Padres
Skip itWeak search conversion (1.2%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$23.82avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$7.42–$39.10cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good44%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Good+25.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Good1,398.12avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay83%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Okay$160K$160K/yr · 568K searches
Quality gap
Bad4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Bad5.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Bad1.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Is padres profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, padres is a $160K/yr Amazon United States market (568K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Aug–Sep–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
padres market size & sales
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $143K–$191K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.2%
- Avg BSR
- #6,650
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 91%
- Sponsored
- 77%
- Out of stock
- 3.6%
- Avg brand age
- 35 months
- Avg seller age
- 165 days
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
20 falling
Sellers
49
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
44%
Top 20: 80%
Open market
14%
- Xtreme Apparrel41%
- 4714%
- New Era13%
- SUPBOMM13%
- Veminei3%
- OQQ2%
- Open — no brand owns it (14 brands, 14%)
padres demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +25.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: May, Aug, Sep, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.2×
Top padres search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.- padres166K/yr
- san diego padres135K/yr
- padres shirt83K/yr
- san diego padres shirt55K/yr
- padres merch28K/yr
- padres gear20K/yr
- san diego padres women10K/yr
- sd padres10K/yr
- san diego padres city connect6K/yr
- san diego padres womens apparel5K/yr
Top padres 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SUPBOMM Baseball Rope Necklaces League Team Colors Braided Necklace Baseball Team Gifts Padres
SUPBOMM$7.424.5★283 rev
New Era San Diego Padres Basic 9FIFTY Snapback Brown
New Era$34.464.7★453 rev
47 MLB Unisex-Adult Camo Clean Up Adjustable Hat Cap One Size (US Alpha One Size San Diego Padres)
47$34.644.7★542 rev
San Diego True Through & Through Mens Skull T-Shirt for San Diego Fans (Brown Shirt XL)
Xtreme Apparrel$22.984.6★259 rev
San Diego Baseball Vintage Mens Fan T-Shirt (Brown Shirt L)
Xtreme Apparrel$22.444.6★1,340 rev
Newest
by launch date
San Diego Sugar Skull Flower City Baseball T-Shirt
San Diego Baseball & Retro Chicano Art Apparel$15.5910 rev
TeeStock San Diego Baseball Shirt Cityscape Fan T-Shirt with Urban Skyline Graphic
TeeStock$17.63265 rev
San Diego Proud Always Loud Mens T-Shirt for Baseball Fans (Brown Shirt 2XL)
Xtreme Apparrel$24.2157 rev
SUPBOMM Baseball Rope Necklaces League Team Colors Braided Necklace Baseball Team Gifts Padres
SUPBOMM$7.42283 rev
San Diego Hometown State Outline Mens T-Shirt for Baseball Fans (Brown Shirt L)
Xtreme Apparrel$22.7342 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSan Diego Sugar Skull Flower City Baseball T-Shirt
San Diego Baseball & Retro Chicano Art Apparel$15.594.7★
DEHANER Black Baseball Jersey for Men Women Unisex Classic University Button Down T-Shirts Outfit Orange Stripe-Black Jersey Size 3X-Large
D DEHANER$14.814.5★
San Diego Hometown State Outline Mens T-Shirt for Baseball Fans (Brown Shirt L)
Xtreme Apparrel$22.734.4★
San Diego Bucket Hat Embroidered Perfect for Summer Camping Fishing Tailgaiting Baseball him her dad mom (Brown) (S/M)
LittleHouz Designs$22.174.5★
San Diego Baseball Vintage Mens Fan T-Shirt (Brown Shirt M)
Xtreme Apparrel$22.524.6★
What reviews say buyers love and hate about padres
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Amazing fit”
“Excellent quality”
“the material is very cooling for hot summers”
“I also like the colors”
“Very comfy”
“After one wash it became very soft”
“Nice and bright”
“Decent price”
“Great gift”
“seems very durable”
What buyers complain about
“awkward fit”
“These may be the cheapest worst quality baseballs I've ever used”
“Not worth the price”
“These shirts are not see through”
“Blue is more navy than royal blue”
“My bad for not reading the description”
“With a large larger chest”
“the arm holes are a bit large”
“The clasp broke 1 month after he started wearing it”
“Good fit Wish it came in a v neck”
Top return reasons
Common padres questions
- Is padres profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $160K/yr across 43 tracked products. 3 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +25.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (44/100).
- How competitive is the padres niche?
- 20 brands and 49 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 83% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in padres?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 5.6% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for padres peak?
- Demand peaks in May–Aug–Sep–Dec; the busiest month runs 6.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the padres niche?
- Listings span $7.42–$39.10; the average listing price is $23.82 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,398 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.