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baby shark costume

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Weak search conversion (0.7%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 12Growth 25Conversion 8Competition 89Returns 21Price range 77Avg price 93Brand share 77Review moat 63Quality gap 28

Avg price

Great$22.08

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Great26%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Great58%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Price range

Great$8.51–$36.72

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

Review moat

Good998.04

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-0.2%

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

Returns

Bad6.2%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Bad$49K

$49K/yr · 338K searches

Conversion

Bad0.7%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, baby shark costume is a $49K/yr Amazon United States market (338K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 58% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

baby shark costume market data

Units sold / yr
3K–4K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
$66K–$88K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.7%
Avg BSR
#6,162
Page quality
0%
Prime
94%
Sponsored
73%
Out of stock
8.2%
Avg brand age
44 months
Avg seller age
177 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (26% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

30 rising

Sellers

49

Top-5 brand share

58%

Top 20: 94%

Top-5 click share

26%

Top 20: 67%

Open market

36%

  • HSCTEK26%
  • ALLAIBB10%
  • Markest8%
  • Rubies8%
  • Pinkfong6%
  • Generic6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
60K40KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 67.3×

Top baby shark costume search terms

  • baby shark costume187K/yr
  • baby shark onesie12K/yr
  • baby shark halloween costume15K/yr
  • baby shark costume 3t10K/yr
  • baby shark costumes6K/yr
  • baby shark costume 2t12K/yr
  • baby shark costume toddler52K/yr
  • baby shark costume 4t6K/yr
  • toddler baby shark costume10K/yr
  • baby shark toddler costume11K/yr
All search terms

Top baby shark 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%2%$9704%$2K6%$3K8%$4K101001K10K 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 baby shark costume

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

What buyers love

Fun/Entertainment Experience22%

“Great fun”

Size-Overall18%

“Fit well”

Quality-Overall13%

“Great quality costume”

Comfort-Overall6%

“comfortable”

Durability5%

“dont break either”

Value For Money3%

“Great costume at a fantastic price”

Warmth3%

“warm amd thick baby love it”

Soft Feel3%

“The material is flexible. not stiff or scratchy.”

Thickness3%

“The shark is a patch that is nice and thick, and securely adhered”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Exactly as described”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall31%

“It was small”

Gap/Hole11%

“I have bought this twice both times it has come with holes in it”

Durability9%

“Falling apart”

Strap/String Quality6%

“the leg straps on the inside broke”

Quality-Overall5%

“Unfortunately, the overall construction feels extremely cheap”

Warmth4%

“Heads up, it gets very hot”

Thickness3%

“Its thin and cheap”

Zipper Quality3%

“Zipper broke on the first wash”

Smell3%

“All it did was make the entire load of laundry stink”

Hard Feel3%

“A bit hard”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall53%
Length15%
Gap/Hole5%
Stitch/Finish/Polish3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Material Quality3%
Arm Fit2%
Sleeve Fit2%
Value For Money2%
Quality-Overall1%

Common questions

Is baby shark costume profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $49K/yr across 70 tracked products. 0 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the baby shark costume niche?
30 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 26% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 58% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in baby shark costume?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Gap/Hole, Durability. The return rate is 6.2% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for baby shark costume peak?
Demand peaks in Sep–Oct; the busiest month runs 67.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the baby shark costume niche?
Listings span $8.51–$36.72; the average listing price is $22.08 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 998 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.