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Shark Costume

soft demand (-29.5% this quarter) — Shark Costume doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

42
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Market size 19Growth 10Conversion 27Competition 54Returns 31Price range 68Avg price 85Brand share 59Review moat 89Quality gap 58
This niche Category average

Is Shark Costume profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Shark Costume is a £77K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (190K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.

Shark Costume: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -29.5% over the last 90 days and 2.1% of searches end in a purchase.

£77K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-29.5%190K
Conversion rate2.1%
Avg price£18.82

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 69% of demand, so 31% of the market is open.

31%

open market share

Brands · sellers18 · 23
Top-5 product click share52%
Open market31%
Avg brand age37 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 26 products

Sponsored placement92%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews221

Top Shark Costume products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 52% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£8K£15K£23K£31K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 rising

Sellers

23

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

52%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

27%

  • TBGENIUS35%
  • FXICH13%
  • COOKY.D11%
  • FUNFOCUS6%
  • Poptrend5%
  • Generic4%

Shark Costume demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume190KCVR2.1%Products26Brands18Top 5 Brands69%OOS Rate14.7%Rating4.4★Reviews221Avg BSR#614
20K15KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.3×

Top Shark Costume search terms shoppers use

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

  • shark costume72K/yr
  • shark costume kids30K/yr
  • inflatable shark costume23K/yr
  • kids shark costume13K/yr
  • shark costume adult13K/yr
  • shark outfit7K/yr
  • shark inflatable costume7K/yr
  • blow up shark costume4K/yr
  • inflatable shark costume kids9K/yr
  • kids inflatable shark costume4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shark Costume

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Size-Overall27%

Overall i would recommend as long as the sizing is correct for you as it came up abit small on my partner

Value For Money18%

Good value for money

Warmth11%

Cosy and warm

Quality-Overall9%

No complaints here

Fun/Entertainment Experience9%

Fun costume, easy to wear, fan works

What buyers complain about

74% of reviews
Size-Overall33%

Terrible fit

Material Quality11%

Very light material take care when putting on

Inflation/Deflation11%

wont inflate fully

Quality-Overall6%

Poorly made and poorly fitting

Heating6%

Does get quite hot inside

Shark Costume return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

4.5%

Return rate

84%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
75%
2Quality-Overall
5%
3Inflation/Deflation
2%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
2%
5Stitch/Finish/Polish
2%

Common Shark Costume questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Shark Costume 42/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £77K/yr across 26 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -29.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Shark Costume on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Mar–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 10.3× the quietest.