adidas samba men
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$65.49avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great34%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Price range
Great$20.62–$121.95cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay$275K$275K/yr · 1.7M searches
Review moat
Okay2,010.36avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+8.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad98%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Conversion
Bad0.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Bad11.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, adidas samba men is a $275K/yr Amazon United States market (1.7M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 98% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 12, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
adidas samba men market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $196K–$262K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.3%
- Avg BSR
- #359
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 97%
- Sponsored
- 61%
- Out of stock
- 2.1%
- Avg brand age
- 45 months
- Avg seller age
- 126 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
73
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 68%
Open market
1%
- adidas73%
- Project Cloud21%
- adidas Originals3%
- ASITVO1%
- DAUCO1%
- Reebok1%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 1%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 101 weeks — +8.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Top adidas samba men search terms
- adidas samba men810K/yr
- sambas adidas shoes men321K/yr
- mens sambas59K/yr
- adidas samba og men76K/yr
- sambas men65K/yr
- adidas sambas men47K/yr
- samba og shoes mens42K/yr
- adidas shoes men samba36K/yr
- mens adidas samba35K/yr
- mens sambas adidas shoes37K/yr
Top adidas samba 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
Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 11
adidas$88.434.6★4,123 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 7
adidas$83.534.6★4,123 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 9
adidas$88.504.6★4,123 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 12
adidas$89.164.6★4,123 rev
adidas Mens VL Court 3.0 Sneaker
adidas$55.904.6★4,539 rev
Newest
by launch dateAdidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 11
adidas$88.434,123 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor White/Black/Vivid Red 7
adidas$83.534,123 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 9
adidas$88.504,123 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult Samba Indoor Black/White/Vivid Red 12
adidas$89.164,123 rev
adidas Mens VL Court 3.0 Sneaker
adidas$55.904,539 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Project Cloud Sneakers for Men - 100% Genuine Leather Mens Casual Shoes Memory Foam Insole Mens Sneakers - Non Slip Outsole Dress Sneakers Men (HISVERDY Olive 10)
Project Cloud$45.054.3★
Project Cloud Sneakers for Men - 100% Genuine Leather Mens Casual Shoes Memory Foam Insole Mens Sneakers - Non Slip Outsole Dress Sneakers Men (HISVERDY Olive 10.5)
Project Cloud$45.364.3★
Project Cloud Sneakers for Men - 100% Genuine Leather Mens Casual Shoes Memory Foam Insole Mens Sneakers - Non Slip Outsole Dress Sneakers Men (HISVERDY Olive 11)
Project Cloud$44.934.3★
adidas Unisex-Adult Daily 4.0 Black/White/Gum 6
adidas$44.504.6★
adidas Mens Vl Court 3.0 Shadow Navy/Wonder White/Gold Metallic 12.5
adidas$34.194.6★
What buyers say about adidas samba men
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Cute and Comfy”
“Looks great and the fit is accurate”
“refreshing quality in my opinion”
“Awesome price”
“Very stylish shoes clean look very comfortable good standing or walking”
“they are soft”
“These are actually great like I thought oh I feel like theyre tricking me pretending theyre cozy”
“Love the color”
“They have enough elastic that they pull up at my toes”
“They are durable”
What buyers complain about
“Weird fit”
“Not comfortable”
“Durability questionable”
“returning these because they are very wide at the ankle and slip up and down when I walk”
“they were used and dirty”
“The black is actually more like a dark grey color”
“Heavy padding with a rock hard sole”
“Maybe quality control issue”
“Very uncomfortable material — be careful”
“was expecting thick socks”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is adidas samba men profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $275K/yr across 59 tracked products. 34 of 48 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +8.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the adidas samba men niche?
- 8 brands and 73 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 98% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in adidas samba men?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Comfort-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 11.2% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for adidas samba men peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the adidas samba men niche?
- Listings span $20.62–$121.95; the average listing price is $65.49 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,010 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.