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Waterproof Spray for Shoes

Fail

Demand is soft, at -63.7% this quarter, so Waterproof Spray for Shoes is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,383 of 2,461 Fashion niches · −2 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£199K/yr226K searches / yr
90-day growth
-63.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
64%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 81 sellers

Flapen Score

Waterproof Spray for Shoes against its category

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

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Waterproof Spray for Shoes market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Waterproof Spray for Shoes 226K times last year and spent an estimated £199K. The top 5 brands take 68% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

An estimated 11.3% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 226K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. An estimated 11.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -63.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £199K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
226K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-63.7%
Conversion, latest week
11.3%
Market size, estimated
£199Ka year
Peak month
February3.8× the quietest month
Top search term
waterproof spray for shoes52K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.74.

Listings sell for £7.74 on average, from £3.68 to £12.13. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £7.74 that is £6K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.74under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.68–£12.13
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£8K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

80% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #28 within Shoe, Jewellery & Watch Accessories. It carries 2,399 reviews at 4.35 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
80%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.1%
Average rank
#28in Shoe, Jewellery & Watch Accessories
Average rating
4.35 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,399per listing
Listings tracked
20

04 · Newcomers

1 of last year's 3 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. 1 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 61 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
61 months

Products

Top Waterproof Spray for Shoes products & what they sell for

The products selling here, as shoppers see them on Amazon. Shelf share and sales are our estimates.

Prices and ratings read from Amazon on Jul 23, 2026. The live listing can differ.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take an estimated 64% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£10K£20K£30K£40K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

81

Est. top-5 brand share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Est. top-5 click share

64%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

21%

  • Crep Protect16%
  • Granger's15%
  • Nikwax15%
  • Kaps12%
  • OUT & ABOUT12%
  • PLINTEX10%

Demand

Waterproof Spray for Shoes search demand

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

8K6KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×

Search terms

Top Waterproof Spray for Shoes search terms shoppers use

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

  • waterproof spray for shoes52K/yr
  • shoe waterproofing spray25K/yr
  • waterproof shoe spray25K/yr
  • leather protector spray15K/yr
  • waterproofing shoe spray11K/yr
  • leather shoe protector spray12K/yr
  • shoe protector spray waterproof9K/yr
  • boot waterproofing spray8K/yr
  • waterproof spray for trainers7K/yr
  • leather shoe protector4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Waterproof Spray for Shoes

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

23%of positive reviews mention “Quality-Overall”
18%of negative reviews mention “Water Resistance”
0.3%of orders come back
“it's not that waterproof”
A buyer, on “Water Resistance”18% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

16 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Waterproof Spray for Shoes questions

Answered from the same tracked data.

Figures on this page are estimates modeled from public Amazon pages and third-party keyword data. Amazon does not supply them, and no connected seller's data is used. How we handle Amazon data