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king costume kids

Worth a look

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (4.0★), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 14Growth 8Conversion 61Competition 82Returns 40Price range 80Avg price 64Brand share 91Review moat 88Quality gap 93

Quality gap

Great4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Great45%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Review moat

Great235.55

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Great33%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Great£5.45–£55.00

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

Avg price

Good£13.64

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Good5.3%

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

Returns

Okay3.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Bad£58K

£58K/yr · 80K searches

Growth

Bad-34.0%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, king costume kids is a £58K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 56/100.

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

king costume kids market data

Units sold / yr
3K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£34K–£41K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
5.3%
Avg BSR
#1,230
Page quality
0%
Prime
98%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
9.7%
Avg brand age
43 months
Avg seller age
201 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (33% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

34 rising

Sellers

66

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

33%

Top 20: 76%

Open market

49%

  • TSHAOUN11%
  • AOOWU9%
  • Smiffys9%
  • jerbro9%
  • HPMAISON7%
  • Wicked Costumes6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -34.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.0×

Top king costume kids search terms

  • king costume kids28K/yr
  • king costume23K/yr
  • kids king costume11K/yr
  • king costume adult8K/yr
  • king outfit5K/yr
  • king of hearts costume5K/yr
All search terms

Top king costume kids 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%3%£2K6%£3K9%£5K12%£7K1101001K10K 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 king costume kids

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall49%

“Good quality and the description was accurate”

Size-Overall13%

“perfect fit”

Value For Money11%

“Good value for money”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“When it has arrived it is nicer than the photo”

Ease Of Use2%

“Nice to use once”

Fun/Entertainment Experience2%

“Great for imaginative play”

Shape/Style2%

“Adaptable for different body shapes”

Gifting Purpose2%

“Great present or fancy dres”

Strength2%

“Sturdy and perfect fit”

Design-Overall1%

“And well designed”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall31%

“Doesn't fit an average adult man”

Quality-Overall22%

“Not the greatest of quality the gloves are close to the body scrubbing glove you get in the pound shop”

Value For Money13%

“other sellers have it cheaper”

Material Quality9%

“Material wasnt great”

Durability6%

“Really bad, the crown broke instantly as soon as it came out of the box and the cape broke within 15 minutes of being worn”

Strength3%

“The septor was flimsy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“It doesn't show from the front because of this”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall60%
Quality-Overall19%
Adhesion/Stickiness2%
Material Quality2%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Thin2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Durability2%
Color1%
Stitch/Finish/Polish1%

Common questions

Is king costume kids profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £58K/yr across 47 tracked products. 0 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -34.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (56/100).
How competitive is the king costume kids niche?
34 brands and 66 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 33% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 45% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in king costume kids?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 3.8%.
When does demand for king costume kids peak?
Demand peaks in Mar–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 7.0× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the king costume kids niche?
Listings span £5.45–£55.00; the average listing price is £13.64 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 236 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.