- Flapen Score
- 38 / 100Ranks 88 of 103 Sporting Goods niches · −10 vs the category median of 4838
- Market size
- $198K/yr173K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -13.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 65%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 47 sellers
Flapen Score
Basketball against its category
The dotted line is the Sporting Goods average. Past it, Basketball is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Basketball market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Arab Emirates searched for Basketball 173K times last year and spent an estimated $198K. The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 38 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
1.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 173K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Arab Emirates for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 1.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -13.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated $198K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 173K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -13.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 1.3%
- Market size, estimated
- $198Ka year
- Peak month
- November2.2× the quietest month
- Top search term
- basketball120K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth $87.87.
Listings sell for $87.87 on average, from $21.81 to $184.85. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At $87.87 that is $9K to $22K a year per listing.
- Average price
- $87.87inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- $21.81–$184.85
- Amazon United Arab Emirates median price
- $60.52across 3,090 niches
- Units sold a year
- 3K–4K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- $9K–$22K
- Returns
- 2.7%of orders · Amazon United Arab Emirates median 1.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
44% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.7% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #60 within Sporting Goods. It carries 1,648 reviews at 4.29 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 44%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 5.7%
- Average rank
- #60in Sporting Goods
- Average rating
- 4.29 starsAmazon United Arab Emirates average 4.27 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,648per listing
- Listings tracked
- 18
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 44 months
Products
Top Basketball products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Senston Basketball Size 5 Basketballs 27.5 inch Rubber Basketball
- Price
- $59.72
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 159
- Age
- 2y ago

Senston Basketball Outdoor Indoor Rubber Basketball Ball Official Size 7 Street Basketball with Pump
- Price
- $58.19
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 7,863
- Age
- 7y ago

Senston Basketball Size 5 Basketballs 27.5 inch Rubber Basketball - PINGK
- Price
- $59.28
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 159
- Age
- 2y ago

Senston Basketball 29.5 Outdoor Indoor Mens Basketball Ball Official Size 7 Basketballs (Blue/Gold 29.5(size 7))
- Price
- $58.18
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 7,863
- Age
- 5y ago

Senston Basketball 29.5 Outdoor Indoor Mens Basketball Ball Official Size 7 Basketballs (Brown 29.5(size 7))
- Price
- $59.07
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 7,863
- Age
- 7mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
KONEX Professional Basket Ball for Indoor & Outdoor (Brown) (7)
- Price
- $32.96
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 416
- Age
- 2y ago

Wilson NBA Gold Edition Ball WTB3403XB Unisex Basketballs Gold 7 EU
- Price
- $148.91
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 19
- Age
- 3y ago

Senston Basketball 29.5 Outdoor Indoor Mens Basketball Ball Official Size 7 Basketballs (Brown 29.5(size 7))
- Price
- $59.07
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 7,863
- Age
- 7mo ago

Senston Basketball 29.5 Outdoor Indoor Mens Basketball Ball Official Size 7 Basketballs (Blue/Gold 29.5(size 7))
- Price
- $58.18
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 7,863
- Age
- 5y ago

Wilson Basketballs Unisex-Adult Black 3
- Price
- $65.85
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 73
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch date
Senston Basketball 29.5 Outdoor Indoor Mens Basketball Ball Official Size 7 Basketballs (Brown 29.5(size 7))
- Price
- $59.07
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 7,863
- Age
- 7mo ago

Rzkipdy Silent Basketball Size 5 (7.9) Not Vacuum Shipped - 2025 Upgraded Airless Soft Foam Ball Soundless for Quiet Dribbling and Indoor Training Real Feel Higher Bounce No Noise
- Price
- $184.85
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 243
- Age
- 8mo ago

Pro Action Large Basketball Ball Size 5- Orange
- Price
- $33.87
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 1y ago

WILSON NBA DRV Alternating Outdoor Basketball - Multicolored Size 7-29.5
- Price
- $180.41
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 82
- Age
- 1y ago

WILSON NBA Authentic Indoor/Outdoor Basketball - Brown Size 7-29.5
- Price
- $180.29
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 662
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 65% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
7 falling
Sellers
47
Top-5 brand share
98%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
65%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
1%
- Senston65%
- Wilson20%
- KONEX8%
- Molten3%
- Generic2%
- generic1%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 1%)
Demand
Basketball search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×
Search terms
Top Basketball search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- basketball120K/yr
- basket ball13K/yr
- basketball ball15K/yr
- wilson basketball8K/yr
- كرة سلة6K/yr
- basketball size 76K/yr
- basketball size 55K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Basketball
We read the reviews and the return reasons for every product selling here.
“Did not even last for 10 days”
Every topic
Every topic buyers talk about, one row each.
Red shows the share of negative reviews and green the share of positive reviews, biggest topic first. Open a row to read what they wrote.
14 topics
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