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Waterproof Socks

Fail

The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks, so Waterproof Socks is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 9,144 of 16,930 Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry niches · −1 vs the category median of 45
Market size
$247K/yr737K searches / yr
90-day growth
+6.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
56%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 12 sellers

Flapen Score

Waterproof Socks against its category

The dotted line is the Clothing, Shoes & Jewelry average. Past it, Waterproof Socks is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Waterproof Socks market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United States searched for Waterproof Socks 737K times last year and spent an estimated $247K. The top 5 brands take 92% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

An estimated 1.8% of those searches ended in a purchase.

Shoppers searched for this 737K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United States for this niche's terms. An estimated 1.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +6.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $247K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
737K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+6.3%
Conversion, latest week
1.8%
Market size, estimated
$247Ka year
Peak month
December1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
waterproof socks316K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth $18.08.

Listings sell for $18.08 on average, from $11.20 to $41.12. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At $18.08 that is $14K to $18K a year per listing.

Average price
$18.08inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
$11.20–$41.12
Amazon United States median price
$24.38across 115,062 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
$14K–$18K
Returns
4.0%of orders · Amazon United States median 2.1%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

86% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #6,476 within Athletic Socks. It carries 1,382 reviews at 4.40 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
86%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.2%
Average rank
#6,476in Athletic Socks
Average rating
4.40 starsAmazon United States average 4.42 stars
Average reviews
1,382per listing
Listings tracked
22

04 · Newcomers

2 of last year's 5 launches cleared the first-year sales bar.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. 2 of them cleared the first-year sales bar, our mark for a successful launch. The brands on the shelf have sold for 53 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
53 months

Products

Top Waterproof Socks products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

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Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 56% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

12

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

56%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

3%

  • Brand 136%
  • Brand 226%
  • Brand 319%
  • Brand 46%
  • Brand 56%
  • Brand 65%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)

Demand

Waterproof Socks search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Waterproof Socks search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • waterproof socks316K/yr
  • waterproof socks for women95K/yr
  • waterproof socks for men108K/yr
  • water proof socks40K/yr
  • water proof socks for men35K/yr
  • sealskinz waterproof socks27K/yr
  • water proof socks for women17K/yr
  • waterproof hiking socks10K/yr
  • waterproof socks women11K/yr
  • womens waterproof socks10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Waterproof Socks

We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.

14%of positive reviews mention “Water Resistance”
18%of negative reviews mention “Water Resistance”
4.0%of orders come back
“My hiking shoes have stopped being fully waterproof”
A buyer, on “Water Resistance”18% of negative reviews mention the same topic

Every topic

Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.

Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.

18 topics

NegativePositive

FAQ

Common Waterproof Socks questions

Answered from the same tracked data.