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title: "Basketball — $8K/yr Amazon SG Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 35/100 · $8K/yr market · 13K searches/yr · $57.47 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **basketball**
**Skip it**
Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 2Growth 36Conversion 14Competition 14Returns 96Price range 95Avg price 90Brand share 0Review moat 65Quality gap 35
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Price range**
**Incredible****$23.08–$94.31**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Great****$57.47**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****898**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Growth**
**Okay****+9.2%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Conversion**
**Bad****1.1%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Bad****84%**
top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
**Market size**
**Bad****$8K**
$8K/yr · 13K searches
**Brand share**
**Bad****100%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
**Signals**[** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=sg&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50")
According to Flapen's Amazon Singapore niche tracking, basketball is a $8K/yr Amazon Singapore market (13K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 35/100.
Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **basketball market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **100–250**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$6K–$14K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **1.1%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#31**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **10%**
- **Out of stock**
- **5.8%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **77 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **0 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products capture 84% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.
**Brands**
**3 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**14**
**Top-5 brand share**
**100%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**84%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**0%**
- Molten62% - WILSON35% - VS VITAL SALVEO3% - Open — no brand owns it (0%)
## **Demand**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 50 weeks — +9.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
600400Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Aug '25Oct '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/sg/sporting-goods/basketball/trend)
## **Top basketball search terms**
- **basketball**10K/yr+19.4%0.4% conv. - **wilson basketball**2K/yr-12.5%0.3% conv. - **molten basketball**1K/yr-22.9%1.0% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/sg/sporting-goods/basketball/search-terms)
## **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.
0%15%$1K30%$2K45%$4K60%$5K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 10 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Molten BG3800 Series Indoor/Outdoor Basketball FIBA Approved Size 7 2- Tone Design Model: B7G3800**Molten**$44.78**4.6★2,891 rev](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B083JZKB24) [2**Wilson Basketball NBA AUTHENTIC WZ2016501XB7 Indoor/Outdoor Size 7 / Diameter 9.6 inches (24.5 cm)**WILSON**$62.46**4.7★625 rev](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0D86XNSCQ) [3**WILSON NBA Forge Indoor/Outdoor Basketball - Brown Size 7-29.5**WILSON**$50.84**4.7★878 rev](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0D86XF8LM) [4**Molten BG Series Composite Basketball FIBA Approved - BG4500 Size 7 Two-Tone (B7G4500)**Molten**$87.49**4.5★436 rev](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B085FZ92D1) [5**Molten BG3800 Series Indoor/Outdoor Basketball FIBA Approved Size 5**Molten**$42.01**4.6★555 rev](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0812L9VJZ)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**WILSON NBA Forge Indoor/Outdoor Basketball - Brown Size 7-29.5**WILSON**$50.84**878 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0D86XF8LM) [**Wilson Basketball NBA AUTHENTIC WZ2016501XB7 Indoor/Outdoor Size 7 / Diameter 9.6 inches (24.5 cm)**WILSON**$62.46**625 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0D86XNSCQ) [**WILSON NBA Authentic Indoor/Outdoor Basketball - Brown Size 3-22**WILSON**$51.18**37 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0DF8TFPLJ) [**WILSON NBA Forge Indoor/Outdoor Basketball - Brown Size 6-28.5**WILSON**$53.05**878 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0D81DDLP7) [**Molten BG Series Composite Basketball FIBA Approved - BG4500 Size 7 Two-Tone (B7G4500)**Molten**$87.49**436 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B085FZ92D1)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**Vital Salveo-Germanium Sports Outdoor Compression Recovery Long Knee Sleeve Leg Support knee brace Thin Light undersleeve Sports Running Basketball For Men and Women (1 Pair)-Mediun**VS VITAL SALVEO**$65.47**3.9★**▲ 96%**](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B084P4DZ11) [**WILSON NBA Forge Indoor/Outdoor Basketball - Brown Size 7-29.5**WILSON**$50.84**4.7★**▲ 86%**](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0D86XF8LM) [**Molten BG3800 Series Indoor/Outdoor Basketball FIBA Approved Size 5**Molten**$42.01**4.6★**▲ 60%**](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0812L9VJZ) [**WILSON NBA Forge Indoor/Outdoor Basketball - Brown Size 6-28.5**WILSON**$53.05**4.7★**▲ 12%**](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0D81DDLP7) [**Wilson Basketball NBA AUTHENTIC WZ2016501XB7 Indoor/Outdoor Size 7 / Diameter 9.6 inches (24.5 cm)**WILSON**$62.46**4.7★**— 3%**](https://www.amazon.sg/dp/B0D86XNSCQ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about basketball**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **Top return reasons **
**Value For Money**50%
**Grip**50%
## **Common questions**
- **Is basketball profitable to sell on Amazon Singapore?**
- The niche generates $8K/yr across 10 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +9.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (35/100).
- **How competitive is the basketball niche?**
- 3 brands and 14 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 84% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- **What does it cost to enter the basketball niche?**
- Listings span $23.08–$94.31; the average listing price is $57.47 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 898 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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