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title: "Illinois Hat — $3K/mo Amazon US Product Research (2026)"
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# **Illinois Hat**
**Skip it**
Soft demand (-66.2% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 10Growth 0Conversion 49Competition 58Returns 28Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 32Review moat 91Quality gap 23
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$28.59**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Incredible****$17.12–$43.64**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Great****177.87**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Competition**
**Good****50%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Conversion**
**Okay****3.9%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Brand share**
**Okay****86%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Returns**
**Okay****4.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Market size**
**Bad****$38K**
$38K/yr · 34K searches
**Growth**
**Bad****-66.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
## **Is illinois hat profitable on Amazon?**
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, illinois hat is a $38K/yr Amazon United States market (34K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 86% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **illinois hat market size & sales**
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.
- **Units sold / yr**
- **1K–1K**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$29K–$36K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **3.9%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#8,640**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **90%**
- **Sponsored**
- **65%**
- **Out of stock**
- **13.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **45 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **185 days**
## **Competition: brands, sellers & click share**
The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**9 **—flat
**Sellers**
**9**
**Top-5 brand share**
**86%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**50%**
Top 20: 91%
**Open market**
**9%**
- Pro Sport Brand34% - The Game26% - UGP Campus Apparel14% - Legacy6% - ZHATS6% - Desert Cactus5% - Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)
## **illinois hat demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 15 weeks — -66.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
450350Spike '26Apr '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jun '26Jul '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/illinois-hat/trend)
## **Top illinois hat search terms shoppers use**
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- **illinois hat**14K/yr-68.5%2.2% conv. - **university of illinois hat**8K/yr-45.3%4.0% conv. - **illini hat**13K/yr-73.5%2.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/sports-outdoors/illinois-hat/search-terms)
## **Top illinois hat 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%4%$2K8%$3K12%$5K16%$6K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)3 products missing review or click data not plotted
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Collegiate Vintage Design Adjustable Hats (US Alpha One Size Illinois)**Pro Sport Brand**$24.85**4.3★118 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F63YKQVK) [2**The Game NCAA Illinois Illini Hat Unisex One Size Adjustable**The Game**$19.58**4.8★707 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DLX9TYH) [3**The Game Split Bar Design Trucker Mesh Hat Gray Adjustable Illinois Illini**The Game**$17.12**4.8★707 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DK4Y4P1) [4**Collegiate Primary Color Relaxed Fit Adjustable Hats (US Alpha One Size Illinois I)**Pro Sport Brand**$24.47**4.6★86 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5SCPY8B) [5**UGP Campus Apparel HT508 - Illinois Fighting Illini Primary Logo Dad Hat - Only Size - Navy**UGP Campus Apparel**$27.93**4.5★9 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVBRG6D3)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Desert Cactus University of Illinois Snapback Baseball Hat U of I Fighting Illini Unstructured BreezePro Performance Hat with Adjustable Silicone Strap (Design BP1-White)**Desert Cactus**$38.62**0 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3CX641N) [**Desert Cactus University of Illinois Snapback Baseball Hat U of I Fighting Illini Unstructured BreezePro Performance Hat with Adjustable Silicone Strap (Design BP3-Navy E)**Desert Cactus**$38.75**0 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G3CTX6Q6) [**Branded Bills Officially Licensed x Illinois Illini Blaze Orange Camo Curved 5-Panel Illinois Basketball PVC**Branded Bills**$43.64**6 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2THQTSW) [**Branded Bills Officially Licensed x University of Illinois Illini Black 5-Panel Illinois Script PVC**Branded Bills**$34.44**21 rev11mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FM2TF5CF) [**Collegiate Primary Color Team Arch Adjustable Hats (US Alpha One Size Illinois)**Pro Sport Brand**$24.92**47 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCTHVQMB)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**UGP Campus Apparel HT508 - Illinois Fighting Illini Primary Logo Dad Hat - Only Size - Navy**UGP Campus Apparel**$27.93**4.5★**▲ 244%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVBRG6D3) [**UGP Campus Apparel HT508 - Illinois Fighting Illini Primary Logo Dad Hat - One Size - Orange**UGP Campus Apparel**$27.96**4.5★**▲ 200%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVB57S27) [**The Game NCAA Illinois Illini Hat Unisex One Size Adjustable**The Game**$19.58**4.8★**▲ 162%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DLX9TYH) [**HT508 - Illinois Fighting Illini Primary Logo Dad Hat - One Size - White**UGP Campus Apparel**$27.44**4.5★**▲ 116%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DVBJBM8Y) [**Collegiate Hats - Fitted Caps Adjustable Hats and Snapbacks Available (Adjustable Hat Illinois I)**Pro Sport Brand**$24.21**4.6★**▲ 98%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVYNS3F4)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What reviews say buyers love and hate about illinois hat**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Size-Overall**50%
*“good fit”*
**Quality-Overall**29%
*“Good Quality Hat”*
**Shape/Style**14%
*“Cute and Stylish”*
**Durability**7%
*“durability”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Value For Money**50%
*“VALUE for money is terrible”*
**Quality-Overall**25%
*“It is CROOKED”*
**Size-Overall**25%
*“Fit off these hats from this seller/company is f'n atrocious”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**62%
**Color**13%
**Shape/Style**4%
**Wrinkles**3%
**Value For Money**2%
**Quality-Overall**2%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**1%
**Stitch/Finish/Polish**1%
**Defective Material/Parts**1%
**Material Quality**1%
## **Common illinois hat questions**
- **Is illinois hat profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $38K/yr across 31 tracked products. 0 of 7 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -66.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
- **How competitive is the illinois hat niche?**
- 9 brands and 9 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 86% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in illinois hat?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Quality-Overall, Size-Overall. The return rate is 4.8%.
- **What does it cost to enter the illinois hat niche?**
- Listings span $17.12–$43.64; the average listing price is $28.59 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 178 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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