Keen Sandals Men
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Competition
Incredible8%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Good$104.80avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Good$385K$385K/yr · 1.4M searches
Growth
Good+28.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Okay$10.37–$185.11cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Bad5,738.16avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Bad96%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Returns
Bad9.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Bad0.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Is keen sandals men profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, keen sandals men is a $385K/yr Amazon United States market (1.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 96% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct. Verdict: Skip it — 46/100.
Data updated Jul 12, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
keen sandals men market size & sales
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $262K–$314K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.3%
- Avg BSR
- #741
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 88%
- Sponsored
- 82%
- Out of stock
- 5.0%
- Avg brand age
- 51 months
- Avg seller age
- 143 days
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (8% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
21 rising
Sellers
220
Top-5 brand share
96%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
8%
Top 20: 20%
Open market
26%
- KEEN52%
- KEEN Utility20%
- BRUNT1%
- HEYDUDE1%
- SHULOOK1%
- UBFEN0%
keen sandals men demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +28.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×
Top keen sandals men search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.- keen604K/yr
- keen shoes173K/yr
- keen work shoes for men77K/yr
- keens58K/yr
- keen targhee55K/yr
- keen composite toe shoes for men57K/yr
- keen steel toe shoes men46K/yr
- keen hiking shoes34K/yr
- keen safety shoes for men39K/yr
- keen mens34K/yr
Top keen sandals men 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
KEEN Mens Newport H2 Closed Toe Water Sandals
KEEN$72.634.6★32,575 rev
KEEN Mens Targhee Apex Durable Lightweight Comfortable Waterproof Hiking Shoes Brindle/Canteen 11.5
KEEN$169.564.4★49 rev
KEEN Mens Targhee Apex Durable Lightweight Comfortable Waterproof Hiking Shoes Brindle/Canteen 10.5
KEEN$164.324.4★49 rev
KEEN Utility Mens Flint 2 VersaTREAD Non Slip Low Height Steel Toe Durable Work Shoes Black/Dark Shadow 9 Wide US
KEEN Utility$138.574.6★75 rev
KEEN Womens Newport H2 Closed Toe Water Sandals Monochrome/Granite Green 8
KEEN$72.654.5★12,991 rev
Newest
by launch dateKEEN Mens Targhee Apex Durable Lightweight Comfortable Waterproof Hiking Shoes Brindle/Canteen 11.5
KEEN$169.5649 rev
KEEN Mens Targhee Apex Durable Lightweight Comfortable Waterproof Hiking Shoes Brindle/Canteen 10.5
KEEN$164.3249 rev
KEEN Mens Targhee Apex Durable Lightweight Comfortable Waterproof Hiking Shoes Black/Abbey Stone 8.5
KEEN$161.5149 rev
KEEN Mens Targhee Apex Durable Lightweight Comfortable Waterproof Hiking Shoes Black/Abbey Stone 13 Wide
KEEN$164.8449 rev
KEEN Mens Targhee Apex Durable Lightweight Comfortable Waterproof Hiking Shoes Brindle/Canteen 12
KEEN$159.7549 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
KEEN Mens Newport H2 Closed Toe Water Sandals Tri-Block Safari 15
KEEN$93.484.6★
KEEN Mens Uneek WK Sneakers Black/Black 12 Medium US
KEEN$154.674.1★
KEEN Unisex Kids Newport H2 (Toddler/Little Kid/Big Kid) Legion Blue/Hot Pink 1 Medium
KEEN$50.794.8★
KEEN Womens Newport H2 Closed Toe Water Sandals Monochrome/Granite Green 8
KEEN$72.654.5★
KEEN Mens Uneek WK Sneakers Black/Black 10 Medium US
KEEN$143.734.1★
What reviews say buyers love and hate about keen sandals men
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Comfortable and cute”
“Fit is accurate”
“Seems to be a good quality shoe”
“Not expensive”
“Fun colors”
“great for lots of walking”
“still look new”
“They are water proof”
“so lightweight everybody loves them”
“Warm comfortable”
What buyers complain about
“didn't fit”
“Already falling apart”
“Cheaply made”
“But they are not made for comfort”
“Not water resistant by any means”
“That hurts”
“I did struggle a bit where the back strap”
“Way overpriced”
“Larger than normal toe box”
“Holes in bottom”
Top return reasons
Common keen sandals men questions
- Is keen sandals men profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $385K/yr across 399 tracked products. 8 of 23 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +28.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (46/100).
- How competitive is the keen sandals men niche?
- 21 brands and 220 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 8% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 96% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in keen sandals men?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 9.9% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for keen sandals men peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the keen sandals men niche?
- Listings span $10.37–$185.11; the average listing price is $104.80 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 5,738 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.