purple shorts men
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($19.51 avg), but a small market ($31K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Great$19.51avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Great+80.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Great52%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Competition
Great35%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Good$5.10–$37.44cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Review moat
Okay2,839.11avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad1.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Bad7.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Bad$31K$31K/yr · 118K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, purple shorts men is a $31K/yr Amazon United States market (118K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 52% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 20, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
purple shorts men market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $29K–$39K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.4%
- Avg BSR
- #301
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 95%
- Sponsored
- 87%
- Out of stock
- 11.5%
- Avg brand age
- 37 months
- Avg seller age
- 161 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (35% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
29 falling
Sellers
49
Top-5 brand share
52%
Top 20: 95%
Top-5 click share
35%
Top 20: 68%
Open market
42%
- QPNGRP18%
- JWM12%
- Highfundamental9%
- AMY COULEE8%
- AIMPACT5%
- G Gradual5%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 37 weeks — +80.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Top purple shorts men search terms
- purple shorts men53K/yr
- mens purple shorts32K/yr
- purple mens shorts12K/yr
- purple basketball shorts12K/yr
- purple shorts for men5K/yr
- men purple shorts4K/yr
Top purple shorts men 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
QPNGRP Mens Casual Stretch Shorts Zipper Pockets Elastic Waist Purple 34
QPNGRP$20.264.4★23,278 rev
Highfundamental Mens Athletic Mesh Shorts with Drawstring 2 Pockets Lightweight Gym Workout Wear Basketball Shorts 8 Inseam Purple
Highfundamental$9.474.2★13 rev
AMY COULEE Mens Athletic Workout Shorts 5.5 Cotton Casual Shorts Elastic Waist Joggers Sports Sweat Shorts (Eggplant M) Purple
AMY COULEE$22.244.5★1,949 rev
JWM Mens 9 Stretch Golf Dress Hybrid Shorts Quick Dry with 5 Pockets
JWM$26.864.3★1,021 rev
Champro Vision Athletic Shorts Mens Medium Purple
CHAMPRO$9.404.3★298 rev
Newest
by launch date
JMIERR Mens Acid Washed Relaxed Fit Cotton Beach Y2K Shorts Purple L
JMIERR$22.3961 rev
Highfundamental Mens Athletic Mesh Shorts with Drawstring 2 Pockets Lightweight Gym Workout Wear Basketball Shorts 8 Inseam Purple
Highfundamental$9.4713 rev
JWM Mens Golf Shorts 8/11 Inseam with Zip Pocket Flat Front Dress Short
JWM$32.91246 rev
COOFANDY Mens Washed Vintage Shorts Casual Relaxed Fit Drawstring Waist Beach Shorts Streetwear Style with 3 Pockets Purple
COOFANDY$18.9144 rev
QPNGRP Mens 9 Inseam Stretch Waist Zipper Cargo Shorts with 6 Pockets Purple 36
QPNGRP$24.81822 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumJMIERR Mens Acid Washed Relaxed Fit Cotton Beach Y2K Shorts Purple L
JMIERR$22.394.4★
JWM Mens Golf Shorts 8/11 Inseam with Zip Pocket Flat Front Dress Short
JWM$32.914.4★
QPNGRP Mens Shorts Casual Drawstring Zipper Pockets Elastic Waist Light Purple 36
QPNGRP$19.284.4★
COOFANDY Mens Washed Vintage Shorts Casual Relaxed Fit Drawstring Waist Beach Shorts Streetwear Style with 3 Pockets Purple
COOFANDY$18.914.1★
AIMPACT Mens Running Shorts Breathing Workout Gym Booty Short Shorts Purple
AIMPACT$14.584.5★
What buyers say about purple shorts men
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fits good”
“Comfortable”
“The pockets are deep enough to hold your usual items like key fobs and the like, coming down to the hem of the leg”
“VERY NICE AND GREAT QUALITY SHORTS”
“color is nice also”
“the material is comfortable”
“Breathable”
“Exactly what I was looking for”
“After one wash, they are broken in and feel awesome”
“Great shorts”
What buyers complain about
“Run small”
“Cheap, mass-produced item”
“Front pockets, too shallow”
“I do wish the purple was a deeper shade”
“Buttons all popped off including waist button and pocket buttons”
“Little more expensive than I would have hoped”
“Not swimmers”
“Material too thin to survive”
“Material is thin, weak and not athletic or stretchy”
“Material is thin, weak and not athletic or stretchy”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is purple shorts men profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $31K/yr across 55 tracked products. 1 of 15 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +80.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the purple shorts men niche?
- 29 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 35% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 52% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in purple shorts men?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Pockets/Compartments. The return rate is 7.9% — above our launch gate.
- What does it cost to enter the purple shorts men niche?
- Listings span $5.10–$37.44; the average listing price is $19.51 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,839 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.