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Donkey Ears

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($5.76–$7.67) — Donkey Ears doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

37
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Market size 3Growth 10Conversion 73Competition 19Returns 62Price range 0Avg price 18Brand share 46Review moat 99Quality gap 85
This niche Category average

Is Donkey Ears profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Donkey Ears is a £12K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (28K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.

Donkey Ears: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -29.3% over the last 90 days and 6.8% of searches end in a purchase.

£12K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr3K
Search volume / yr-29.3%28K
Conversion rate6.8%
Avg price£6.54

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand, so 22% of the market is open.

22%

open market share

Brands · sellers11 · 15
Top-5 product click share78%
Open market22%
Avg brand age26 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.2★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 11 products

Sponsored placement82%
New entrants (1y)5· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.2★
Avg reviews18

Top Donkey Ears 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 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£2K£4K£6K£7K110100 Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

11 rising

Sellers

15

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • ATSNOSH48%
  • TOYANDONA9%
  • KBSICWO8%
  • WickedFun6%
  • Hifot6%
  • GWAWG5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 17%)

Donkey Ears demand & seasonality

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

Volume28KCVR6.8%Products11Brands11Top 5 Brands78%OOS Rate5.8%Rating4.2★Reviews18Avg BSR#983
2K1KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Donkey Ears

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

What buyers love

92% of reviews
Quality-Overall27%

Really great quality

Value For Money16%

Great price and value for money, much cheaper than hiring actual costumes in our case

Comfort-Overall11%

Well made, comfortable

Strength8%

Very sturdy, well made, comfortable to wear

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity8%

sturdy elastic on the tail which is securely attached so that it doesnt fall down

What buyers complain about

88% of reviews
Advertised Vs Actual Product63%

Rubbish looks nothing like the picture absolutely tiny like little rabbit ears

Value For Money13%

No, in terms of absolute value for money and youre going to wear it just once

Size-Overall13%

Rubbish looks nothing like the picture absolutely tiny like little rabbit ears

Donkey Ears return rate & reasons

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

2.5%

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
31%
3Defective Material/Parts
8%
4Color
8%
5Value For Money
8%

Common Donkey Ears questions

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

Flapen scores Donkey Ears 37/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £12K/yr across 11 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -29.3% over the last 90 days.
Donkey Ears buyers on Amazon United Kingdom complain most about Advertised Vs Actual Product, Value For Money, Size-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 2.5%.