robot costume
Skip itWeak search conversion (0.3%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Competition
Great24%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Great$61.13avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Great259.01avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Good62%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-7.8%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 · 425K searches
Price range
Bad$8.67–$856.58cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad0.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, robot costume is a $67K/yr Amazon United States market (425K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 62% of demand. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
robot costume market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $245K–$306K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.3%
- Avg BSR
- #5,560
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 81%
- Sponsored
- 65%
- Out of stock
- 12.5%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 139 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (24% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
37 rising
Sellers
85
Top-5 brand share
62%
Top 20: 92%
Top-5 click share
24%
Top 20: 55%
Open market
33%
- Disguise29%
- Transformers16%
- Cosplaya6%
- INTIMO6%
- ReliBeauty5%
- Fun Costumes5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -7.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 11.2×
Top robot costume search terms
- robot costume83K/yr
- optimus prime costume85K/yr
- robot costume for kids62K/yr
- robot costume adult23K/yr
- robot suit8K/yr
- optimus prime costume kids71K/yr
- kids robot costume18K/yr
- robot costume kids8K/yr
- adult robot costume7K/yr
- robot costumes4K/yr
Top robot 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
Cosplaya Robot Beanie Costume Hat for Womens Mens Teens Adult Men Women Cosplay Hats Halloween Costumes One Size Blue
Cosplaya$17.254.8★17 rev
Disguise Kids Transformers Optimus Prime Muscle Costume - Child Optimus Cosplay Outfit - Boys & Girls Transformers Costumes S
Disguise$35.144.7★2,424 rev
Disguise Kids Transformers Optimus Prime Convertible Cosplay Costume - Child Semi Truck to Optimus Prime Converting Costume S
Disguise$106.684.2★425 rev
Disguise Kids Transformers Optimus Prime Prestige Costume | Child Transformers Cosplay Halloween Costume for Boys (7-8)
Disguise$65.804.6★1,022 rev
Disguise Artsy Heartsy Retro Robot Costume Silver/Red/Blue/Yellow Medium
Disguise$35.514.5★1,016 rev
Newest
by launch date
Transformers Optimus Prime Boys Short Sleeve T-Shirt and Mesh Short 2 Piece Set for Big Kids
Transformers$19.8413 rev
Transformers Optimus Prime Megatron 2 Piece Boys Swim Trunks & Rash Guard
Transformers$22.9613 rev
Boys Transformers Optimus Prime Costume - S
Fun Costumes$24.214 rev
Toddler Wonder Robot Costume | Tunic with Pants Headpiece and Shoe Covers for Halloween Dress Up and Sci Fi Fun 4T
Fun Costumes$40.616 rev
Transformers Optimus Prime Bumblebee Boys Long Sleeve Hooded Shirt for Big Kids Red
Transformers$15.3942 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumTransformers Optimus Prime Megatron 2 Piece Boys Swim Trunks & Rash Guard
Transformers$22.964.7★
Transformers Optimus Prime Bumblebee Boys Short Sleeve T-Shirt and Shorts Set for Toddler to Big Kids
Transformers$21.334.8★
Transformers Optimus Prime Boys Short Sleeve T-Shirt and Mesh Short 2 Piece Set for Big Kids
Transformers$19.844.9★
Transformers Optimus Prime Bumblebee Boys Long Sleeve Hooded Shirt for Big Kids Red
Transformers$15.394.1★
Transformers Optimus Prime Boys UPF 50+ Rash Guard and Swim Trunks Swimwear Set Swimsuit for Big Kids Blue
Transformers$25.654.6★
What buyers say about robot costume
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Great mask, higher quality than I was expecting”
“The fit is comfortable”
“Just as advertised”
“Great Price”
“This mask is so fun”
“Very comfortable”
“Easy to use”
“the colors are super vibrant”
“Def a great gift idea”
“Charged well and the different functions allowed lots of different faces”
What buyers complain about
“Too big”
“Didnt work”
“not well made”
“It was uncomfortable for me”
“also the item smelled horrible”
“hard to see”
“Without parts”
“There wasnt a strap for the face mask”
“not durable”
“the padding glued in isnt all that helpful”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is robot costume profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $67K/yr across 88 tracked products. 0 of 16 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the robot costume niche?
- 37 brands and 85 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 24% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 62% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in robot costume?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 6.3% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for robot costume peak?
- Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 11.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the robot costume niche?
- Listings span $8.67–$856.58; the average listing price is $61.13 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 259 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.