basketball
Skip itA concentrated shelf (top 5 take 87% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Quality gap
Great4.1★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Great1.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Great$99.54avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Review moat
Good1,142avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Price range
Okay$26.30–$210.51cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay$152K$152K/yr · 142K searches
Growth
Okay+2.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad94%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Competition
Bad87%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
According to Flapen's Amazon Saudi Arabia niche tracking, basketball is a $152K/yr Amazon Saudi Arabia market (142K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 39/100.
Data updated Jul 25, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
basketball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–2K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $149K–$199K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.1%
- Avg BSR
- #12
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 60%
- Out of stock
- 14.9%
- Avg brand age
- 40 months
- Avg seller age
- 58 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 87% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
7 falling
Sellers
34
Top-5 brand share
94%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
3%
- Senston60%
- KONEX18%
- Molten9%
- FUN MOMENT4%
- SKY LAND4%
- Wilson3%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 3%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +2.7% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
Top basketball search terms
- basketball57K/yr
- كرة سلة45K/yr
- basketball ball10K/yr
- كرة سلة للاطفال6K/yr
- كرة سله6K/yr
- basket ball5K/yr
- كره سله6K/yr
- كرة سلة للكبار5K/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 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Senston 29.5 Basketball Outdoor Indoor Rubber Basketball Ball Official Size 7 Street Basketball with Pump
Senston$65.954.3★6,472 rev
KONEX Size 5 Professional Basketball | Indoor & Outdoor Use | Superior Grip | Durable Rubber & Synthetic Surface | Water-Resistant | Ideal for Training Game School & Sports | Brown
KONEX$26.304.0★222 rev
Senston Basketball Size 5 Beginner Basketball for Indoor and Outdoor Use
Senston$61.744.3★460 rev
Senston Basketball Size 5 Beginner Basketball for Indoor and Outdoor Use
Senston$61.274.3★460 rev
Molten bg3800 series indoor/outdoor basketball fiba approved size 7 2- tone design model: B7G3800
Molten$134.114.6★2,892 rev
Newest
by launch date
SKY LAND Adjustable Kids Basketball Hoop Set | Height 1.08m to 2.10m | Indoor & Outdoor Sports Stand with 38cm Rim Strong Base PE+PET Backboard | Boys Training Fun Game Set EM-1884
SKY LAND$210.519 rev
Senston Basketball Size 5 Beginner Basketball for Indoor and Outdoor Use
Senston$61.74460 rev
WILSON NBA Authentic Indoor/Outdoor Basketball - Brown Size 7-29.5
Wilson$181.49625 rev
Senston Basketball Size 5 Beginner Basketball for Indoor and Outdoor Use
Senston$61.27460 rev
KONEX Size 5 Professional Basketball | Indoor & Outdoor Use | Superior Grip | Durable Rubber & Synthetic Surface | Water-Resistant | Ideal for Training Game School & Sports | Brown
KONEX$26.30222 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumKONEX Size 5 Professional Basketball | Indoor & Outdoor Use | Superior Grip | Durable Rubber & Synthetic Surface | Water-Resistant | Ideal for Training Game School & Sports | Brown
KONEX$26.304.0★
Senston 29.5 Basketball Outdoor Indoor Rubber Basketball Ball Official Size 7 Street Basketball with Pump
Senston$65.954.3★
Senston Basketball Size 5 Beginner Basketball for Indoor and Outdoor Use
Senston$61.744.3★
Senston Basketball Size 5 Beginner Basketball for Indoor and Outdoor Use
Senston$61.274.3★
Molten bg3800 series indoor/outdoor basketball fiba approved size 7 2- tone design model: B7G3800
Molten$134.114.6★
What buyers say about basketball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is basketball profitable to sell on Amazon Saudi Arabia?
- The niche generates $152K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +2.7%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (39/100).
- How competitive is the basketball niche?
- 7 brands and 34 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 87% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- When does demand for basketball peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the basketball niche?
- Listings span $26.30–$210.51; the average listing price is $99.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,142 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.