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white shorts

Worth a look

Shows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 14% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 79Growth 96Conversion 16Competition 97Returns 0Price range 83Avg price 92Brand share 96Review moat 36Quality gap 78

Competition

Incredible14%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Growth

Incredible+155.4%

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

Brand share

Incredible28%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Avg price

Great$21.83

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great$6.95–$61.44

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

Market size

Great$1.1M

$1.1M/yr · 3.9M searches

Quality gap

Great4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay2,901.36

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Conversion

Bad1.3%

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

Returns

Bad12.7%

return rate — above 6% kills the launch gate

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, white shorts is a $1.1M/yr Amazon United States market (3.9M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 28% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Oct. Verdict: Worth a look — 70/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

Market data

Units sold / yr
50K–60K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$1.1M–$1.3M
units × avg price
Launch success
42%
19 of 45 new (360d)
Conversion rate
1.3%
Avg BSR
#281
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
95%
Out of stock
1.1%
Avg brand age
35 months
Avg seller age
143 days

Competition

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (14% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

80 rising

Sellers

108

Top-5 brand share

28%

Top 20: 65%

Top-5 click share

14%

Top 20: 31%

Open market

68%

  • SANMM7%
  • roswear6%
  • Amazon Essentials6%
  • ZOLUCKY4%
  • DHSO4%
  • luvamia4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +155.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
200K150KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.8×

Product shelf

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%1%$11K2%$22K3%$33K4%$44K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 190 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Size-Overall29%

“the fit is accurate”

Comfort-Overall15%

“So comfortable”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity7%

“The material has a good amount of stretch”

Quality-Overall5%

“Good quality and easy to put on and off”

Material Quality4%

“Material is soft”

Soft Feel3%

“Great fit and soft on the skin”

Color3%

“Colors bright”

Value For Money3%

“Worth it”

Shape/Style3%

“Very flattering”

Transparency2%

“Not see through”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall26%

“Small shorts”

Transparency11%

“very see through fabric”

Material Quality4%

“Material not what I expected”

Color4%

“Not white”

Quality-Overall4%

“Poor quality”

Thin2%

“Thin material”

Thickness2%

“Too sheer”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity2%

“the stretch is insane”

Comfort-Overall2%

“Not comfortable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“They look nothing like the picture”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall48%
Waist Fit11%
Length10%
Transparency5%
Material Quality4%
Thigh Fit3%
Hip Fit3%
Thin2%
Inseam Fit2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

Common questions

Is white shorts profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $1.1M/yr across 190 tracked products. 19 of 45 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +155.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (70/100).
How competitive is the white shorts niche?
80 brands and 108 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 14% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 28% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in white shorts?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Transparency, Material Quality. The return rate is 12.7% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for white shorts peak?
Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Oct; the busiest month runs 7.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the white shorts niche?
Listings span $6.95–$61.44; the average listing price is $21.83 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,901 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

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