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Kinesiology Tapes

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But prices span $3.15–$13.11, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Kinesiology Tapes is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
54
54 / 100
Top 25% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +6 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£297K/yr547K searches / yr
90-day growth
-0.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
50%top-5 click share · 15 brands · 21 sellers

Flapen Score

Kinesiology Tapes against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Kinesiology Tapes is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

54Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Kinesiology Tapes market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Kinesiology Tapes 547K times last year and spent an estimated £297K. The top 5 brands take 71% of clicks. Flapen scores it 54 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 547K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -0.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £297K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
547K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-0.5%
Conversion, latest week
7.7%
Market size, estimated
£297Ka year
Peak month
May1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
kinesiology tape385K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.02.

Listings sell for £7.02 on average, from £3.15 to £13.11. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £7.02 that is £11K to £14K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.02under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.15–£13.11
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£11K–£14K
Returns
0.2%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. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #52 within Medical Supplies & Equipment. It carries 1,622 reviews at 4.30 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
78%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
4.6%
Average rank
#52in Medical Supplies & Equipment
Average rating
4.30 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,622per listing
Listings tracked
27

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 42 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
42 months

Products

Top Kinesiology Tapes 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 50% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£15K£30K£44K£59K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

15 falling

Sellers

21

Top-5 brand share

71%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

24%

  • SPORTTAPE37%
  • ATETEO17%
  • SOONGO6%
  • ZAMLIC6%
  • CHOKAS5%
  • Meglio5%

Demand

Kinesiology Tapes search demand

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

13K8KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Kinesiology Tapes search terms shoppers use

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

  • kinesiology tape385K/yr
  • muscle tape34K/yr
  • kinetic tape28K/yr
  • kinesio tape28K/yr
  • injury tape12K/yr
  • sports tape kinesiology12K/yr
  • running tape7K/yr
  • sports injury tape7K/yr
  • support tape6K/yr
  • kinesthetic tape5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Kinesiology Tapes

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness23%

It is very sticky

Not sticky

Not adhesive enough

Allergies17%−0.22

Allergic reaction

Skin irritation

Gave me a rash

Quality-Overall7%+1.09

Definately change in quality of product

Cheap for a reason

Poor quality

Durability6%−0.05

comes off after a day

It comes off within 10 min

Comes off after first wear

Residue4%−0.04

leaves behind a sticky residue after it comes off

leaves a black residue

Leaves so much residue

Love

Adhesion/Stickiness22%

good adhesion

Adhesion is strong

Sticks Well

Quality-Overall17%+1.09

Good quality arrived quickly

Looks fair quality

Excellent product

Value For Money10%+0.73

Good Price

Great value

Excellent value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.68

Accurate description

As advertised

Just what we needed

Joint Pain5%+0.45

Great for support with joint aches

Really helps my knee

This is ideal for my knee problem

Return

0.2% Return rate 20% Fixable by listing

Adhesion/Stickiness32%▅▇▆▇█▅

It is very sticky

Not sticky

Not adhesive enough

Quality-Overall9%▁▅▅█▄█

Definately change in quality of product

Cheap for a reason

Poor quality

Functionality-Overall8%▁▅▆▃▃█
Color8%▆█▄▅▃▄
Joint Pain6%▁█▁▇▇▆

FAQ

Common Kinesiology Tapes questions

Answered from the same tracked data.