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funny costume

Worth a look

Shows a thin review moat (245 avg reviews), but weak search conversion (0.5%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 18Growth 18Conversion 6Competition 67Returns 74Price range 63Avg price 77Brand share 86Review moat 88Quality gap 86

Review moat

Great244.79

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Great49%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Quality gap

Great4.1★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Avg price

Great£15.81

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Returns

Good2.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good45%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Price range

Good£4.02–£33.34

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Market size

Bad£74K

£74K/yr · 935K searches

Growth

Bad-13.3%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad0.5%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, funny costume is a £74K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (935K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 49% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

funny costume market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£40K–£47K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.5%
Avg BSR
#259
Page quality
0%
Prime
90%
Sponsored
59%
Out of stock
8.8%
Avg brand age
35 months
Avg seller age
188 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

31 falling

Sellers

72

Top-5 brand share

49%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 82%

Open market

46%

  • BSBUY16%
  • Wicked Costumes11%
  • MRLTOP11%
  • HENBRANDT6%
  • HoaaiGo5%
  • EYWILYWI5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
200K150KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 13.8×

Top funny costume search terms

  • funny costumes114K/yr
  • mens costume136K/yr
  • funny fancy dress55K/yr
  • funny costume120K/yr
  • funny costumes for men65K/yr
  • funny fancy dress men35K/yr
  • mens costumes48K/yr
  • adult costumes39K/yr
  • funny costumes for women22K/yr
  • costume men42K/yr
All search terms

Top funny costume products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%5%£4K10%£7K15%£11K20%£15K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about funny costume

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Fun/Entertainment Experience23%

“Fun costume”

Value For Money16%

“Worth the money”

Quality-Overall15%

“Good quality”

Size-Overall12%

“The pieces fit comfortably”

Durability5%

“off so great durability”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Ok. As you'd expect”

Comfort-Overall3%

“Hilarious, cosy and surprisingly great quality”

Gifting Purpose3%

“Secret santa gift”

Warmth2%

“Really well made and super warm”

Inflation/Deflation2%

“Stays inflated, works great, looks funny, 10/10 - it's a sausage dog costume for 2 people, the only thing left to decide is who is the front and who is the butt”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall20%

“sizing wrong”

Quality-Overall15%

“Cheap”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“super different than it is advertised”

Material Quality5%

“cheap material”

Stitch/Finish/Polish5%

“Looks cheap and stitching shoddy”

Shape/Style5%

“maybe I had the wrong shape face for this mask”

Strap/String Quality5%

“The stitching is not the best on the straps keeping it on having to fix it myself as I dont have time to send it back dont think it will last more than a 1 time use”

Durability5%

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

Value For Money2%

“I didnt feel it was worth the price”

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

“The texture is awful”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall57%
Quality-Overall13%
Advertised Vs Actual Product5%
Material Quality4%
Inflation/Deflation4%
Thin3%
Functionality-Overall3%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Color1%
Strength1%

Common questions

Is funny costume profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £74K/yr across 39 tracked products. 0 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the funny costume niche?
31 brands and 72 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 49% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in funny costume?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 2.1%.
When does demand for funny costume peak?
Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 13.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the funny costume niche?
Listings span £4.02–£33.34; the average listing price is £15.81 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 245 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.