Conversion**

**Good****5.5%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Growth**

**Good****+32.9%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Review moat**

**Okay****3,369.88**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Avg price**

**Okay****£9.55**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Price range**

**Bad****£3.60–£16.27**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")