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Mens Hiking Shorts

Maybe

Search demand grew +113.0% this quarter. But buyers convert on only 0.7% of searches, so Mens Hiking Shorts is a Maybe.

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Flapen Score
58
58 / 100
Top 8% of 16,930 Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry niches · +13 vs the category median of 45
Market size
$107K/yr570K searches / yr
90-day growth
+113.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
36%top-5 click share · 25 brands · 52 sellers

Flapen Score

Mens Hiking Shorts against its category

The dotted line is the Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry average. Past it, Mens Hiking Shorts is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

58Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Mens Hiking Shorts market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Mens Hiking Shorts 570K times last year and spent an estimated $107K. The top 5 brands take 55% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

0.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 570K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 0.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +113.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $107K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
570K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+113.0%
Conversion, latest week
0.7%
Market size, estimated
$107Ka year
Peak month
July4.6× the quietest month
Top search term
mens hiking shorts184K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $26.70.

Listings sell for $26.70 on average, from $15.99 to $75.00. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At $26.70 that is $0 to $3K a year per listing.

Average price
$26.70inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$15.99–$75.00
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
$0–$3K
Returns
4.9%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

94% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #828 within Active Shorts. It carries 3,646 reviews at 4.44 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
94%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.1%
Average rank
#828in Active Shorts
Average rating
4.44 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
3,646per listing
Listings tracked
51

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 8 of last year's 10 launches as successful.

10 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 8 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 42 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
10
Successful launches
8Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
42 months

Products

Top Mens Hiking Shorts products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 36% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

$0$3K$6K$10K$13K1001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

25 rising

Sellers

52

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

36%

Top 20: 70%

Open market

40%

  • Moosehill23%
  • Shallowlulu10%
  • Rdruko10%
  • Wrangler Authentics7%
  • TACVASEN5%
  • Pudolla5%

Demand

Mens Hiking Shorts search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

35K25KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.6×

Search terms

Top Mens Hiking Shorts search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • mens hiking shorts184K/yr
  • hiking shorts men158K/yr
  • pudolla shorts men48K/yr
  • mens outdoor shorts15K/yr
  • hiking shorts for men15K/yr
  • mens hiking shorts 7 inch inseam14K/yr
  • waterproof shorts13K/yr
  • men hiking shorts11K/yr
  • travel shorts11K/yr
  • mens travel shorts11K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mens Hiking Shorts

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall23%−0.03

Small

Too big

Does not fit

Quality-Overall6%

There is a problem with quality control

Low quality

Lowish quality

Material Quality6%−0.06

Very cheap material

1st off the material is thin and cheap

Dont like the material

Pockets/Compartments5%

pockets too small

Pockets teared after a couple of days of wear

Pocket ripped

Thickness4%−0.04

THIN

Thin legs only

Material is so thin and plastic like

Love

Size-Overall21%−0.03

fit as expected

Fit great

True to size

Comfort-Overall15%+1.34

Very Comfortable

Comfortable to wear

it does have some give to make things comfortable

Quality-Overall13%

Excellent product

Good quality pants

They appear well made

Pockets/Compartments8%

Great pockets

lots of pockets

Comfortable and nice pockets

Value For Money6%+0.77

Reasonable price

Great value

Great price

Return

4.9% Return rate 82% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall45%▇▇▇███

Small

Too big

Does not fit

Waist Fit16%█▇▆▆▆▆

Waist bigger than 34

for some reason they are too big in the waist so I returned and had to reorder a size smaller I really liked the fit otherwise pockets, zipper and material Stay tuned

Length9%▅█▇███
Material Quality6%▇██▇▇▇

Very cheap material

1st off the material is thin and cheap

Dont like the material

Inseam Fit5%▆▇█▆▆█

FAQ

Common Mens Hiking Shorts questions

Answered from the same tracked data.