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Womens Shorts

Pass

Womens Shorts scores 69 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend $293K a year here, search demand grew +429.9% this quarter, and returns run at 3.6% of orders.

Flapen Score
69
69 / 100
Top 1% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +21 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£293K/yr3.3M searches / yr
90-day growth
+429.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
12%top-5 click share · 89 brands · 118 sellers

Flapen Score

Womens Shorts against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Womens Shorts is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

69Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Womens Shorts market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Womens Shorts 3.3M times last year and spent an estimated £293K. The top 5 brands take 28% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 69 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

0.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 3.3M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +429.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £293K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
3.3M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+429.9%
Conversion, latest week
0.7%
Market size, estimated
£293Ka year
Peak month
July11.4× the quietest month
Top search term
womens shorts887K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.58.

Listings sell for £13.58 on average, from £3.07 to £44.91. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £13.58 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.58under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.07–£44.91
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
3.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

93% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #126 within Sport Specific Clothing. It carries 1,717 reviews at 4.28 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
92%
Out of stock, average day
4.8%
Average rank
#126in Sport Specific Clothing
Average rating
4.28 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,717per listing
Listings tracked
221

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 5 of last year's 56 launches as successful.

56 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 43 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
56
Successful launches
5Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
43 months

Products

Top Womens Shorts 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 12% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£3K£6K£9K£12K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

89 rising

Sellers

118

Top-5 brand share

28%

Top 20: 63%

Top-5 click share

12%

Top 20: 34%

Open market

68%

  • baleaf7%
  • comefohome6%
  • Amazon Essentials5%
  • SINOPHANT5%
  • VALANDY4%
  • JOYSPELS4%

Demand

Womens Shorts search demand

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

400K300KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 11.4×

Search terms

Top Womens Shorts search terms shoppers use

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

  • womens shorts887K/yr
  • shorts for women uk458K/yr
  • ladies shorts369K/yr
  • cycling shorts women253K/yr
  • denim shorts for women229K/yr
  • shorts women139K/yr
  • halara shorts69K/yr
  • black shorts women114K/yr
  • womens denim shorts83K/yr
  • linen shorts women74K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Womens Shorts

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

Complain

Size-Overall17%

much too big

they are tight

Does not fit well

Material Quality4%−0.08

Cheap crispy feeling material

material not great

The material is awful, rough & horrible

Transparency4%−0.07

See through

goes see through when squatting

Product is very sheer and transparent

Quality-Overall3%+0.98

A bit highly priced for the quality I feel

Poor quality

They're too expensive for the quality

Comfort-Overall3%+1.39

are not very comfortable

they roll up making them very uncomfortable for that reason I wouldn't really recommend

you won't get that uncomfy tightness with these

Love

Size-Overall19%

a very flattering fit

Fits as expected

Brilliant fit

Comfort-Overall18%+1.39

Really comfortable

Comfortable to wear

very comfortable and easy to wear

Quality-Overall8%+0.98

Brilliant quality

Good quality and sent on time

seem well made

Pockets/Compartments7%+0.73

Decent size pocket

super handy pockets

Useful pockets

Soft Feel6%

Lovely soft material

So soft

Buttery soft

Return

3.6% Return rate 74% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall54%▆▇██▇█

much too big

they are tight

Does not fit well

Length8%█▅█▄▅▅
Material Quality7%▇█▅▅▇▆

Cheap crispy feeling material

material not great

The material is awful, rough & horrible

Waist Fit6%▅▃▆▆█▇
Thigh Fit4%█▄▃▆▅▆

FAQ

Common Womens Shorts questions

Answered from the same tracked data.