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A small market ($39K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 10Growth 57Conversion 14Competition 41Returns 11Price range 88Avg price 95Brand share 42Review moat 92Quality gap 75

Avg price

Incredible$35.29

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Great168.76

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Price range

Great$8.88–$79.83

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Good+30.5%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Brand share

Okay80%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay60%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Conversion

Bad1.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Returns

Bad9.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Bad$39K

$39K/yr · 96K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, up costume is a $39K/yr Amazon United States market (96K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

up costume market data

Units sold / yr
1K–1K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$35K–$44K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.2%
Avg BSR
#3,309
Page quality
0%
Prime
57%
Sponsored
48%
Out of stock
13.0%
Avg brand age
35 months
Avg seller age
187 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

28

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

15%

  • Fun Costumes44%
  • Vifcotlyp12%
  • Dreamtop9%
  • Disguise8%
  • SATINIOR6%
  • BUUFAN6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 15%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 39 weeks — +30.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '25Spike '26Oct '25Nov '25Jan '26Feb '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top up costume search terms

  • up costume37K/yr
  • up movie costume8K/yr
  • up costume adult33K/yr
  • up costumes7K/yr
  • up halloween costume7K/yr
  • up halloween costume adult4K/yr
All search terms

Top up 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.

0%10%$4K20%$8K30%$12K40%$16K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about up costume

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall33%

“Costume was good quality”

Size-Overall28%

“Fit comfortably”

Add-Ons/Attachments8%

“Great Up Costume Accessories”

Color4%

“with colorful badges”

Durability4%

“one successfully stayed on”

Weight Light4%

“Its lightweight and great for dress-up or themed events, though some parts may feel a bit simple in quality compared to higher-end costumes”

Value For Money4%

“Worth what you pay for”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“Perfect for what I needed”

Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining4%

“size is adjustable”

Design-Overall3%

“Absolutely adorable outfit”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall32%

“For average size people it might not lay down correctly”

Quality-Overall18%

“But overall quality is okay, but not great”

Thickness18%

“Super thin and very easy to rip”

Comfort-Overall14%

“Very uncomfortable”

Adhesion/Stickiness14%

“Unwearable because it is effectively super glued together”

Material Quality4%

“the material is very thin”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall67%
Quality-Overall5%
Material Quality5%
Advertised Vs Actual Product4%
Value For Money4%
Product Condition2%
Length2%
Chest Fit2%
Waist Fit1%
Thin1%

Common questions

Is up costume profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $39K/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +30.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
How competitive is the up costume niche?
13 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in up costume?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Thickness. The return rate is 9.0% — above our launch gate.
What does it cost to enter the up costume niche?
Listings span $8.88–$79.83; the average listing price is $35.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 169 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.