---
title: "Trend — pickleball balls - Flapen"
canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/research/sg/sporting-goods/pickleball-balls/trend"
last_updated: "2026-08-08T11:40:54.424Z"
locale: en
meta:
  description: "Niche score 34/100 · $12K/yr market · 12K searches/yr · $53.06 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 34/100 · $12K/yr market · 12K searches/yr · $53.06 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — pickleball balls - Flapen"
---

# **pickleball balls**

**Skip it**

Brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 3Growth 30Conversion 25Competition 24Returns 100Price range 43Avg price 92Brand share 0Review moat 23Quality gap 48

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.0%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Avg price**

**Great****$53.06**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Quality gap**

**Okay****4.5★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Price range**

**Okay****$13.47–$212.05**

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

**Growth**

**Okay****+4.3%**

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

**Conversion**

**Okay****2.0%**

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

**Competition**

**Bad****71%**

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

**Review moat**

**Bad****7,307.4**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Market size**

**Bad****$12K**

$12K/yr · 12K 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")

## Trend