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Viking Costume Kids

soft demand (-50.5% this quarter) — Viking Costume Kids doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

33
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Market size 1Growth 0Conversion 3Competition 57Returns 28Price range 66Avg price 66Brand share 38Review moat 84Quality gap 72
This niche Category average

Is Viking Costume Kids profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Viking Costume Kids is a £5K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (142K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.

Viking Costume Kids: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -50.5% over the last 90 days and 0.3% of searches end in a purchase.

£5K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-50.5%142K
Conversion rate0.3%
Avg price£13.92

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand, so 18% of the market is open.

18%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 45
Top-5 product click share51%
Open market18%
Avg brand age43 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 30 products

Sponsored placement70%
New entrants (1y)3· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews330

Top Viking Costume Kids 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 take 51% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£256£513£769£1K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

13 flat

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

51%

Top 20: 89%

Open market

13%

  • HENBRANDT47%
  • Haloumoning16%
  • Smiffys8%
  • Fun Shack7%
  • Wicked Costumes5%
  • Generic4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 13%)

Viking Costume Kids demand & seasonality

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

Volume142KCVR0.3%Products30Brands13Top 5 Brands82%OOS Rate16.8%Rating4.3★Reviews330Avg BSR#1,766
9K7KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.4×

Top Viking Costume Kids search terms shoppers use

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

  • viking costume kids102K/yr
  • kids viking costume boys10K/yr
  • childrens viking costume11K/yr
  • kids viking costume8K/yr
  • viking costume boys6K/yr
  • viking outfit kids5K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Viking Costume Kids

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

What buyers love

82% of reviews
Size-Overall32%

Lovely costume good fit good value good quality for the price

Quality-Overall27%

Solid product

Value For Money14%

Good value

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

As expected

What buyers complain about

78% of reviews
Size-Overall61%

Wrong size need to return

Stitch/Finish/Polish11%

Poorly stitched and made

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

Size is misleading

Viking Costume Kids return rate & reasons

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

4.8%

Return rate

85%

Fixable by listing

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

1Size-Overall
84%
2Quality-Overall
8%
3Advertised Vs Actual Product
3%
4Material Quality
2%
5Stitch/Finish/Polish
2%

Common Viking Costume Kids questions

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

Flapen scores Viking Costume Kids 33/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £5K/yr across 30 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -50.5% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Viking Costume Kids on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Feb–Mar–Oct–Nov, where the busiest month runs 12.4× the quietest.