youth skull cap
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 94% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$27.83avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$8.49–$77.09cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Returns
Okay3.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Okay2,297.71avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay$207K$207K/yr · 473K searches
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Bad1.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-13.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad94%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, youth skull cap is a $207K/yr Amazon United States market (473K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.
Data updated Jul 11, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
youth skull cap market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- $167K–$223K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.6%
- Avg BSR
- #477
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 86%
- Out of stock
- 3.9%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 136 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
58
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
3%
- New Balance76%
- Under Armour7%
- Nike5%
- adidas4%
- Pudolla3%
- Headshion2%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.5% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×
Top youth skull cap search terms
- new balance skull cap62K/yr
- new balance hat57K/yr
- new balance pants47K/yr
- new balance cap27K/yr
- new balance sweatpants43K/yr
- new balance pants men31K/yr
- new balance clothes24K/yr
- new balance clothing16K/yr
- new balance hat men16K/yr
- new balance running hat12K/yr
Top youth skull cap 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
New Balance Lightweight Running/Athletic Skullcap Hat Beanie Cap Black
New Balance$20.544.7★2,543 rev
New Balance Lightweight Running/Athletic Skullcap Hat Beanie Cap Slate
New Balance$20.124.7★2,543 rev
Under Armour Mens Storm Velocity Beanie (001) Black/Black/Reflective One Size Fits Most
Under Armour$23.054.7★5,367 rev
New Balance Performance Adult Unisex Navy Lightweight Adustable Performance Workout Gym Running Hat
New Balance$17.874.7★264 rev
New Balance Mens Athletics Stretch Woven Jogger Black Large
New Balance$47.844.4★106 rev
Newest
by launch date
New Balance Adult Unisex Navy Lightweight 5-Panel Camper Adjustable Flat Bill Running Hat
New Balance$21.9988 rev
New Balance Adult Unisex Slate Lightweight 5-Panel Camper Adjustable Flat Bill Running Hat
New Balance$19.3088 rev
QINGLONGLIN 3Pcs Cooling Skull Cap for Men Women-Lightweight Breathable Beanie Hat Thin Quick Dry Running Cap for Cycling
QINGLONGLIN$15.09166 rev
Amazon Essentials Womens Washed Cotton Canvas Baseball Cap with Adjustable Strap White One Size
Amazon Essentials$10.92185 rev
New Balance Lightweight Running/Athletic Skullcap Hat Beanie Cap Slate
New Balance$20.122,543 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAmazon Essentials Womens Washed Cotton Canvas Baseball Cap with Adjustable Strap White One Size
Amazon Essentials$10.924.5★
New Balance Adult Unisex Slate Lightweight 5-Panel Camper Adjustable Flat Bill Running Hat
New Balance$19.304.4★
QINGLONGLIN 3Pcs Cooling Skull Cap for Men Women-Lightweight Breathable Beanie Hat Thin Quick Dry Running Cap for Cycling
QINGLONGLIN$15.094.6★
New Balance Adult Unisex Navy Lightweight 5-Panel Camper Adjustable Flat Bill Running Hat
New Balance$21.994.4★
New Balance Unisex 5 Panel Performance Hat 5 Panel Performance Hat White One Size
New Balance$29.694.4★
What buyers say about youth skull cap
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fits like glove”
“no bad complaints”
“very comfortable to wear”
“Worth it”
“Great comfy warm with some style”
“Exactly as the picture”
“Okay, material is soft”
“Lightweight and easy to adjust”
“comfortable during activity”
“Its make that my style are cool”
What buyers complain about
“Quite baggy”
“Garbage”
“Material is very cheap”
“kind of thick”
“Poor quality as the stitching easily comes out around the seam”
“Don't have elastic at the ankles”
“price on point”
“You need a big cone shape head to rock this uncomfortable feeling”
“Description is a little deceiving one size should say fit most”
“Thin material”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is youth skull cap profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $207K/yr across 28 tracked products. 7 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
- How competitive is the youth skull cap niche?
- 8 brands and 58 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in youth skull cap?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Material Quality. The return rate is 3.4%.
- When does demand for youth skull cap peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the youth skull cap niche?
- Listings span $8.49–$77.09; the average listing price is $27.83 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,298 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.