above the knee compression socks
Skip itA small market ($45K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$20.93avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$13.23–$29.29cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Good53%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Okay77%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Okay3.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Okay2.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Bad-3.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Bad9,679.65avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Bad$45K$45K/yr · 78K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, above the knee compression socks is a $45K/yr Amazon United States market (78K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 77% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 43/100.
Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
above the knee compression socks market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $52K–$63K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.7%
- Avg BSR
- #164
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 100%
- Out of stock
- 0.2%
- Avg brand age
- 56 months
- Avg seller age
- 165 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
14 falling
Sellers
19
Top-5 brand share
77%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
53%
Top 20: 92%
Open market
18%
- Aoliks29%
- Truform19%
- Amazon Basics11%
- Zhanmai10%
- musesox8%
- Doc Miller6%
- Open — no brand owns it (8 brands, 18%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 10 weeks — -3.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Top above the knee compression socks search terms
- above the knee compression socks15K/yr
- thigh high compression socks men12K/yr
- over knee compression socks7K/yr
- mens support hose5K/yr
- support hose for men compression5K/yr
- compression thigh highs for men5K/yr
- mens thigh high compression socks 20-30 mmhg4K/yr
- mens thigh high compression stockings4K/yr
- vericose compression socks for men4K/yr
- compression socks thigh high men3K/yr
Top above the knee compression socks 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
Aoliks Compression Socks for Women & Men Thigh High Support Socks for Nurses Travel Pregnancy Gift for Women
Aoliks$15.884.4★19,746 rev
Amazon Basics Medical Compression Stockings 20-30 mmHg Support Women & Men Thigh Length Hose Open Toe Beige Medium (Previously Amazon Basic Care)
Amazon Basics$17.864.3★5,528 rev
musesox Compression Socks for Women and Men Knee High 15-20mmHg Graduated Support(3 Pairs) for Nurses Travel Black Gray Green Medium
musesox$15.204.6★894 rev
Truform 20-30 Mmhg Compression Stockings for Men & Women Thigh High Length Dot Top Closed Toe Black Large (20-30 Mmhg)
Truform$27.134.3★4,180 rev
Aoliks Compression Socks for Women & Men Thigh High Support Socks for Nurses Travel Pregnancy
Aoliks$15.754.4★19,746 rev
Newest
by launch date
Womens Over-the-Knee Compression Socks 15-20 mmHg - Bamboo Viscose Thigh High Support Socks 2 Pairs
Bbfrey$25.9761 rev
musesox Compression Socks for Women and Men Knee High 15-20mmHg Graduated Support(3 Pairs) for Nurses Travel Black Gray Green Medium
musesox$15.20894 rev
Aoliks Compression Socks for Women & Men Thigh High Support Socks for Nurses Travel Pregnancy Gift for Women
Aoliks$15.8819,746 rev
Aoliks Compression Socks for Women & Men Thigh High Support Socks for Nurses Travel Pregnancy
Aoliks$15.7519,746 rev
Doc Miller Thigh High Open Toe Compression Stockings 15-20mmHg
Doc Miller$26.291,002 rev
Trending
90-day click momentummusesox Compression Socks for Women and Men Knee High 15-20mmHg Graduated Support(3 Pairs) for Nurses Travel Black Gray Green Medium
musesox$15.204.6★
Womens Over-the-Knee Compression Socks 15-20 mmHg - Bamboo Viscose Thigh High Support Socks 2 Pairs
Bbfrey$25.973.8★
Sooverki Copper Compression Socks for Men & Women 8 Pack 15-20mmHg - Knee High Stockings Best Support for Running Athletic Work Travel Black Wide Calf Nylon plain gifts medias
Sooverki$18.334.5★
Truform 20-30 Mmhg Compression Stockings for Men & Women Thigh High Length Dot Top Closed Toe Black Large (20-30 Mmhg)
Truform$27.134.3★
Thigh High Compression Socks for Men 20-30 mmHg - Full Length Compression Support Over Knee Stockings - Black Medium
ABSOLUTE SUPPORT$28.494.1★
What buyers say about above the knee compression socks
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Fit like a glove”
“Extremely comfortable”
“Good product as advertised”
“Perfect amount of compression”
“Great Value”
“Easy to use”
“As advertised”
“it provided the relief I hoped for”
“Durable and comfy”
“Soft and smooth”
What buyers complain about
“Too long”
“Very mild compression”
“The quality control is considerably lacking”
“Not impressed with durability”
“Difficult to get on”
“Very painful”
“Very uncomfortable material”
“Feel like the thinnest socks I have ever put on”
“wish the elastic was a lil wider to hold up better”
“appeared to be used”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is above the knee compression socks profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $45K/yr across 26 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (43/100).
- How competitive is the above the knee compression socks niche?
- 14 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 77% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in above the knee compression socks?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Compression, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.9%.
- What does it cost to enter the above the knee compression socks niche?
- Listings span $13.23–$29.29; the average listing price is $20.93 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 9,680 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.