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Gym Shorts

Worth a look

Shows no brand lock-in (top 5 brands take 45% of clicks), but weak search conversion (0.4%) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 21Growth 54Conversion 5Competition 86Returns 23Price range 66Avg price 78Brand share 90Review moat 35Quality gap 63

Brand share

Great45%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great29%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great$16.39

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Good$6.71–$31.32

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+26.6%

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

Review moat

Okay3,017.97

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Bad5.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Bad$83K

$83K/yr · 1.2M searches

Conversion

Bad0.4%

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

Is gym shorts profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, gym shorts is a $83K/yr Amazon United States market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

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

gym shorts market size & sales

Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$82K–$98K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.4%
Avg BSR
#496
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
91%
Out of stock
1.0%
Avg brand age
38 months
Avg seller age
147 days

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (29% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

44 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 84%

Top-5 click share

29%

Top 20: 66%

Open market

49%

  • CHRLEISURE10%
  • Boudaner10%
  • Cameway9%
  • BZB9%
  • URATOT8%
  • CRZ YOGA6%

Top gym shorts search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
  • booty shorts891K/yr
  • womens booty shorts93K/yr
  • women booty shorts23K/yr
  • short levanta gluteos22K/yr
  • butlifting shorts9K/yr
  • hidden scrunch shorts17K/yr
  • bootie shorts for women19K/yr
  • paragon shorts9K/yr
  • plus size butt lifting shorts12K/yr
  • high waisted butt lifting shorts9K/yr
All search terms

Top gym shorts 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%3%$3K6%$5K9%$8K12%$10K101001K10K100K 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 reviews say buyers love and hate about gym shorts

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

What buyers love

Comfort-Overall24%

“It is comfortable”

Size-Overall20%

“Not too tight”

Soft Feel11%

“And soft”

Quality-Overall7%

“So comfy great quality love the pattern BUY”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity5%

“it has the fabric as stretch”

Value For Money4%

“Great deal”

Material Quality3%

“Excellent material”

Color3%

“Cute colors”

Shape/Style2%

“I like the style”

Exercise/Sports Suitability2%

“Flattering Fit & Perfect Everyday Workout Shorts”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall28%

“Horrible Fit”

Material Quality6%

“CHEAP MATERIAL”

Quality-Overall5%

“Terrible quality”

Thickness4%

“also are a thicker material”

Comfort-Overall4%

“Very uncomfortable and Scratchy”

Transparency3%

“These were super thin and see thru”

Thin3%

“Too thin”

Smell2%

“Couldnt get past the chemical smell”

Thigh Fit2%

“They tend to go a bit up my thigh”

Functionality-Overall1%

“Didnt do much”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall50%
Length11%
Waist Fit8%
Thigh Fit6%
Material Quality4%
Inseam Fit4%
Thin3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
Hip Fit1%
Transparency1%

Common gym shorts questions

Is gym shorts profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $83K/yr across 68 tracked products. 3 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +26.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the gym shorts niche?
44 brands and 53 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 29% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 45% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in gym shorts?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Material Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 5.7% — above our launch gate.
What does it cost to enter the gym shorts niche?
Listings span $6.71–$31.32; the average listing price is $16.39 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,018 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.