5 inch inseam shorts men
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($24.86 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$24.86avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Great+85.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Great51%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Price range
Great$6.90–$53.16cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Great40%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay$224K$224K/yr · 1.4M searches
Returns
Okay4.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Bad7,292.39avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad0.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 5 inch inseam shorts men is a $224K/yr Amazon United States market (1.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 51% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.
Data updated Jul 20, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
5 inch inseam shorts men market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $249K–$311K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.6%
- Avg BSR
- #317
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 82%
- Out of stock
- 0.6%
- Avg brand age
- 38 months
- Avg seller age
- 126 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
29 rising
Sellers
51
Top-5 brand share
51%
Top 20: 92%
Top-5 click share
40%
Top 20: 69%
Open market
44%
- Lempue12%
- MIER10%
- maamgic10%
- Gaglg9%
- BALENNZ9%
- Amazon Essentials6%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +85.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×
Top 5 inch inseam shorts men search terms
- 5 inch inseam shorts men255K/yr
- mens 5 inch shorts214K/yr
- balennz athletic shorts for men with pockets and elastic waistband quick dry activewear58K/yr
- lululemon mens shorts120K/yr
- mens running shorts with liner67K/yr
- mens shorts with compression liner59K/yr
- jordan shorts men78K/yr
- gym shorts men 5 inch65K/yr
- mens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam28K/yr
- 5inch shorts men54K/yr
Top 5 inch inseam shorts men 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Lempue 2 Pack Workout Gym Shorts for Men 5 Inch Lightweight Running Shorts Quick Dry Sports Athletic Shorts with Pockets
Lempue$31.814.4★2,341 rev
MIER Mens 5 Inch Inseam Running Shorts Quick-Dry with Pockets Black M
MIER$18.084.5★4,561 rev
Gaglg Mens 5 Running Shorts 2 Pack Quick Dry Athletic Workout Gym Shorts with Zipper Pockets Black/Green Large
Gaglg$19.694.4★6,885 rev
BALENNZ Athletic Shorts for Men with Pockets and Elastic Waistband Quick Dry Activewear
BALENNZ$22.724.6★32,754 rev
maamgic Mens 5 Gym Running Shorts for Men 2 in 1 Quick Dry Workout Athletic Shorts Totem Gray Medium
maamgic$29.514.6★2,796 rev
Newest
by launch date
BALENNZ 7 Pack Mens Basketball Shorts with Pockets Mens Shorts Athletic Gym Workout Running Quick Dry Activewear 7AS
BALENNZ$41.63733 rev
JOTOOK Mens Casual Drawstring Corduroy Shorts Elastic Waist Summer Shorts with Pocket Small Beige
JOTOOK$16.73642 rev
lomsoe 5 Pack Gym Shorts Men 5 Inch Quick Dry Mesh Shorts Men Lightweight Training Athletic Running Shorts with Pockets
lomsoe$33.10525 rev
Kinglaman 4 Pack Mens 2 in 1 Running Workout Shorts with Liner Gym Athletic Quick Dry Sport Shorts with Pockets 2 Black 1 Blue 1 Gray Large
Kinglaman$35.401,798 rev
AKAWOOKO 5 Pack Mens Athletic Gym Shorts with Pockets Quick Dry Activewear Workout Running Shorts for Men
AKAWOOKO$20.263,459 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumBALENNZ 7 Pack Mens Basketball Shorts with Pockets Mens Shorts Athletic Gym Workout Running Quick Dry Activewear 7AS
BALENNZ$41.634.7★
Y YERFONE 2 Pack Mens Workout Athletic Shorts 5 Inch Quick Dry Gym Shorts with Pockets Sport Exercise Running Shorts for Men
Y YERFONE$27.494.5★
JOTOOK Mens Casual Drawstring Corduroy Shorts Elastic Waist Summer Shorts with Pocket Small Beige
JOTOOK$16.734.5★
BALENNZ Athletic Shorts for Men with Pockets and Elastic Waistband Quick Dry Activewear
BALENNZ$22.724.6★
maamgic Mens 5 inch Inseam Shorts Pull-On Relaxed Fit Comfort Stretch Short Shorts with Pockets Washed Grey Green Medium
maamgic$31.014.6★
What buyers say about 5 inch inseam shorts men
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“It's comfortable”
“Excellent fit”
“Great VALUE”
“Excellent quality”
“Great gym shorts”
“love the pockets”
“Lightweight & Comfortable”
“The material is light”
“Good fabric feel”
“As advertised”
What buyers complain about
“Too short”
“Not as great as quality as I imagined”
“Cheap material”
“It is way too thick and bulky”
“Very small ridiculous pockets”
“Split after wearing twice”
“Gross plastic chemical smell”
“I have never really gotten a compression short feeling from these”
“Too short”
“Very little elastic in the waist band”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is 5 inch inseam shorts men profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $224K/yr across 57 tracked products. 4 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +85.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
- How competitive is the 5 inch inseam shorts men niche?
- 29 brands and 51 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 51% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in 5 inch inseam shorts men?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Material Quality. The return rate is 4.4%.
- When does demand for 5 inch inseam shorts men peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the 5 inch inseam shorts men niche?
- Listings span $6.90–$53.16; the average listing price is $24.86 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 7,292 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.