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Banana Costume

soft demand (-28.2% this quarter) — Banana Costume doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

48
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Market size 37Growth 11Conversion 80Competition 17Returns 79Price range 46Avg price 27Brand share 43Review moat 98Quality gap 96
This niche Category average

Is Banana Costume profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Banana Costume is a £182K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (240K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Banana 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 -28.2% over the last 90 days and 8.2% of searches end in a purchase.

£182K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr15K
Search volume / yr-28.2%240K
Conversion rate8.2%
Avg price£9.23

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 79% of demand, so 21% of the market is open.

21%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 14
Top-5 product click share79%
Open market21%
Avg brand age31 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 3.9★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 11 products

Sponsored placement91%
New entrants (1y)4· 0 succeeded
Avg rating3.9★
Avg reviews43

Top Banana 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 capture 79% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£18K£36K£54K£73K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

11 falling

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • EYWILYWI31%
  • JBLJDWD19%
  • Generic17%
  • AYBUY6%
  • AMAMHAHAVA5%
  • SDXCJY4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 17%)

Banana Costume demand & seasonality

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

Volume240KCVR8.2%Products11Brands11Top 5 Brands79%OOS Rate12.7%Rating3.9★Reviews43Avg BSR#644
50K30KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 16.9×

Top Banana Costume search terms shoppers use

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

  • banana costume173K/yr
  • banana costume adult18K/yr
  • bannana costume adult15K/yr
  • banana outfit8K/yr
  • banana suit8K/yr
  • adult banana costume8K/yr
  • inflatable banana costume5K/yr
  • bannana costume5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Banana Costume

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

What buyers love

95% of reviews
Value For Money33%

Affordable

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%

Ok. As you'd expect

Quality-Overall15%

Perfect... good quality and easy to iron out the packaging creases

Fun/Entertainment Experience10%

Great fun item

Size-Overall8%

fitted well

What buyers complain about

92% of reviews
Quality-Overall29%

Poor quality

Size-Overall13%

Shoddy made and very small

Stitch/Finish/Polish8%

Looks cheap and stitching shoddy

Durability8%

poor, dont think it will last more than five minutes once on so overall not very happy with the quality and cost

Material Quality8%

Really cheap thin papery fabric

Banana Costume return rate & reasons

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

1.8%

Return rate

54%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
46%
2Quality-Overall
23%
3Material Quality
12%
4Advertised Vs Actual Product
8%
5Thin
4%

Common Banana Costume questions

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

Flapen scores Banana Costume 48/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £182K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -28.2% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Banana Costume on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 16.9× the quietest.