Monk Costume
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($36.60 avg), but high returns (8.8%) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$36.60avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great34%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Brand share
Great54%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Review moat
Good813.51avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Good$10.91–$144.87cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Okay+17.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$89K$89K/yr · 195K searches
Conversion
Bad1.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Bad8.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Is monk costume profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, monk costume is a $89K/yr Amazon United States market (195K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 54% of demand. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
monk costume market size & sales
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $110K–$146K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.3%
- Avg BSR
- #1,126
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 96%
- Sponsored
- 82%
- Out of stock
- 13.4%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 196 days
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (34% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
21 rising
Sellers
36
Top-5 brand share
54%
Top 20: 99%
Top-5 click share
34%
Top 20: 68%
Open market
39%
- California Costumes14%
- MerwMouty11%
- GOLDSTITCH10%
- EraSpooky10%
- Museum Replicas9%
- WonShak7%
monk costume demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +17.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.8×
Top monk costume search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.- monk robe43K/yr
- monk costume49K/yr
- friar costume men15K/yr
- friar costume9K/yr
- monk outfit7K/yr
- monk robes for men10K/yr
- monk robes8K/yr
- medieval monk costume5K/yr
- friar5K/yr
- monk costume adult men16K/yr
Top monk costume 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
California Costumes Mens Renaissance Friar Brown Small/Medium US
California Costumes$33.664.3★101 rev
Brown Monk Robe and Hood Costume. Wizard Robe Priest Robe Mage Robe One size
Museum Replicas$144.874.6★197 rev
EraSpooky Adult Men Friar Medieval Hooded Robe Monk Renaissance Priest Costume
EraSpooky$29.455.0★1 rev
GOLDSTITCH Friar Medieval Hooded Monk Renaissance Priest Robe Costume Cosplay
GOLDSTITCH$27.324.4★3,373 rev
LHJ Friar Medieval Hooded Monk Renaissance Priest Robe Costume Cosplay
LHJ$21.534.4★2,176 rev
Newest
by launch date
Medieval Monk Robe Hooded Cloak with Rope Belt Renaissance Friar Costume for Halloween Cosplay and Themed Parties (Black S)
MerwMouty$19.960 rev
Medieval Monk Robe Hooded Cloak with Rope Belt Renaissance Friar Costume for Halloween Cosplay and Themed Parties (Black XL)
MerwMouty$19.960 rev
Medieval Monk Robe Hooded Cloak with Rope Belt Renaissance Friar Costume for Halloween Cosplay and Themed Parties (Brown M)
MerwMouty$16.150 rev
Medieval Monk Robe Hooded Cloak with Rope Belt Renaissance Friar Costume for Halloween Cosplay and Themed Parties (Brown S)
MerwMouty$16.980 rev
Battle-Merchant Medieval Monk Robe Anselm 2-in-1 Habit with Hood & Scapular Natural/Black 100% Cotton Small/Medium
Battle-Merchant$89.741 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumMedieval Monk Robe Hooded Cloak with Rope Belt Renaissance Friar Costume for Halloween Cosplay and Themed Parties (Black XL)
MerwMouty$19.960.0★
Medieval Monk Robe Hooded Cloak with Rope Belt Renaissance Friar Costume for Halloween Cosplay and Themed Parties (Brown M)
MerwMouty$16.150.0★
Medieval Monk Robe Hooded Cloak with Rope Belt Renaissance Friar Costume for Halloween Cosplay and Themed Parties (Brown S)
MerwMouty$16.980.0★
Medieval Monk Robe Hooded Cloak with Rope Belt Renaissance Friar Costume for Halloween Cosplay and Themed Parties (Black S)
MerwMouty$19.960.0★
BOLL & BRANCH Dream Robe - Mist X-Large - 100% Organic Cotton - Ultra Soft Lightweight Breathable and Pre Shrunk - Unisex Deep Side Seam Pockets and Adjustable Self-Tie Belt
BOLL & BRANCH$142.154.1★
What reviews say buyers love and hate about monk costume
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Unexpected High Quality”
“Fits great”
“Quality materials”
“Comfortable and looks legit”
“Came as advertised”
“Good value for the money”
“soft”
“It held up fine for the limited use”
“Synthetic so it gets pretty warm”
“washes beautifully”
What buyers complain about
“This is a gauze material so if youre looking for buttery soft this is not it”
“Very yellow”
“it just came apart”
“Rope does not look like product picture”
“Poor quality”
“I suspect it will shrink a bit after a wash”
“Heavy, Real”
“Rope does not look like product picture”
Top return reasons
Common monk costume questions
- Is monk costume profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $89K/yr across 49 tracked products. 0 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +17.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the monk costume niche?
- 21 brands and 36 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 34% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 54% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in monk costume?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Material Quality, Color, Durability. The return rate is 8.8% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for monk costume peak?
- Demand peaks in Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 8.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the monk costume niche?
- Listings span $10.91–$144.87; the average listing price is $36.60 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 814 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.