Kobe Shoes
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.0%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Competition
Incredible19%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Good891.64avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Good$136.06avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Okay89%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Bad7.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Bad-18.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Bad$8.42–$537.00cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Bad$51K$51K/yr · 1.2M searches
Conversion
Bad0.0%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Is kobe shoes profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, kobe shoes is a $51K/yr Amazon United States market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 34/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
kobe shoes 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
- $34K–$68K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.0%
- Avg BSR
- #6,690
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 60%
- Sponsored
- 40%
- Out of stock
- 8.0%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 134 days
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (19% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
16 rising
Sellers
242
Top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
19%
Top 20: 45%
Open market
9%
- Nike72%
- PEAK6%
- 361°5%
- ANTA4%
- Reebok3%
- Endoto2%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 9%)
kobe shoes demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -18.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×
Top kobe shoes search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.- kobe basketball shoes265K/yr
- kobe shoes267K/yr
- kobe 6176K/yr
- kobes98K/yr
- nike kobe42K/yr
- kobe bryant shoes44K/yr
- kobe 837K/yr
- kobe 528K/yr
- kobe 6 protro27K/yr
- kobe grinches58K/yr
Top kobe shoes 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
KOBE 5 PROTRO DEEP ROYAL BLUE
Nike$451.180.0★0 rev
Nike Kobe IX Elite Low EM Protro Basketball Shoes (Wolf Grey/White/White) Size 9
Nike$179.214.7★5 rev
Ja 2 Basketball Shoes (FD7328-500 Bold Berry/Light Lemon Twist/Dark Raisin/Baltic Bl) Size 10
Nike$104.984.6★202 rev
ANTA Mens Kyrie Irving Kai 1 Speed Basketball Shoes 9.5
ANTA$67.704.5★203 rev
Crimson & Black Nike Kobe 6 Protro with Electric Green Accents
Nike$537.003.1★3 rev
Newest
by launch date
Nike Kobe Air Force 1 Low Mens - Grey / Wolf Grey
Nike$153.667 rev
Nike Kobe Air Force 1 Low Mens - Grey
Nike$154.447 rev
Nike Kobe 9 Low EM Protro University Red
Nike$199.721 rev
Nike Kobe 9 Low EM Protro University Red
Nike$189.361 rev
Nike Kobe IX Elite Low Protro Hyper Grape
Nike$296.430 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumNike Kobe IX Elite Low Protro Hyper Grape
Nike$296.430.0★
Nike Kobe III Protro Halo Shoes
Nike$135.440.0★
Nike Kobe Air Force 1 Low Mens - Grey / Wolf Grey
Nike$153.664.8★
361 Joker 2 Nikola Joki Basketball Shoes for Men high top Breathable Outdoor Sneakers Cushioning Joker 2 GT Anti Slip Practice Sports Shoes for Teens and Adults Zapatillas de baloncesto Hombre
361°$124.314.6★
Nike Kobe 9 Low EM Protro University Red
Nike$189.365.0★
What reviews say buyers love and hate about kobe shoes
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fits great”
“Extremely comfortable”
“Definitely worth it”
“The shoes are also made well”
“Cool Colors”
“Exactly as stated”
“They serve their purpose in helping prevent creases”
“Great materials”
“Good for everyday”
“Good arch support”
What buyers complain about
“Runs a little small”
“Poor quality”
“Received shoes used”
“They did NOT even last the whole season before we had to buy another pair”
“they may be a little uncomfortable”
“Its too hard”
“They were dirty”
“They already have a hole in the toe of the sole”
Top return reasons
Common kobe shoes questions
- Is kobe shoes profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $51K/yr across 114 tracked products. 8 of 60 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -18.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (34/100).
- How competitive is the kobe shoes niche?
- 16 brands and 242 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 19% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in kobe shoes?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Product Condition. The return rate is 7.3% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for kobe shoes peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.3× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the kobe shoes niche?
- Listings span $8.42–$537.00; the average listing price is $136.06 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 892 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.