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title: "Black Spandex Shorts — $65K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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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**
**Incredible****35%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Competition**
**Great****22%**
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**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Good****+28.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,114.85**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Okay****5.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Market size**
**Bad****$65K**
$65K/yr · 267K searches
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%")
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/clothing-shoes-jewelry/black-spandex-shorts/trend)
## **Top black spandex shorts search terms**
- **black spandex shorts**141K/yr+33.1%2.1% conv. - **ribbed biker shorts**25K/yr+100.4%0.2% conv. - **gym shorts no scrunch**16K/yr-26.1%0.2% conv. - **soandex**12K/yr+22.1%0.5% conv. - **no front seam biker shorts with pockets**7K/yr+129.6%0.3% conv. - **no scrunch gym shorts**11K/yr-25.2%0.1% conv. - **align shorts**8K/yr+50.2%0.6% conv. - **gym shorts women no scrunch**12K/yr-32.4%0.3% conv. - **biker shorts women 3 inch**5K/yr+87.5%1.0% conv. - **gym shorts no front seam**6K/yr+20.9%0.1% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/clothing-shoes-jewelry/black-spandex-shorts/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 moatMarket 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.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Womens 3 Piece Workout Shorts Yoga Seamless Ribbed High Waisted Spandex Booty Biker Shorts (Y8SP-B/W/Blue M)**YNNTHY**$29.54**4.5★2,139 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09TXPD19C) [2**FallSweet BoyShort Underwear for Women No Show Seamless Panties Smooth Boxer Briefs Stretch Shorts black M**FallSweet**$12.20**4.2★164 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMJC3ZNH) [3**NexiEpoch 2 Pack Biker Shorts for Women - 3/5/8 Booty Volleyball High Waisted Black Spandex Shorts for Yoga Dance Workout**NexiEpoch**$9.33**4.4★2,004 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQPC2Q3T) [4**FULLSOFT High Waisted Biker Shorts for Women-5 Tummy Control Fitness Athletic Workout Running Yoga Gym Soft Compression Bike Volleyball Spandex Shorts Clothes for Women Womens Clothing(Black S-M)**FULLSOFT**$7.26**4.4★8,495 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJQ81RJL) [5**CAMPSNAIL Workout Biker Shorts Women - 3/5/8 High Waisted Tummy Control Spandex Booty Volleyball Shorts for Yoga Dance**CAMPSNAIL**$7.77**4.3★5,999 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS6FWS3H)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Showitty Womens 2 Booty Biker Shorts High Waisted for Dance Volleyball**Showitty**$6.71**30 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ5N7V2C) [**Leafigure 2 Pack Womens Biker Shorts with Pockets - 4 High Waisted Yoga Gym Running Workout Booty Shorts Black/Black S-M**Leafigure**$9.31**288 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2LG7QJ9) [**Aoysky Womens High Waisted Ribbed Knit Biker Shorts 5 Tummy Control Squat Proof Workout Shorts for Yoga Running Gym Grey**Aoysky**$11.33**42 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1MGYHBH) [**Aoysky Womens High Waisted Ribbed Knit Biker Shorts 5 Tummy Control Squat Proof Workout Shorts for Yoga Running Gym Light Blue**Aoysky**$11.37**42 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1M9JH87) [**Unthewe High Waisted Biker Shorts for Women with Pockets - 4.5 No Front Seam Workout Gym Spandex Shorts(U775-Black-M)**Unthewe**$17.97**54 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNWNN29J)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**FallSweet BoyShort Underwear for Women No Show Seamless Panties Smooth Boxer Briefs Stretch Shorts black M**FallSweet**$12.20**4.2★**▲ 75%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMJC3ZNH) [**Aoysky Womens High Waisted Ribbed Knit Biker Shorts 5 Tummy Control Squat Proof Workout Shorts for Yoga Running Gym Light Blue**Aoysky**$11.37**4.1★**▲ 73%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1M9JH87) [**Unthewe High Waisted Biker Shorts for Women with Pockets - 4.5 No Front Seam Workout Gym Spandex Shorts(U775-Black-M)**Unthewe**$17.97**4.6★**▲ 68%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNWNN29J) [**Showitty Womens 2 Booty Biker Shorts High Waisted for Dance Volleyball**Showitty**$6.71**4.0★**▲ 65%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ5N7V2C) [**Olmlmt Biker Shorts Women with Pockets High Waisted Spandex Workout Shorts for Yoga Gym Running Black**Olmlmt**$18.18**4.6★**▲ 62%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6MHX798)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about black spandex shorts**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**21%
*“fit as expected”*
**Comfort-Overall**18%
*“super comfortable to wear”*
**Soft Feel**11%
*“Material is soft and comfortable”*
**Value For Money**6%
*“Great Value”*
**Quality-Overall**5%
*“Fair quality for price paid”*
**Pockets/Compartments**5%
*“love the pockets”*
**Material Quality**4%
*“lightweight material”*
**Exercise/Sports Suitability**4%
*“Great workout shorts”*
**Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity**3%
*“Nice stretch fits well”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
*“As advertised”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**16%
*“size down”*
**Transparency**8%
*“SEE THROUGH”*
**Thickness**6%
*“the material is on the thinner side”*
**Material Quality**6%
*“the material is not good”*
**Quality-Overall**4%
*“Cheaply made”*
**Thin**3%
*“Thin material”*
**Smell**3%
*“Chemical Smell”*
**Exercise/Sports Suitability**2%
*“Not for working out”*
**Compression**2%
*“There isn't really any compression they don't really hold anything tight like i was hoping”*
**Thigh Fit**2%
*“they were too tight around the thigh for me so I returned them”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**45%
**Length**12%
**Waist Fit**7%
**Material Quality**6%
**Thin**5%
**Thigh Fit**5%
**Inseam Fit**4%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**2%
**Transparency**2%
**Hip Fit**1%
## **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.
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