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title: "Cropped Cardigan — $520K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 60/100 · $520K/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **cropped cardigan**
**Worth a look**
Shows 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.
Market size 61Growth 67Conversion 6Competition 97Returns 11Price range 83Avg price 88Brand share 95Review moat 25Quality gap 57
**Competition**
**Incredible****12%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Brand share**
**Incredible****39%**
top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
**Avg price**
**Great****$20.08**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Great****$9.17–$47.30**
cheapest 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**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Bad****4,007.37**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Returns**
**Bad****9.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Signals**[** No Dominant Brand**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=no_dominant_brand "Top brand's click share < 20%") [** High Returns**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_returns "Return rate > 5%")
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
100K60KSpike '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/clothing-shoes-jewelry/cropped-cardigan/trend)
## **Top cropped cardigan search terms**
- **summer cardigan**517K/yr+184.9%0.2% conv. - **cropped cardigan**942K/yr+1.6%0.3% conv. - **summer cardigans for women lightweight**368K/yr+212.3%0.3% conv. - **shrugs for women**614K/yr+55.4%0.2% conv. - **crochet cardigan**287K/yr+61.4%0.2% conv. - **cardigan for dress**253K/yr+42.1%0.3% conv. - **cropped cardigan for women**344K/yr-10.4%0.3% conv. - **crochet cardigans for women**173K/yr+75.8%0.2% conv. - **lightweight summer cardigan**111K/yr+349.6%0.3% conv. - **3/4 sleeve cardigan for women**142K/yr+74.7%0.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/clothing-shoes-jewelry/cropped-cardigan/search-terms)
## **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.
0%1%$5K2%$10K3%$16K4%$21K101001K10K100K 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**Trendy Queen Cropped Cardigan Sweaters for Women Lightweight Y2k Fall Outfits Spring Fashion Clothes 2026 Grey M**Trendy Queen**$25.99**4.5★1,455 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCW38YR7) [2**Casuashion Womens Cropped Cardigan Sweaters Crew Neck Button Down Open Front Knit Bolero Shrugs Black**Casuashion**$20.02**4.3★593 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DT981Z18) [3**Amazon Essentials Womens Relaxed-Fit Crochet Short-Sleeve Cardigan Pastel Yellow Large**Amazon Essentials**$18.63**4.5★93 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS2BPY7S) [4**Ermonn Womens Crochet Cardigan Sweater Kimonos Boho Solid Color Oversized Spring Open Front Outwear**Ermonn**$21.85**4.2★5,844 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089YBGZ7R) [5**Womens Floral Print Puff Sleeve Kimono Cardigan Loose Cover Up Casual Blouse Tops(Dark grey L)**CHICGAL**$9.17**4.4★83,874 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SN9RS13)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Amazon Essentials Womens Relaxed-Fit Crochet Short-Sleeve Cardigan Pastel Yellow Large**Amazon Essentials**$18.63**93 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS2BPY7S) [**LETDIOSTO Womens Lightweight Micro-Cable Cropped Cardigan Sweaters XS-XL White**LETDIOSTO**$19.23**23 rev3mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWD1JZGP) [**MEROKEETY Womens Summer Lightweight Cardigan 2026 Open Front Trendy Casual Shrugs Long Sleeve Button Beach Cover Up Tops White Medium**MEROKEETY**$18.10**259 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHRCJZDG) [**Yincro Womens Short Sleeve Cardigan Summer Lightweight Open Front Casual Soft Cardigans (Black XL)**Yincro**$13.36**191 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GF6GHR83) [**MEROKEETY Womens Summer Lightweight Cardigan 2026 Open Front Trendy Casual Shrugs Long Sleeve Button Beach Cover Up Tops White Large**MEROKEETY**$17.52**259 rev7mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXGRZGXT)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**LETDIOSTO Womens Lightweight Micro-Cable Cropped Cardigan Sweaters XS-XL White**LETDIOSTO**$19.23**4.8★**▲ 30%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWD1JZGP) [**MEROKEETY Womens Summer Lightweight Cardigan 2026 Open Front Trendy Casual Shrugs Long Sleeve Button Beach Cover Up Tops White Large**MEROKEETY**$17.52**4.5★**▲ 29%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXGRZGXT) [**Amazon Essentials Womens Relaxed-Fit Crochet Short-Sleeve Cardigan Pastel Yellow Large**Amazon Essentials**$18.63**4.5★**▲ 29%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FS2BPY7S) [**Zeagoo Beige Crochet Light Weight Cardigans for Women Summer Oversized Short Sleeve V Neck Open Front Cardigan**Zeagoo**$23.67**4.3★**▲ 29%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPPTYWLY) [**Yincro Womens Short Sleeve Cardigan Summer Lightweight Open Front Casual Soft Cardigans (Black XL)**Yincro**$13.36**4.3★**▲ 24%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GF6GHR83)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about cropped cardigan**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**20%
*“Fits as expected”*
**Quality-Overall**11%
*“Amazing quality”*
**Weight Light**9%
*“Easy carefree lightweight”*
**Soft Feel**8%
*“Buttery soft”*
**Color**7%
*“Color is as described”*
**Comfort-Overall**7%
*“Nice and comfortable”*
**Material Quality**4%
*“Soft material”*
**Shape/Style**4%
*“Comfortable and stylish”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“Exactly as pictured”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Reasonable price”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**23%
*“Too short”*
**Quality-Overall**6%
*“Low Quality”*
**Color**4%
*“Not really white”*
**Material Quality**4%
*“Cheap material”*
**Thickness**3%
*“It is not sheer thin fabric”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
*“NOT what was pictured”*
**Thin**2%
*“The material is very thin”*
**Durability**2%
*“Falls apart”*
**Sleeve Fit**2%
*“The sleeves are a little short”*
**Shape/Style**1%
*“not my style”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**49%
**Color**7%
**Material Quality**6%
**Length**6%
**Sleeve Fit**5%
**Thin**4%
**Chest Fit**3%
**Shape/Style**3%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%
**Shoulder Fit**3%
## **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.
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