basketball
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.8%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 94% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great€18.17avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great€7.75–€42.85cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Good€740K€740K/yr · 1.6M searches
Competition
Good55%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay1,769.24avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Okay+17.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay2.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad94%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon Germany niche tracking, basketball is a €740K/yr Amazon Germany market (1.6M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.
Data updated Jul 17, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
basketball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 40K–50K
- avg 1,250–1,500/product
- Revenue / yr
- €727K–€909K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.5%
- Avg BSR
- #19
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 84%
- Out of stock
- 0.8%
- Avg brand age
- 39 months
- Avg seller age
- 182 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 falling
Sellers
82
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
55%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
5%
- WILSON35%
- Senston17%
- Spalding17%
- HUDORA13%
- FAKOFIS12%
- Hy-Pro2%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +17.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×
Top basketball search terms
- basketball1.1M/yr
- basketball größe 5110K/yr
- basketball outdoor58K/yr
- basketball größe 653K/yr
- wilson basketball45K/yr
- basketball kinder52K/yr
- basketball größe 734K/yr
- basketball größe 419K/yr
- basketbälle20K/yr
- spalding basketball19K/yr
Top basketball 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
Senston Basketball Größe 7 Baskettball mit Pumpe Outdoor Basketbälle Anti-Rutsch und Hervorragender Grip Schwarz
Senston€19.234.3★8,720 rev
HUDORA Basketball Größe 7 orange unaufgepumpt - Indoor & Outdoor Gummi-Basketball für Kinder Jugendliche & Erwachsene - Griffiger Basketball aus Naturgummi für Anfänger & Fortgeschrittene
HUDORA€7.754.5★1,637 rev
Wilson Basketball NBA DRV PRO Outdoor Tackskin Gummi Größe: 7 Braun
WILSON€19.564.6★4,742 rev
Spalding Basketball - Street Phantom - Size 7 - Orange - Outdoor - Rubber
Spalding€24.944.5★947 rev
Wilson Basketball der NBA DRV-Serie DRV Braun Größe 729 5
WILSON€17.274.6★6,783 rev
Newest
by launch date
Krfapt Basketball Kinder Größe 5 & 3 Größe 7 Weicher Mini-Ball mit Griffiger Oberfläche Ideal für Schule & Training (Outdoor/Indoor) (Blau 3)
Krfapt€11.15136 rev
WILSON MVP Basketball Aus langlebigem Gummi für All-Surface-Leistung Erleben Sie verbesserten Grip & Kontrolle Farbe: Braun Größe: 7
WILSON€14.25515 rev
Wilson NBA Forge Pro Midnight Basketball Bietet Sicheren Halt und Zuverlässigen Bounce Mit Großartiger Luftstabilität NBA-Zertifiziert Farbe: Schwarz/Silber Größe: 7
WILSON€42.85242 rev
Wilson NBA Team Tribute Solid Basketball Mit Pro-Nähten Luftstabilität und Performance-Außenhülle Für das Spiel im Freien Material für alle Oberflächen Team: Boston Celtics Grün Größe: 5
WILSON€13.16411 rev
FAKOFIS Größe 3 Outdoor Indoor Street Arena Training Erwachsene Blau Rosa Violett 3
FAKOFIS€11.69174 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Wilson Basketball NBA DRV Plus Outdoor Gummi Größe: 6 Braun
WILSON€17.804.5★
Spalding United Sports Unisex Erwachsene Street Phantom Sz7 Ball Orange 5
Spalding€27.044.5★
Wilson Basketball NBA DRV Plus Outdoor Gummi Größe: 7 Braun
WILSON€18.424.5★
FAKOFIS Basketball Größe 3 Outdoor Indoor Street BasketballArena Training Erwachsene Anfänger Basketbälle
FAKOFIS€11.764.6★
Spalding Basketball - Street Phantom - Size 7 - Orange - Outdoor - Rubber
Spalding€24.944.5★
What buyers say about basketball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Super Qualität”
“Perfekter Budget Ball”
“Passt”
“Der Ball hat einen super Grip”
“Is awesome to play with”
“Macht was er soll”
“Design: Das Rainbow/Multicolor-Graffiti sieht in echt noch besser aus als auf den Fotos”
“auch Outdoorgeeignet”
“Langlebigkeit semi”
“Schöne Farben”
What buyers complain about
“Basketball verliert die Luft”
“Qualität ungenügend”
“Mit so ner billigen denkt man fast er lässt sich nicht komplett aufpumpen”
“Ventil undicht”
“leider leidet der Grip relativ zügig durch die Nutzung”
“Einziger minus Punkt, man kann noch Falten erkennen auch nach dem aufpumpen”
“War leider zu klein”
“Toller Ball, leider gebraucht bei mir angekommen”
“Leder vom Ball nach kurzer Zeit rissig”
“Der Ball kam hier platt an”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is basketball profitable to sell on Amazon Germany?
- The niche generates €740K/yr across 25 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +17.2%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
- How competitive is the basketball niche?
- 9 brands and 82 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in basketball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Haltbarkeit, Qualität insgesamt, Inflation/Deflation. The return rate is 0.8%.
- When does demand for basketball peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the basketball niche?
- Listings span €7.75–€42.85; the average listing price is €18.17 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,769 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.