black distressed shorts for women
Worth a lookShows demand growing +154.3% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Growth
Incredible+154.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Incredible17%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Brand share
Incredible39%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Avg price
Incredible$27.40avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$9.51–$63.47cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay2,447.98avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad$94K$94K/yr · 387K searches
Returns
Bad8.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Bad0.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black distressed shorts for women is a $94K/yr Amazon United States market (387K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 39% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 63/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
black distressed shorts for women market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $82K–$110K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.9%
- Avg BSR
- #169
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 92%
- Out of stock
- 0.9%
- Avg brand age
- 35 months
- Avg seller age
- 155 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (17% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
46 falling
Sellers
52
Top-5 brand share
39%
Top 20: 77%
Top-5 click share
17%
Top 20: 39%
Open market
58%
- THUNDER STAR14%
- Levi's12%
- IWD5%
- MapleHub4%
- Tunlaud4%
- CHICZONE3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +154.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 10.2×
Top black distressed shorts for women search terms
- womens black jean shorts39K/yr
- womens black denim shorts27K/yr
- black levi shorts27K/yr
- black ripped shorts26K/yr
- womens black shorts with pockets11K/yr
- black distressed shorts15K/yr
- black distressed denim shorts7K/yr
- black ripped jean shorts14K/yr
- black levi shorts women12K/yr
- high waisted black jean shorts11K/yr
Top black distressed shorts for women 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
THUNDER STAR Women Mid Rise Ripped Stretchy Jeans Shorts Frayed Raw Hem Casual Denim Shorts Black1# M
THUNDER STAR$30.244.4★6,145 rev
Levis Womens A-Line Shorts (New) First Or Last No 28
Levi's$28.344.4★847 rev
Vetinee Skorts for Women Casual Summer Denim Shorts Women Skirt With Shorts Black Jean Skort High Waisted Soft Medium Fits Size 8 / Size 10
Vetinee$29.664.3★1,448 rev
IWD Black Shorts for Women Mid Waisted Ripped Distressed Cut Off Shorts Y2K Raw Hem Jorts Summer Trendy Hot Shorts
IWD$28.074.3★56 rev
Levis Womens 501 Curve Short (New) Memories of You (Shrink-to-fit) 27
Levi's$39.114.1★140 rev
Newest
by launch date
MapleHub Denim Shorts Women Ripped Stretchy Mid-High Rise Jean Shorts Distressed Summer Folded Hem Hot Short
MapleHub$21.8617 rev
IWD Black Shorts for Women Mid Waisted Ripped Distressed Cut Off Shorts Y2K Raw Hem Jorts Summer Trendy Hot Shorts
IWD$28.0756 rev
IWD Black Jean Shorts Women Mid Waisted Ripped Distressed Skinny Denim Shorts Summer Trendy Hot Shorts with Pockets
IWD$28.2256 rev
Levis Womens 501 Curve Short (New) Memories of You (Shrink-to-fit) 27
Levi's$39.11140 rev
Levis Womens Cinch Mid-Thigh Short (New) Open Mind (Non Stretch) 30
Levi's$37.17678 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMapleHub Denim Shorts Women Ripped Stretchy Mid-High Rise Jean Shorts Distressed Summer Folded Hem Hot Short
MapleHub$21.864.6★
Pnadty Womens Summer Ripped Stretch Denim Shorts High Waisted Folded Hem Fashion Jean Shorts(Black XX-Large)
Pnadty$28.934.5★
IWD Black Jean Shorts Women Mid Waisted Ripped Distressed Skinny Denim Shorts Summer Trendy Hot Shorts with Pockets
IWD$28.224.3★
GAGELE Plus Size Denim Shorts Women High Waisted Stretch Summer Jean Shorts 22 Plus Black
GAGELE$26.594.1★
Levis Womens Cinch Mid-Thigh Short (New) Open Mind (Non Stretch) 30
Levi's$37.174.2★
What buyers say about black distressed shorts for women
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fit great”
“SO comfortable”
“Butter soft”
“Super comfortable with a lot of stretch”
“I love the pockets”
“Great value”
“Fair quality for price paid”
“Smooth material”
“As advertised”
“Great workout shorts”
What buyers complain about
“They are short”
“you can see through them”
“Shorts were a plastic material that was pretty thin”
“not a great material”
“Thin material”
“Low quality”
“They dont have a ton of stretch”
“Runs very small in the waist”
“Really hard to tell by the picture”
“black a little faded in a noticeable way”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is black distressed shorts for women profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $94K/yr across 105 tracked products. 7 of 28 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +154.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (63/100).
- How competitive is the black distressed shorts for women niche?
- 46 brands and 52 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 17% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 39% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in black distressed shorts for women?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Transparency, Thickness. The return rate is 8.3% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for black distressed shorts for women peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 10.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the black distressed shorts for women niche?
- Listings span $9.51–$63.47; the average listing price is $27.40 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,448 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.