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basketball shirts

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Weak search conversion (0.4%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 9Growth 19Conversion 6Competition 95Returns 26Price range 89Avg price 88Brand share 95Review moat 25Quality gap 35

Competition

Incredible19%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Brand share

Incredible36%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Price range

Great$8.61–$88.71

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

Avg price

Great$20.33

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Okay5.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Bad4,845.69

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-12.2%

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

Market size

Bad$34K

$34K/yr · 372K searches

Conversion

Bad0.4%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, basketball shirts is a $34K/yr Amazon United States market (372K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 36% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.

Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

basketball shirts market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$81K–$102K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.4%
Avg BSR
#3,064
Page quality
0%
Prime
97%
Sponsored
86%
Out of stock
2.6%
Avg brand age
32 months
Avg seller age
130 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (19% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

76 rising

Sellers

94

Top-5 brand share

36%

Top 20: 71%

Top-5 click share

19%

Top 20: 41%

Open market

60%

  • adidas10%
  • Liberty Imports10%
  • Power Forward6%
  • BOOJO6%
  • Migxsaf4%
  • Threadrock4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -12.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
20K15KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Top basketball shirts search terms

  • basketball shirt94K/yr
  • basketball shirts69K/yr
  • basketball shirts for men45K/yr
  • basketball shirts for boys34K/yr
  • mens basketball shirts16K/yr
  • boys basketball shirts19K/yr
  • basketball t shirt11K/yr
  • basketball tshirt12K/yr
  • basketball tshirts for men10K/yr
  • basketball t shirts for men10K/yr
All search terms

Top basketball shirts 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%$6804%$1K6%$2K8%$3K101001K10K100K 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 basketball shirts

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall28%

“Awesome fit”

Quality-Overall14%

“The quality feels solid”

Comfort-Overall11%

“Light weight and comfortable”

Value For Money8%

“Excellent value”

Material Quality5%

“Great material”

Color4%

“The colors are crisp and accurate”

Weight Light3%

“Lightweight and breathable”

Exercise/Sports Suitability2%

“These are my new favorite workout shirts”

Soft Feel2%

“The material is soft and comfortable”

Breathability2%

“breathable”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall30%

“Too short”

Quality-Overall8%

“These shirts are poor quality garbage”

Material Quality6%

“Cheap Material”

Thickness4%

“I wish the fabric is more thick”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“Doesn't do what it advertised”

Shrinkage Resistance3%

“Shrinks”

Compression2%

“No compression”

Color2%

“no idea why they gave a white one”

Sweat Resistance2%

“I already sweated up 2 of them”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity2%

“just didnt feel tight enough”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall57%
Material Quality7%
Chest Fit7%
Length6%
Compression3%
Sleeve Fit2%
Thin2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Waist Fit1%
Color1%

Common questions

Is basketball shirts profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $34K/yr across 141 tracked products. 4 of 23 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -12.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
How competitive is the basketball shirts niche?
76 brands and 94 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 19% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 36% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in basketball shirts?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Material Quality. The return rate is 5.0%.
When does demand for basketball shirts peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the basketball shirts niche?
Listings span $8.61–$88.71; the average listing price is $20.33 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,846 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.