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Gym Gloves

Fail

Demand is soft, at -13.0% this quarter, so Gym Gloves is a Fail.

Flapen Score
49
49 / 100
Ranks 430 of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · −1 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£321K/yr1.2M searches / yr
90-day growth
-13.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
37%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 33 sellers

Flapen Score

Gym Gloves against its category

The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, Gym Gloves is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

49Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Gym Gloves market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Gym Gloves 1.2M times last year and spent an estimated £321K. The top 5 brands take 76% of clicks. Flapen scores it 49 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

3.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.2M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -13.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £321K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.2M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-13.0%
Conversion, latest week
3.4%
Market size, estimated
£321Ka year
Peak month
January1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
gym gloves312K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.76.

Listings sell for £7.76 on average, from £4.18 to £22.69. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £7.76 that is £6K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.76under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.18–£22.69
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£8K
Returns
2.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

97% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #12 within Fitness. It carries 9,681 reviews at 4.37 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
97%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#12in Fitness
Average rating
4.37 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
9,681per listing
Listings tracked
37

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 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 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
49 months

Products

Top Gym Gloves 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 37% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£10K£19K£29K£39K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

76%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 82%

Open market

20%

  • BEAST RAGE27%
  • ATERCEL19%
  • SAWANS19%
  • ihuan7%
  • RDX5%
  • BEAR GRIP4%

Demand

Gym Gloves search demand

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

30K20KHoliday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Gym Gloves search terms shoppers use

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

  • gym gloves312K/yr
  • weight lifting gloves194K/yr
  • gym gloves women161K/yr
  • gym gloves men205K/yr
  • weight lifting gloves women42K/yr
  • lifting gloves39K/yr
  • workout gloves29K/yr
  • weightlifting gloves for men26K/yr
  • gym gloves weightlifting13K/yr
  • weight gloves women20K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Gym Gloves

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

Complain

Size-Overall27%−0.07

a bit tight

Smaller than expected

too big

Quality-Overall12%

Low quality

So be careful if ordering as quality can be varied

Poor quality, not durable

Grip11%+0.80

No grip

they literally dont grip

Literally no grip enhancement

Durability10%−0.13

already falling apart

don't expect them to last

Not durable

Stitch/Finish/Polish5%−0.07

Poor stitching quality

Poor stitching

not stitched properly

Love

Quality-Overall16%

Decent quality

Excellent performance

Amazing quality for under £8

Grip16%+0.80

They also help me to grip the equipment better too

Good grip

helps with grip

Size-Overall16%−0.07

Fits like a glove

Comfortable fit

Fit snugly

Comfort-Overall11%+0.57

Comfortable to wear

So comfortable

Comfortable on the hands

Value For Money9%+0.71

Good for the price

worth the purchase

Good value for money

Return

2.3% Return rate 87% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall84%██████

a bit tight

Smaller than expected

too big

Quality-Overall4%█▆▅▅█▇

Low quality

So be careful if ordering as quality can be varied

Poor quality, not durable

Comfort-Overall3%▇▅▆▄▅█

Overall, they are not comfortable at all

Very tight fit to the point of being uncomfortable

not as comfy as expected though

Grip2%▂█▇█▇▇

No grip

they literally dont grip

Literally no grip enhancement

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FAQ

Common Gym Gloves questions

Answered from the same tracked data.