womens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam
Worth a lookShows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 13% of clicks), but a small market ($14K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Competition
Incredible13%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Avg price
Great$22.74avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Great+103.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Great$7.80–$49.29cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Good64%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Bad4,089.99avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad0.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Bad11.0%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Bad$14K$14K/yr · 139K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, womens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam is a $14K/yr Amazon United States market (139K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 64% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 12, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
womens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam market data
- Units sold / yr
- 750–1K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $17K–$23K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.4%
- Avg BSR
- #656
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 98%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 0.5%
- Avg brand age
- 33 months
- Avg seller age
- 144 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (13% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
54 rising
Sellers
111
Top-5 brand share
64%
Top 20: 87%
Top-5 click share
13%
Top 20: 30%
Open market
35%
- baleaf46%
- G Gradual5%
- MAGCOMSEN4%
- Lee4%
- luvamia3%
- Willit2%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +103.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 12.9×
Top womens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam search terms
- shorts for women over 6013K/yr
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- womens pull on shorts 7 inch inseam11K/yr
- womens shorts 7 inch9K/yr
- baleaf bermuda shorts women8K/yr
- best shorts for women over 607K/yr
- baleaf shorts women 7 inch9K/yr
- baleaf running shorts women10K/yr
- womens 8 inch inseam shorts6K/yr
- womens shorts 7 inch inseam loose fit7K/yr
Top womens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam 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
baleaf Womens 7 Long Running Shorts Athletic Workout Gym Quick Dry Hiking Shorts High Waisted Zipper Pocket Black L
baleaf$27.804.4★3,084 rev
baleaf Womens 7 Long Running Shorts Athletic Workout Gym Quick Dry Hiking Shorts High Waisted Zipper Pocket Black M
baleaf$27.724.4★3,084 rev
baleaf Womens 7 Long Running Athletic Shorts Back Zipper Pocket Workout Gym Shorts Quick Dry High Waist with Liner Black Size L
baleaf$25.734.3★8,257 rev
Willit Womens 7 Athletic Running Long Shorts Workout Hiking Shorts Quick Dry High Waisted Active Zipper Pocket Light Blue L
Willit$26.154.4★1,609 rev
baleaf Womens 5 Workout Shorts Gym Running Shorts Athletic with Liner High Waistband Quick Dry Sports Zipper Pockets Black L
baleaf$26.814.4★4,586 rev
Newest
by launch date
baleaf Womens Bermuda Shorts Athletic Running Shorts Quick Dry High Waisted Workout Gym Shorts with Zipper Pockets Walking Casual Black L
baleaf$23.0099 rev
baleaf Womens 7 Inch Shorts Long with Zipper Pockets Bermuda High Waisted Athletic Short Walking Dressy Casual Loose Black L
baleaf$27.70168 rev
baleaf Womens Bermuda Long Shorts 9 Above Knee Length High Waisted Athletic Running Shorts with Zipper Pockets Quick Dry Loose Casual Summer UPF 50+ Black L
baleaf$21.90250 rev
baleaf Bermuda Shorts for Women Knee Length 14 Long Shorts with Pockets Athletic Summer Casual Walking Black M
baleaf$24.251,840 rev
Shorts for Women Casual Elastic Waist Yoga Lounge Shorts Comfy Stretch Lace Trim Summer Beach Linen Ruffle Shorts Khaki
Hubery$22.23353 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumbaleaf Womens 7 Long Running Athletic Shorts Back Zipper Pocket Workout Gym Shorts Quick Dry High Waist with Liner Black Size S
baleaf$28.024.3★
baleaf Womens Bermuda Shorts Athletic Running Shorts Quick Dry High Waisted Workout Gym Shorts with Zipper Pockets Walking Casual Black L
baleaf$23.004.5★
baleaf Womens Bermuda Shorts Knee Length High Rise Long Athletic Shorts Workout Walking Running Shorts Casual Summer Black M
baleaf$27.234.5★
IVIR Cargo Shorts Women Bermuda Summer Shorts for Women 7 Inch Inseam Knee Length Relaxed Fit Bottoms Green Middle
IVIR$26.704.2★
baleaf Womens 7 Inches Long Running Athletic Shorts Back Zipper Pocketed Gym Shorts with Liner Khaki M
baleaf$27.734.3★
What buyers say about womens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“not too tight”
“is comfortable for me”
“Nice pockets”
“The quality feels really solid”
“Colors are nice variety”
“So lightweight and comfortable”
“Good material”
“Soft fabric”
“There is a good stretch”
“Good price”
What buyers complain about
“Too short”
“Cheap material”
“cheap”
“No navy blue”
“They are a thinner”
“Total waste of money”
“No Pockets”
“Not super comfortable”
“Pictures are deceiving”
“Not good unless you are very thin with no thigh gap”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is womens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $14K/yr across 215 tracked products. 19 of 53 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +103.9%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- How competitive is the womens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam niche?
- 54 brands and 111 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 13% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 64% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in womens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Material Quality, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 11.0% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for womens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 12.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the womens athletic shorts 5 inch inseam niche?
- Listings span $7.80–$49.29; the average listing price is $22.74 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,090 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.