nerd costume
Skip itA small market ($67K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Brand share
Great42%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Competition
Great32%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Great$16.76avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$5.12–$51.80cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay3.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Okay2,959.88avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-2.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Returns
Bad6.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Bad$67K$67K/yr · 131K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, nerd costume is a $67K/yr Amazon United States market (131K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 42% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
nerd costume market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $42K–$50K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.1%
- Avg BSR
- #15,314
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 93%
- Sponsored
- 60%
- Out of stock
- 12.2%
- Avg brand age
- 47 months
- Avg seller age
- 186 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
43 falling
Sellers
59
Top-5 brand share
42%
Top 20: 78%
Top-5 click share
32%
Top 20: 62%
Open market
54%
- Crowye13%
- SATINIOR12%
- TV Store7%
- Eurzom5%
- JTYKUYR5%
- Dress Up America4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -2.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 29.6×
Top nerd costume search terms
- nerd costume40K/yr
- nerd outfit for women13K/yr
- nerd costume for women33K/yr
- nerd outfit10K/yr
- nerd costume for men12K/yr
- nerd accessories for women5K/yr
- nerd costume for kids8K/yr
- nerds costume3K/yr
- nerd costume women4K/yr
- nerd halloween costume4K/yr
Top nerd costume products on Amazon
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
Crowye 6 Pcs Halloween Nerd Costume for Women Glasses Wigs Shirts Skirts Socks(M Size)
Crowye$30.094.5★171 rev
SATINIOR Halloween Nerd Costume Kit For Men with Frame Glasses Classic Suspender and Bowtie for Adults Cosplay Novelty Party (Black and Red Solid Color Style)
SATINIOR$7.824.5★29 rev
TV Store Nerds Candy Grape Pink Tunic Tank Dress with Nerd Glasses (Juniors Small)
TV Store$27.473.9★48 rev
Eurzom 3 Pcs Nerd Costume Set Includes Suspenders Glasses and Bow Tie for Adults Teenagers Nerd Costume Accessories(Black)
Eurzom$10.924.4★96 rev
SATINIOR Suspender Bow Tie Set Clip On Y Shape Adjustable Braces 80s Suspenders Shoulder Strap for Men Women Halloween Cosplay Party(Red a 4.3 x 2.3 inches
SATINIOR$9.404.5★4,008 rev
Newest
by launch date
Yezmo 4 PCS Nerd Costume Accessories Nerd Costume Set with Black Suspenders Bow Tie Glasses Badge for Men Women for Cosplay
Yezmo$10.6329 rev
JTYKUYR Neon Suspenders Bow Tie Sunglasses Accessory Set for Kids Adults 80s Dress Up Costumes Clip on Suspenders Nerd Outfit
JTYKUYR$8.8618 rev
JTYKUYR Neon Suspenders Bow Tie Sunglasses Accessory Set for Kids Adults 80s Dress Up Costumes Clip on Suspenders Nerd Outfit
JTYKUYR$8.9018 rev
Vaulted Skulls & Co Nerd Glasses | Taped Nerd Glasses | Nerdy Costume Shades | Hipster Shades | Nerds Costumes Accessories | Geek Costumes for Adults | Fake Lenses | Black | One Size
Vaulted Skulls & Co$8.7517 rev
Solsew 4 Pcs Nerd kit Include Taped glasses Pocket Protector Nerd Buttons for Halloween Party Cosplay Costume Accessories
Solsew$9.2913 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumJTYKUYR Neon Suspenders Bow Tie Sunglasses Accessory Set for Kids Adults 80s Dress Up Costumes Clip on Suspenders Nerd Outfit
JTYKUYR$8.904.7★
TV Store Nerds Candy Grape Pink Tunic Tank Dress with Nerd Glasses (Juniors Small)
TV Store$27.473.9★
Crowye 6 Pcs Halloween Nerd Costume for Women Glasses Wigs Shirts Skirts Socks(M Size)
Crowye$30.094.5★
Crowye 6 Pcs Halloween Nerd Costume for Women Glasses Wigs Shirts Skirts Socks(L Size)
Crowye$30.814.5★
Revenge of the Nerds Tri Lambda Black with White Mens Costume Cardigan Sweater (3X-Large)
Revenge of the Nerds$51.804.7★
What buyers say about nerd costume
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fits well”
“The glasses are actually fantastic”
“Worth the money”
“does the job visually”
“Very comfortable and flattering”
“did not break lasted the whole night value for the money great”
“Bright blue light was cool”
“Nice for a costume or cosplay”
“The earrings are light weight”
“Nice and sharp”
What buyers complain about
“Broke”
“Cheap”
“it was still a good 3"-4" too long.”
“Cheap plastic crap”
“they don't give you a cord to recharge it with”
“There is no mention of this in the product description”
“Pain in the butt”
“The color of the glasses does not match the color of the suspenders”
“Suspender buckle fell apart when i was first putting them on”
“no matter how hard I tried to pop them back in”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is nerd costume profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $67K/yr across 58 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- How competitive is the nerd costume niche?
- 43 brands and 59 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 42% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in nerd costume?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 6.3% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for nerd costume peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 29.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the nerd costume niche?
- Listings span $5.12–$51.80; the average listing price is $16.76 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,960 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.