ball
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.8%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Great49%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Great40%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Good672.06avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Good+32.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Avg price
Good€12.69avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Okay€248K€248K/yr · 1.3M searches
Price range
Okay€4.17–€23.39cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad1.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, ball is a €248K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.3M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 49% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Worth a look — 64/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
ball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 15K–20K
- avg 250–500/product
- Revenue / yr
- €190K–€254K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.5%
- Avg BSR
- #25
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 82%
- Out of stock
- 1.1%
- Avg brand age
- 46 months
- Avg seller age
- 181 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
26 falling
Sellers
104
Top-5 brand share
49%
Top 20: 92%
Top-5 click share
40%
Top 20: 81%
Open market
47%
- beneyu19%
- HABA12%
- CEJAMA8%
- U&C Planet6%
- mo:mo4%
- uhlsport4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +32.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×
Top ball search terms
- ball732K/yr
- balle153K/yr
- balls35K/yr
- bälle85K/yr
- ball kinder63K/yr
- gummiball33K/yr
- bälle für kinder21K/yr
- kinderball23K/yr
- kleiner ball18K/yr
- spielball kinder15K/yr
Top ball 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
beneyu Rutschfester & Superleichter Soft Pilates Ball - Gymnastikball Klein - 23cm +Übungen
beneyu€15.374.6★2,253 rev
CEJAMA Aufblasbarer PVC Kinder Fußball 20 cm - 4er Set
CEJAMA€5.483.3★446 rev
HABA Kinderball Regenbogen 14 cm mit Ventil robuster Kunststoff Spielball mit Regenbogenfarben für drinnen & draußen ab 2 Jahren 2012749001
HABA€4.173.9★62 rev
uhlsport Player Fußball Fussball Ball für Erwachsene - Größe 5 Fluo gelb/Marine/Cyan
uhlsport€7.924.6★572 rev
Betzold Softbälle-Set 3 Stück - Soft-Fußball Schaumstoffball
Betzold€13.804.5★395 rev
Newest
by launch date
adidas Unisex Starlancer Club Ball Recreation Ball Lucid Lemon/Black 5
adidas€9.984,459 rev
mo:mo Kinderball Klein 12 7 cm - Rosa - Spielball Kinder & Gummiball Kleinkind ab 1 Jahr - Weicher Fußball & Softball für Indoor & Outdoor
mo:mo€13.4363 rev
YIMETOP 4 Stück Regenbogen Ball Kinder PVC Fussball Kinder und Erwachsene Aufblasbaren Bälle mit Pumpe 21cm Kinderball Regenbogenball Wasserball Fußball für Innen und Außen Spielball Kinders
YIMETOP€8.7725 rev
Amazon Basics 22 9 cm Mini-Pilatesball platzsicherer Gymnastikball für Yoga Rumpftraining und Fitness Aqua
Amazon Basics€5.43486 rev
Jofuni Indoor-Fußball-Trainingsball für Zuhause Standardgröße 4 weicher und sicherer Fußball für Teenager von 312 Dribbling Training(Size 4)
Jofuni€16.71105 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Mitre Sabre D4P Rugby-Ball | Extrastarkes Futter | Volle Gewicht | Sehr beliebt Rugbyball Weiß/Mint/Limette 5
Mitre€11.814.4★
adidas Unisex Starlancer Club Ball Recreation Ball Lucid Lemon/Black 5
adidas€9.984.5★
Derbystar Bundesliga Brillant Replica v22
Derbystar€23.394.4★
Amazon Basics 22 9 cm Mini-Pilatesball platzsicherer Gymnastikball für Yoga Rumpftraining und Fitness Aqua
Amazon Basics€5.434.3★
Momevo Beachbuddy Neopren Wasserball - Weicher Kinderball Größe 2 (Ø15cm) - Kleiner Kinderfußball ab 1 Jahr für draußen (Jungle Nur Ball)
Momevo€15.673.9★
What buyers say about ball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Super Produkt”
“genau wie bestellt”
“Super Preis/Leistung”
“Schöner kleiner Ball für Kids”
“Passt”
“farblich neutral gehalten”
“Der perfekte Erstlings-Ball – Super griffig, robust und ideal für kleine Hände”
“Super Pilates Ball”
“Soft”
“Aufpumpen, Luft ablassen etc, funktioniert total easy”
What buyers complain about
“Bereits am ersten Einsatztag kaputt”
“Schlechte Qualität, gehen sehr schnell kaputt”
“Stinkt dermaßen nach Chemie”
“Hält keine Luft mehr”
“etwas kleiner als normal”
“Dafür ist der Preis von 15€ für meinen Geschmack zu hoch”
“Nähte schlecht”
“Farbfehler, unschön”
“PVC-Material wirkt etwas dünn”
“PVC-Material wirkt etwas dünn”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is ball profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €248K/yr across 33 tracked products. 3 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +32.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (64/100).
- How competitive is the ball niche?
- 26 brands and 104 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 49% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in ball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Qualität insgesamt, Geruch. The return rate is 0.8%.
- When does demand for ball peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 2.8× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the ball niche?
- Listings span €4.17–€23.39; the average listing price is €12.69 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 672 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.