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Yoga Mat

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.1% of orders. But demand is soft, at -13.0% this quarter, so Yoga Mat is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
63
63 / 100
Top 8% of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · +13 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£1.9M/yr4.1M searches / yr
90-day growth
-13.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
38%top-5 click share · 24 brands · 37 sellers

Flapen Score

Yoga Mat against its category

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

63Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Yoga Mat market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Yoga Mat 4.1M times last year and spent an estimated £1.9M. The top 5 brands take 63% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan. Flapen scores it 63 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 4.1M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.3% 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 £1.9M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
4.1M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-13.0%
Conversion, latest week
3.3%
Market size, estimated
£1.9Ma year
Peak month
January1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
yoga mat2.0M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £13.91.

Listings sell for £13.91 on average, from £4.01 to £97.99. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 150K to 200K a year. The average listing sells 2,000 to 2,500 of them. At £13.91 that is £28K to £35K a year per listing.

Average price
£13.91under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.01–£97.99
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
150K–200K
Units per listing a year
2,000–2,500
Revenue per listing a year
£28K–£35K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

89% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 45% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #21 within Fitness. It carries 3,617 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
89%
Prime listings
45%
Out of stock, average day
4.2%
Average rank
#21in Fitness
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,617per listing
Listings tracked
53

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 6 of last year's 11 launches as successful.

11 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 6 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
11
Successful launches
6Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
40 months

Products

Top Yoga Mat 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 38% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£56K£113K£169K£226K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 falling

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

63%

Top 20: 98%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 72%

Open market

31%

  • KAYMAN14%
  • Yogii14%
  • OZE SPORTS13%
  • Bionix Professional Support12%
  • Xn8 Sports10%
  • PROIRON5%

Demand

Yoga Mat search demand

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

100K60KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Yoga Mat search terms shoppers use

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

  • yoga mat2.0M/yr
  • exercise mat385K/yr
  • pilates mat295K/yr
  • yoga mats for women387K/yr
  • gym mat224K/yr
  • yoga mat thick111K/yr
  • workout mat105K/yr
  • yoga mats117K/yr
  • thick yoga mat106K/yr
  • gym mats for home100K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Yoga Mat

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

Complain

Grip19%−0.17

This mat doesnt have a proper grip with the floor

doesnt provide the support or grip needed for a stable practice

No grip

Strap/String Quality10%−0.05

The carry strap is not stellar

No strap

Strap was missing

Thickness7%+0.13

Its thick

Nice mat I wouldnt call it thick though

Could of been a bit more thicker

Quality-Overall7%+1.82

It feels cheap

Average quality

totally random quality control

Smell5%−0.04

VERY strong rubber smell

Smells a bit weird

Awful smell

Love

Quality-Overall21%+1.82

Excellent quality

Great quality for affordable price

Good quality mat

Comfort-Overall11%+0.71

It is comfortable

Really comfortable and stays in place

comfortable on it

Value For Money10%+0.96

Good value for money

Good price

Great value for money

Thickness9%+0.13

Good thickness

Great mat very pleased good thickness

Nice thick mat

Exercise/Sports Suitability6%+0.22

Excellent exercise mat

Good for floor exercises

Suitable for exercise

Return

0.1% Return rate 33% Fixable by listing

Quality-Overall12%▇▆▆▇▅█

It feels cheap

Average quality

totally random quality control

Grip11%▇█▆█▆▆

This mat doesnt have a proper grip with the floor

doesnt provide the support or grip needed for a stable practice

No grip

Size-Overall9%▇▆▅▆█▇
Color9%▅▇█▅▅▅
Thickness8%▆▇█▇▇█

Its thick

Nice mat I wouldnt call it thick though

Could of been a bit more thicker

FAQ

Common Yoga Mat questions

Answered from the same tracked data.