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# **Football Helmet Costume**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-19.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 32Growth 15Conversion 51Competition 42Returns 50Price range 28Avg price 89Brand share 27Review moat 48Quality gap 18
**Avg price**
**Great****$61.11**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Conversion**
**Good****4.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Returns**
**Okay****3.0%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Okay****1,702.83**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Okay****60%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Market size**
**Okay****$147K**
$147K/yr · 58K searches
**Price range**
**Okay****$7.67–$305.93**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Brand share**
**Okay****89%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.7★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-19.9%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
## **Is football helmet costume profitable on Amazon?**
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, football helmet costume is a $147K/yr Amazon United States market (58K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **football helmet costume market size & sales**
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
- **Units sold / yr**
- **2K–2K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$92K–$122K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **4.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#330**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **78%**
- **Sponsored**
- **61%**
- **Out of stock**
- **13.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **56 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **183 days**
## **Competition: brands, sellers & click share**
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**9 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**27**
**Top-5 brand share**
**89%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**60%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**7%**
- Riddell63% - Bovulo7% - WILSON7% - DecoPac6% - Franklin Sports6% - Pegasus Sports4% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 7%)
## **football helmet costume demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -19.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
9K7KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Feb, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.8×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/football-helmet-costume/trend)
## **Top football helmet costume search terms shoppers use**
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- **chiefs helmet**19K/yr-32.5%1.3% conv. - **kansas city chiefs helmet**10K/yr-40.5%0.6% conv. - **chiefs mini helmet**8K/yr-7.1%3.6% conv. - **kansas city chiefs cake decorations**3K/yr+6.5%2.4% conv. - **kansas city chiefs mini helmet**4K/yr-7.9%3.9% conv. - **chiefs cake topper**3K/yr+5.0%2.3% conv. - **kansas city chiefs cake topper**3K/yr-9.5%2.3% conv. - **kc chiefs helmet**3K/yr-14.2%0.9% conv. - **chiefs football helmet**3K/yr-16.7%1.4% conv. - **mini chiefs helmet**2K/yr-20.8%1.9% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/football-helmet-costume/search-terms)
## **Top football helmet costume products & what they sell for**
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$15K20%$29K30%$44K40%$59K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Riddell Revolution Speed Mini Helmet - Kansas City Chiefs**Riddell**$29.88**4.8★4,369 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007FJMOLW) [2**Kansas City Chiefs NFL Riddell Speed Pocket PRO Micro/Pocket-Size/MINI Football Helmet**Riddell**$7.67**4.6★334 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HIDQ4CO) [3**Riddell NFL Kansas City Chiefs Full Size Speed Replica Football Helmet**Riddell**$144.58**4.6★1,331 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZSZ7IUW) [4**25pcs Football Cake Decorations with 1pcs Cake Topper 24pcs Cupcake Toppers for Football Birthday Party Supplies**Bovulo**$9.98**5.0★6 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXRH9Y72) [5**WILSON NFL Live Team Autograph Football-Kansas City Kansas City Chiefs**WILSON**$34.86**4.7★535 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BZVZV78)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Pegasus Sports NFL Kansas City Chiefs Mini Hover Helmet**Pegasus Sports**$49.88**697 rev1w ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFX3KRSB) [**25pcs Football Cake Decorations with 1pcs Cake Topper 24pcs Cupcake Toppers for Football Birthday Party Supplies**Bovulo**$9.98**6 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXRH9Y72) [**25pcs Kansas Cake Decorations with 24pcs Cupcake Toppers 1pcs Cake Topper for Kansas Birthday Party Supplies**Bahteliv**$8.46**2 rev9mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWBNH2C7) [**SPEEDFLEX MID-Size Chiefs**Riddell**$110.60**1 rev10mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVBM23WZ) [**NFL Kansas City Chiefs Cake Decoration Football Helmet Cake Topper Officially Licensed Product Of The NFL Ready To Use Birthday Cake Decoration**DecoPac**$11.81**125 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLPDMTLB)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**WILSON NFL Live Team Autograph Football-Kansas City Kansas City Chiefs**WILSON**$34.86**4.7★**▲ 570%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BZVZV78) [**25pcs Kansas Cake Decorations with 24pcs Cupcake Toppers 1pcs Cake Topper for Kansas Birthday Party Supplies**Bahteliv**$8.46**5.0★**▲ 473%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWBNH2C7) [**25pcs Football Cake Decorations with 1pcs Cake Topper 24pcs Cupcake Toppers for Football Birthday Party Supplies**Bovulo**$9.98**5.0★**▲ 418%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXRH9Y72) [**SPEEDFLEX MID-Size Chiefs**Riddell**$110.60**5.0★**▲ 172%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVBM23WZ) [**Riddell Kansas City Chiefs 2024 Slate Alternate Speed Mini Helmet - NFL Mini Helmets**Riddell**$39.99**0.0★**▲ 88%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBWMY9D4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What reviews say buyers love and hate about football helmet costume**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Fun/Entertainment Experience**17%
*“It is very fun”*
**Size-Overall**14%
*“Perfect fit and a fun little addition”*
**Display-Overall**13%
*“Cute display”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“This is good quality”*
**Gifting Purpose**9%
*“Perfect for Birthday”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**9%
*“it was exactly what he wanted”*
**Efficiency**6%
*“Worked good”*
**Strength**4%
*“They are really sturdy”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Super fun and great value for the money”*
**Color**3%
*“the colors are vibrant”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Quality-Overall**22%
*“Not the most well made toy”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**17%
*“the instructions were a little difficult for my 9 year old Grandson who can fix”*
**Size-Overall**11%
*“The sizing is a lot bigger than i thought it would be”*
**Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining**8%
*“it doesnt rotate continuously”*
**Hard Feel**6%
*“its pretty difficult”*
**Color**6%
*“Not the quality expect red from transformers”*
**Durability**6%
*“broke quickly”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**58%
**Value For Money**8%
**Product Condition**6%
**Functionality-Overall**6%
**Quality-Overall**4%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Adjustability/Rotatability/Reclining**2%
**Hard Feel**2%
**Scratch Resistance**2%
**Material Quality**2%
## **Common football helmet costume questions**
- **Is football helmet costume profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $147K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
- **How competitive is the football helmet costume niche?**
- 9 brands and 27 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in football helmet costume?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Size-Overall. The return rate is 3.0%.
- **When does demand for football helmet costume peak?**
- Demand peaks in Feb–Oct–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 7.8× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the football helmet costume niche?**
- Listings span $7.67–$305.93; the average listing price is $61.11 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,703 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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