impact gloves
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 94% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great$22.52avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$9.64–$42.27cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Good44%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Returns
Okay3.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Market size
Okay$123K$123K/yr · 247K searches
Conversion
Okay2.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Bad4,675.18avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-7.8%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, impact gloves is a $123K/yr Amazon United States market (247K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
impact gloves market data
- Units sold / yr
- 8K–10K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $180K–$225K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.2%
- Avg BSR
- #109
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 91%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 61 months
- Avg seller age
- 169 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 44% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
93
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
44%
Top 20: 85%
Open market
3%
- Mechanix Wear39%
- KEMIMOTO21%
- MAGID21%
- Ironclad10%
- Graloky3%
- DLY3%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — -7.8% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top impact gloves search terms
- impact gloves75K/yr
- impact gloves for men31K/yr
- impact resistant work gloves20K/yr
- magid gloves14K/yr
- mechanix mpact gloves15K/yr
- t rex gloves10K/yr
- impact work gloves9K/yr
- mechanix impact gloves11K/yr
- trex gloves8K/yr
- mpact gloves10K/yr
Top impact gloves 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
KEMIMOTO Tactical Gloves for Men Touchscreen Motorcycle Gloves with Hard Shell & Palm Padding for Sports Motorcycle Cycling Tactical Airsoft Paintball Hunting Hiking Camping Climbing (Black Large)
KEMIMOTO$27.064.5★9,440 rev
Magid T-REX TRX400 Impact Gloves Sandy Nitrile 1 Pair Size 9/Large
MAGID$11.924.5★1,402 rev
Mechanix Wear M-Pact 0.5mm Tactical Impact Resistant Gloves - High Performance Durable Ergonomic Work Gloves - TAA Compliant & Touchscreen Capable - Medium - Covert Black
Mechanix Wear$42.274.6★672 rev
Mechanix Wear: M-Pact Covert Tactical Gloves with Secure Fit Touchscreen Capable Safety Gloves for Men Work Gloves with Impact Protection and Vibration Absorption (Black Large)
Mechanix Wear$29.374.7★27,988 rev
KEMIMOTO Tactical Gloves for Men Touchscreen Motorcycle Gloves with Hard Shell & Palm Padding for Sports Motorcycle Cycling Tactical Airsoft Paintball Hunting Hiking Camping Climbing (Black Medium)
KEMIMOTO$20.044.5★9,440 rev
Newest
by launch date
Kebada Impact Protection Gloves ANSI A2 Cut Resistant Work Gloves with Grip Touchscreen Sandy Nitrile Coated Black Large
Kebada$12.3069 rev
Graloky Safety Work Gloves for Men Women Impact Work Gloves
Graloky$9.64102 rev
Ironclad EXOT-ICAM-05-XL Tactical Impact Camo Gloves X-Large
Ironclad$21.7697 rev
COOLJOB TPR Impact Resistant Safety Work Gloves with Sandy Nitrile Coating 1 Pair Medium Blue
COOLJOB$9.97200 rev
DLY Work Gloves for Men TPR Impact Protection Mechanic Gloves Brown XL
DLY$11.45934 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumKEMIMOTO Tactical Gloves for Men Touchscreen Motorcycle Gloves with Hard Shell & Palm Padding for Sports Motorcycle Cycling Tactical Airsoft Paintball Hunting Hiking Camping Climbing (Black Large)
KEMIMOTO$27.064.5★
Ironclad Command Impact 360 Cut A6 Work Gloves; Touch Screen Gloves Conductive Palm & Fingers Impact Protection Machine Washable Sized S M L XL XXL (1 Pair) Red (IEX-MIGR5-04-L)
Ironclad$29.304.6★
Ironclad EXOT-ICAM-05-XL Tactical Impact Camo Gloves X-Large
Ironclad$21.764.5★
Mechanix Wear M-Pact Fingerless Tactical Impact Resistant Gloves - Impact Protection & Vibration Absorption - Heavy Duty - Machine Washable - Medium - Covert Black
Mechanix Wear$31.934.6★
MAGID T-REX ANSI A5 Lightweight Sandy Nitrile Palm Coated Impact Gloves 1 Pair Size 10/XL TRX441
MAGID$18.774.4★
What buyers say about impact gloves
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“True to size”
“Good quality, good fit, arrived ahead of schedule”
“These gloves grip them very very well”
“they are really comfortable and breathable”
“Excellent value for the money”
“Great durability”
“As advertised”
“100% The gloves keep my hands warm 100%”
“Great material”
“These gloves offer exceptional protection to your hands”
What buyers complain about
“Too big”
“After one month of use”
“Poor performance”
“Velcro slowly loses its grip”
“They are pretty tough”
“CHEAP AND UNCOMFORTABLE”
“wear into my fingers causing great pain”
“They dont stretch”
“there is no impact protection at all”
“Terrible screen touch”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is impact gloves profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $123K/yr across 34 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the impact gloves niche?
- 8 brands and 93 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 44% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in impact gloves?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 3.5%.
- When does demand for impact gloves peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the impact gloves niche?
- Listings span $9.64–$42.27; the average listing price is $22.52 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,675 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.