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black spandex shorts

Worth a look

Shows no brand lock-in (top 5 brands take 35% of clicks), but a small market ($65K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 16Growth 55Conversion 18Competition 93Returns 25Price range 72Avg price 80Brand share 96Review moat 44Quality gap 57

Brand share

Incredible35%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great22%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great$16.84

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$6.71–$36.57

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

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Good+28.2%

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

Review moat

Okay2,114.85

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Okay5.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Bad1.4%

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

Market size

Bad$65K

$65K/yr · 267K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black spandex shorts is a $65K/yr Amazon United States market (267K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 35% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.

Data updated Jul 12, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black spandex shorts market data

Units sold / yr
4K–5K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$67K–$84K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.4%
Avg BSR
#877
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
95%
Out of stock
4.7%
Avg brand age
37 months
Avg seller age
140 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (22% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

49 rising

Sellers

60

Top-5 brand share

35%

Top 20: 81%

Top-5 click share

22%

Top 20: 58%

Open market

60%

  • CRZ YOGA10%
  • YNNTHY7%
  • FULLSOFT7%
  • Leafigure6%
  • Unthewe5%
  • FallSweet5%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 36 weeks — +28.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
9K7KHoliday '25Spike '26Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26

Top black spandex shorts search terms

  • black spandex shorts141K/yr
  • ribbed biker shorts25K/yr
  • gym shorts no scrunch16K/yr
  • soandex12K/yr
  • no front seam biker shorts with pockets7K/yr
  • no scrunch gym shorts11K/yr
  • align shorts8K/yr
  • gym shorts women no scrunch12K/yr
  • biker shorts women 3 inch5K/yr
  • gym shorts no front seam6K/yr
All search terms

Top black spandex shorts 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%$1K4%$3K6%$4K8%$5K101001K10K 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 black spandex shorts

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall21%

“fit as expected”

Comfort-Overall18%

“super comfortable to wear”

Soft Feel11%

“Material is soft and comfortable”

Value For Money6%

“Great Value”

Quality-Overall5%

“Fair quality for price paid”

Pockets/Compartments5%

“love the pockets”

Material Quality4%

“lightweight material”

Exercise/Sports Suitability4%

“Great workout shorts”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%

“Nice stretch fits well”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“As advertised”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall16%

“size down”

Transparency8%

“SEE THROUGH”

Thickness6%

“the material is on the thinner side”

Material Quality6%

“the material is not good”

Quality-Overall4%

“Cheaply made”

Thin3%

“Thin material”

Smell3%

“Chemical Smell”

Exercise/Sports Suitability2%

“Not for working out”

Compression2%

“There isn't really any compression they don't really hold anything tight like i was hoping”

Thigh Fit2%

“they were too tight around the thigh for me so I returned them”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall45%
Length12%
Waist Fit7%
Material Quality6%
Thin5%
Thigh Fit5%
Inseam Fit4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Transparency2%
Hip Fit1%

Common questions

Is black spandex shorts profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $65K/yr across 88 tracked products. 9 of 23 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +28.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
How competitive is the black spandex shorts niche?
49 brands and 60 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 22% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 35% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black spandex shorts?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Transparency, Thickness. The return rate is 5.0%.
What does it cost to enter the black spandex shorts niche?
Listings span $6.71–$36.57; the average listing price is $16.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,115 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.