cropped cardigan
Worth a lookShows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 12% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Competition
Incredible12%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Brand share
Incredible39%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Avg price
Great$20.08avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$9.17–$47.30cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+47.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Good$520K$520K/yr · 5.3M searches
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad4,007.37avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Bad9.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Bad0.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cropped cardigan is a $520K/yr Amazon United States market (5.3M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 39% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 60/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cropped cardigan market data
- Units sold / yr
- 25K–30K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $502K–$602K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.5%
- Avg BSR
- #135
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 98%
- Out of stock
- 1.0%
- Avg brand age
- 35 months
- Avg seller age
- 178 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (12% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
82 falling
Sellers
110
Top-5 brand share
39%
Top 20: 73%
Top-5 click share
12%
Top 20: 29%
Open market
61%
- Amazon Essentials12%
- GRACE KARIN10%
- Casuashion5%
- LETDIOSTO5%
- Trendy Queen4%
- CHICGAL4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +47.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×
Top cropped cardigan search terms
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- shrugs for women614K/yr
- crochet cardigan287K/yr
- cardigan for dress253K/yr
- cropped cardigan for women344K/yr
- crochet cardigans for women173K/yr
- lightweight summer cardigan111K/yr
- 3/4 sleeve cardigan for women142K/yr
Top cropped cardigan 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
Trendy Queen Cropped Cardigan Sweaters for Women Lightweight Y2k Fall Outfits Spring Fashion Clothes 2026 Grey M
Trendy Queen$25.994.5★1,455 rev
Casuashion Womens Cropped Cardigan Sweaters Crew Neck Button Down Open Front Knit Bolero Shrugs Black
Casuashion$20.024.3★593 rev
Amazon Essentials Womens Relaxed-Fit Crochet Short-Sleeve Cardigan Pastel Yellow Large
Amazon Essentials$18.634.5★93 rev
Ermonn Womens Crochet Cardigan Sweater Kimonos Boho Solid Color Oversized Spring Open Front Outwear
Ermonn$21.854.2★5,844 rev
Womens Floral Print Puff Sleeve Kimono Cardigan Loose Cover Up Casual Blouse Tops(Dark grey L)
CHICGAL$9.174.4★83,874 rev
Newest
by launch dateAmazon Essentials Womens Relaxed-Fit Crochet Short-Sleeve Cardigan Pastel Yellow Large
Amazon Essentials$18.6393 rev
LETDIOSTO Womens Lightweight Micro-Cable Cropped Cardigan Sweaters XS-XL White
LETDIOSTO$19.2323 rev
MEROKEETY Womens Summer Lightweight Cardigan 2026 Open Front Trendy Casual Shrugs Long Sleeve Button Beach Cover Up Tops White Medium
MEROKEETY$18.10259 rev
Yincro Womens Short Sleeve Cardigan Summer Lightweight Open Front Casual Soft Cardigans (Black XL)
Yincro$13.36191 rev
MEROKEETY Womens Summer Lightweight Cardigan 2026 Open Front Trendy Casual Shrugs Long Sleeve Button Beach Cover Up Tops White Large
MEROKEETY$17.52259 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumLETDIOSTO Womens Lightweight Micro-Cable Cropped Cardigan Sweaters XS-XL White
LETDIOSTO$19.234.8★
MEROKEETY Womens Summer Lightweight Cardigan 2026 Open Front Trendy Casual Shrugs Long Sleeve Button Beach Cover Up Tops White Large
MEROKEETY$17.524.5★
Amazon Essentials Womens Relaxed-Fit Crochet Short-Sleeve Cardigan Pastel Yellow Large
Amazon Essentials$18.634.5★
Zeagoo Beige Crochet Light Weight Cardigans for Women Summer Oversized Short Sleeve V Neck Open Front Cardigan
Zeagoo$23.674.3★
Yincro Womens Short Sleeve Cardigan Summer Lightweight Open Front Casual Soft Cardigans (Black XL)
Yincro$13.364.3★
What buyers say about cropped cardigan
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fits as expected”
“Amazing quality”
“Easy carefree lightweight”
“Buttery soft”
“Color is as described”
“Nice and comfortable”
“Soft material”
“Comfortable and stylish”
“Exactly as pictured”
“Reasonable price”
What buyers complain about
“Too short”
“Low Quality”
“Not really white”
“Cheap material”
“It is not sheer thin fabric”
“NOT what was pictured”
“The material is very thin”
“Falls apart”
“The sleeves are a little short”
“not my style”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cropped cardigan profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $520K/yr across 255 tracked products. 33 of 76 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +47.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (60/100).
- How competitive is the cropped cardigan niche?
- 82 brands and 110 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 12% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 39% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cropped cardigan?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Color. The return rate is 9.0% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for cropped cardigan peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cropped cardigan niche?
- Listings span $9.17–$47.30; the average listing price is $20.08 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,007 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.