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Swimming Cap

Fail

Prices span $4.18–$12.26, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Swimming Cap is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 512 of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · −4 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£389K/yr1.0M searches / yr
90-day growth
+2.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
60%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 56 sellers

Flapen Score

Swimming Cap against its category

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

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

Market

The Swimming Cap market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Swimming Cap 1.0M times last year and spent an estimated £389K. The top 5 brands take 95% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.0M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +2.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £389K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.0M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+2.3%
Conversion, latest week
6.3%
Market size, estimated
£389Ka year
Peak month
September2.4× the quietest month
Top search term
swimming cap453K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.06.

Listings sell for £6.06 on average, from £4.18 to £12.26. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At £6.06 that is £15K to £18K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.06under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.18–£12.26
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
60K–80K
Units per listing a year
2,500–3,000
Revenue per listing a year
£15K–£18K
Returns
1.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #14 within Water Sports. It carries 2,821 reviews at 4.23 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
67%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
2.6%
Average rank
#14in Water Sports
Average rating
4.23 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,821per listing
Listings tracked
18

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are young.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 34 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

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

Products

Top Swimming Cap 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 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£39K£78K£117K£155K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

56

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

3%

  • Speedo63%
  • ZONE316%
  • Zoggs10%
  • Limmys3%
  • JIMJOOS2%
  • Funzhan2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Demand

Swimming Cap search demand

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

30K20KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Search terms

Top Swimming Cap search terms shoppers use

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

  • swimming cap453K/yr
  • swim cap94K/yr
  • swimming cap women73K/yr
  • swimming hat77K/yr
  • swim caps for women47K/yr
  • swim hat45K/yr
  • swimming hat women33K/yr
  • swimming caps30K/yr
  • swim hat women22K/yr
  • swimming cap men21K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Swimming Cap

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

Complain

Durability34%−0.52

easily broken

Not durable

its already torn

Size-Overall24%+0.63

Not fit for purpose

Too small

Way too tight

Quality-Overall20%−0.12

Awful quality

Rubbish

Rubbish quality

Water Resistance3%−0.01

Not waterproof

Its not waterproof

Whilst I found this to be not 100% waterproof

Moist/Dry3%−0.01

also doesnt keep hair dry

eventually after an hour my whole head was wet

Love

Size-Overall22%+0.63

The fit is comfortable

Comfortable fit

Fits perfectly, covers my ears

Quality-Overall17%−0.12

Good quality, easy to put on

Cap well made

Excellent product

Value For Money13%+1.08

Great value

As good as you can get for the price

excellent item and good value

Ease Of Use7%+0.83

Looks good, easy to use

It was however easy to put on

Easy to put on

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity5%+0.53

stretchy

The material feels soft and stretchy, which makes it much easier to put on compared with some tighter caps weve tried before

Thick strong stretches to fit

Return

1.3% Return rate 87% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall75%▇▇████

Not fit for purpose

Too small

Way too tight

Color6%▇█▇█▅▄

the colour becomes transparent

Durability5%█▄█▄▇▆

easily broken

Not durable

its already torn

Quality-Overall2%█▆▂▆▅▇

Awful quality

Rubbish

Rubbish quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%▇█▅▇▄█

FAQ

Common Swimming Cap questions

Answered from the same tracked data.