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Thigh High Socks

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.1% of orders. But prices span $2.02–$14.45, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Thigh High Socks is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
52
52 / 100
Top 34% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +4 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£122K/yr615K searches / yr
90-day growth
-9.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
26%top-5 click share · 34 brands · 55 sellers

Flapen Score

Thigh High Socks against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Thigh High Socks is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

52Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Thigh High Socks market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Thigh High Socks 615K times last year and spent an estimated £122K. The top 5 brands take 51% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 52 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 615K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -9.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £122K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
615K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-9.6%
Conversion, latest week
2.6%
Market size, estimated
£122Ka year
Peak month
December3.1× the quietest month
Top search term
thigh high socks195K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.63.

Listings sell for £7.63 on average, from £2.02 to £14.45. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £7.63 that is £763 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.63under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.02–£14.45
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£763–£2K
Returns
1.1%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. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #69 within Socks & Tights. It carries 2,531 reviews at 4.31 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
87%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
1.6%
Average rank
#69in Socks & Tights
Average rating
4.31 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,531per listing
Listings tracked
69

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 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 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
41 months

Products

Top Thigh High Socks 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 26% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£4K£7K£11K£15K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

34 falling

Sellers

55

Top-5 brand share

51%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

26%

Top 20: 58%

Open market

43%

  • DRESHOW20%
  • MAKI FASHIONS9%
  • Cherry-on-Top8%
  • Chalier Cozy7%
  • BABAHU6%
  • Makii6%

Demand

Thigh High Socks search demand

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

30K20KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.1×

Search terms

Top Thigh High Socks search terms shoppers use

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

  • thigh high socks195K/yr
  • knee high socks153K/yr
  • thigh highs46K/yr
  • long socks47K/yr
  • over the knee socks31K/yr
  • knee socks18K/yr
  • thigh high12K/yr
  • over knee socks womens22K/yr
  • black thigh high socks13K/yr
  • femboy thigh highs10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Thigh High Socks

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

Complain

Size-Overall15%−0.01

Shorter than expected

Very long

they are tighter

Quality-Overall11%+1.04

and they are cheap made

Reduced quality compared with previous purchase

Poor quality

Durability10%−0.14

It falls apart

I can imagine it can break easy

Broke immediately

Thickness8%−0.08

Fells thick

These are very thin

thinner and not so soft

Length6%

These are very long

Not true to length

definitely not 'extra long'

Love

Quality-Overall20%+1.04

Excellent product

Good quality socks and feels nice on

No complaints

Comfort-Overall17%+1.28

Very comfortable

they are extremely comfortable for me

Comfortable to wear

Size-Overall15%−0.01

Amazing fit

is more of a tights kinda fit

they fit perfectly and snug

Value For Money8%+0.41

Good value for money

Good for the price

Good value for money

Warmth5%+0.31

Warm & Comfortable

Keep warm

warm enough to keep off the winter cold

Return

1.1% Return rate 62% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall36%▇▇█▇██

Shorter than expected

Very long

they are tighter

Length11%▄▇▅███

These are very long

Not true to length

definitely not 'extra long'

Quality-Overall8%▃█▆▃▄▃

and they are cheap made

Reduced quality compared with previous purchase

Poor quality

Thigh Fit7%█▄▆▃▃▃

Not thigh high

not up to my mid thigh as shown on the diagram

Bit tight top of leg

Material Quality6%▅▄▆▇▅█

the material is cheap

The material is not very good

not even standard quality material

FAQ

Common Thigh High Socks questions

Answered from the same tracked data.