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Waterproof Shoes

Maybe

The top 5 products take only 16% of clicks. But buyers convert on only 0.3% of searches, so Waterproof Shoes is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 37% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +3 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£91K/yr886K searches / yr
90-day growth
-15.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
16%top-5 click share · 44 brands · 122 sellers

Flapen Score

Waterproof Shoes against its category

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

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Waterproof Shoes market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Waterproof Shoes 886K times last year and spent an estimated £91K. The top 5 brands take 53% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jun–Nov. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

0.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 886K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -15.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £91K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
886K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-15.4%
Conversion, latest week
0.3%
Market size, estimated
£91Ka year
Peak month
June2.7× the quietest month
Top search term
columbia mens shoes109K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £34.20.

Listings sell for £34.20 on average, from £5.60 to £91.48. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 3K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £34.20 that is £0 to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£34.20inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.60–£91.48
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–3K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£3K
Returns
4.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

78% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 88% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #235 within Shoes. It carries 2,699 reviews at 4.27 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
78%
Prime listings
88%
Out of stock, average day
8.8%
Average rank
#235in Shoes
Average rating
4.27 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,699per listing
Listings tracked
173

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 5 of last year's 24 launches as successful.

24 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 5 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 48 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
24
Successful launches
5Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
48 months

Products

Top Waterproof 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 16% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£4K£5K£7K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

44 rising

Sellers

122

Top-5 brand share

53%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

16%

Top 20: 37%

Open market

40%

  • Karrimor22%
  • Columbia9%
  • TRAILBLITZ8%
  • adidas8%
  • Mountain Warehouse7%
  • OL OUTJET LEGEND6%

Demand

Waterproof Shoes search demand

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

70K50KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jun, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Search terms

Top Waterproof Shoes search terms shoppers use

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

  • columbia mens shoes109K/yr
  • karrimor walking shoes mens85K/yr
  • waterproof shoes96K/yr
  • walking trainers48K/yr
  • waterproof trainers79K/yr
  • mens trainers walking26K/yr
  • hiking trainers26K/yr
  • karrimor42K/yr
  • karrimor trainers mens33K/yr
  • waterproof trainers men91K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Waterproof Shoes

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

Complain

Size-Overall15%−0.06

Too tight

they are small

Too narrow

Durability12%−0.14

Broke

Do t last

Start falling apart after few weeks

Quality-Overall11%−0.10

Rubbish quality

Cheap and bad quality

Poor Quality

Water Resistance8%

Not Waterproof

not water proof

Not water resistant as advertised

Comfort-Overall7%+2.64

Not comfortable

uncomfortable shoes

are small across the width making them uncomfortable for anything

Love

Comfort-Overall32%+2.64

Comfortable and Good looking

Comfortable shoes

Very comfortable shoes

Value For Money12%+1.19

Worth the purchase

Good price

Great Value For Money

Size-Overall12%−0.06

They fit as expected

These shoes fit well

Correct fit

Quality-Overall11%−0.10

Decent quality

Reasonable quality for the price paid

Really good quality shoes

Water Resistance5%

they appear to be waterproof

they are waterproof

Genuinely waterproof

Return

4.2% Return rate 72% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall44%▇█▇███

Too tight

they are small

Too narrow

Feet Fit16%█▅▆▇▇▇

Tight in the toe cap for me

much too narrow across the toes

These however feel tight, especially at the toes

Comfort-Overall7%▅██▅▆▇

Not comfortable

uncomfortable shoes

are small across the width making them uncomfortable for anything

Width6%███▅▄▅
Quality-Overall4%▆█▇▄▇▆

Rubbish quality

Cheap and bad quality

Poor Quality

FAQ

Common Waterproof Shoes questions

Answered from the same tracked data.