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Friends Hoodie

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Soft demand (-50.4% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 2Growth 0Conversion 5Competition 68Returns 72Price range 87Avg price 95Brand share 11Review moat 82Quality gap 27

Avg price

Incredible$32.52

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$11.49–$48.35

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

Review moat

Great369.34

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Good2.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Competition

Good44%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.6★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Brand share

Bad95%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

Conversion

Bad0.4%

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

Market size

Bad$8K

$8K/yr · 56K searches

Growth

Bad-50.4%

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

Is friends hoodie profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, friends hoodie is a $8K/yr Amazon United States market (56K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 95% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.

Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

friends hoodie market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
250–500
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$8K–$16K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.4%
Avg BSR
#116,032
Page quality
0%
Prime
78%
Sponsored
78%
Out of stock
17.1%
Avg brand age
31 months
Avg seller age
188 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

13

Top-5 brand share

95%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

3%

  • Idepet37%
  • FRIENDS29%
  • Popfunk15%
  • Hyp10%
  • Bioworld5%
  • How You Doin Shirt1%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 3%)

friends hoodie demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -50.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
7K5KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 13.6×

Top friends hoodie search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • friends hoodie12K/yr
  • friends sweatshirt18K/yr
  • friends sweatshirt women10K/yr
  • friends tv show sweatshirt6K/yr
  • friends tv show hoodie3K/yr
  • friends sweater4K/yr
  • friends hoodies1K/yr
  • friends hoodies for women873/yr
  • friends crewneck sweatshirt693/yr
  • friends show sweatshirt631/yr
All search terms

Top friends hoodie products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%$3148%$62912%$94316%$1K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What reviews say buyers love and hate about friends hoodie

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall21%

“Fits great”

Gifting Purpose20%

“Was a gift”

Quality-Overall14%

“The quality is fine”

Color14%

“The colors are pretty”

Soft Feel8%

“Super soft”

Warmth5%

“cool summer nights”

Comfort-Overall5%

“These socks are so comfortable and soft”

Washability5%

“hopefully last after washings”

Value For Money2%

“Great value for this set of 5 pair of ladies socks”

Shrinkage Resistance2%

“They did not shrink after being washed and dried”

What buyers complain about

Thickness25%

“Its thin so not a winter sweater”

Strap/String Quality25%

“The hoodie string came out after the first wash”

Quality-Overall25%

“Not good quality”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall39%
Length13%
Material Quality8%
Thin4%
Quality-Overall4%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Feet Fit3%
Shoulder Fit3%
Waist Fit2%
Color2%

Common friends hoodie questions

Is friends hoodie profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $8K/yr across 41 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -50.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
How competitive is the friends hoodie niche?
10 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 95% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in friends hoodie?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Thickness, Strap/String Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.1%.
When does demand for friends hoodie peak?
Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 13.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the friends hoodie niche?
Listings span $11.49–$48.35; the average listing price is $32.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 369 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.