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Mens Shorts

Pass

Mens Shorts scores 68 out of 100, a Pass. Shoppers spend an estimated $7.7M a year here, search demand grew +89.2% this quarter, and an estimated 4.7% of orders come back.

Flapen Score
68
68 / 100
Top 1% of 16,930 Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry niches · +23 vs the category median of 45
Market size
$7.7M/yr40.2M searches / yr
90-day growth
+89.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
24%top-5 click share · 44 brands · 92 sellers

Flapen Score

Mens Shorts against its category

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

68Pass
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Mens Shorts market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Mens Shorts 40.2M times last year and spent an estimated $7.7M. The top 5 brands take 53% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Flapen scores it 68 out of 100, a Pass.

01 · Demand

An estimated 0.9% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 40.2M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 0.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +89.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $7.7M a year.

Searches, last 12 months
40.2M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+89.2%
Conversion, latest week
0.9%
Market size, estimated
$7.7Ma year
Peak month
May5.0× the quietest month
Top search term
mens shorts10.0M searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $20.86.

Listings sell for $20.86 on average, from $6.77 to $38.36. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 300K to 400K a year. The average listing sells 4,000 to 5,000 of them. At $20.86 that is $83K to $104K a year per listing.

Average price
$20.86inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$6.77–$38.36
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
300K–400K
Units per listing a year
4,000–5,000
Revenue per listing a year
$83K–$104K
Returns
4.7%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #94 within Active Shorts. It carries 15,863 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
95%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#94in Active Shorts
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
15,863per listing
Listings tracked
104

04 · Newcomers

14 of last year's 14 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.

14 products launched here in the last 12 months. 14 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 28 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
14
Successful launches
14Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
28 months

Products

Top Mens Shorts products & what they sell for

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

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Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 24% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

44 rising

Sellers

92

Top-5 brand share

53%

Top 20: 86%

Top-5 click share

24%

Top 20: 50%

Open market

43%

  • Brand 120%
  • Brand 210%
  • Brand 38%
  • Brand 48%
  • Brand 57%
  • Brand 64%

Demand

Mens Shorts search demand

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

2.3M1.8MHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 5.0×

Search terms

Top Mens Shorts search terms shoppers use

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

  • mens shorts10.0M/yr
  • shorts5.2M/yr
  • shorts for men2.0M/yr
  • mens cargo shorts2.1M/yr
  • cargo shorts for men1.8M/yr
  • mens athletic shorts1.6M/yr
  • shorts men2.5M/yr
  • mens shorts casual1.3M/yr
  • men shorts1.3M/yr
  • gym shorts men1.7M/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mens Shorts

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

21%of positive reviews mention “Size-Overall”
22%of negative reviews mention “Size-Overall”
4.7%of orders come back
“Too short”
A buyer, on “Size-Overall”22% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

19 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Mens Shorts questions

Answered from the same tracked data.