trackball mouse
Skip itSoft demand (-22.5% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible£44.49avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Good4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Good£21.75–£155.26cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay£233K£233K/yr · 160K searches
Conversion
Okay3.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay2,955.76avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Returns
Okay4.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Brand share
Bad92%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Growth
Bad-22.5%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, trackball mouse is a £233K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (160K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
trackball mouse market data
- Units sold / yr
- 4K–5K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £178K–£222K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.3%
- Avg BSR
- #152
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 59%
- Out of stock
- 8.8%
- Avg brand age
- 59 months
- Avg seller age
- 168 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 rising
Sellers
138
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
4%
- Logitech38%
- Kensington29%
- Nulea14%
- エレコム(ELECOM)6%
- ProtoArc5%
- TECKNET4%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -22.5% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top trackball mouse search terms
- trackball mouse62K/yr
- trackball28K/yr
- trackball mouse wireless13K/yr
- ball mouse9K/yr
- rollerball mouse8K/yr
- wireless trackball mouse7K/yr
- track ball mouse wireless7K/yr
- logitech trackball5K/yr
- trackballs4K/yr
- roller ball mouse4K/yr
Top trackball mouse 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 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Logitech Ergo M575S Wireless Trackball Mouse Wireless Ergonomic Mouse with Bluetooth and Encrypted Dongle Comfortable Thumb Control Precise and Smooth Tracking for PC/Mac - Graphite
Logitech£26.264.6★1,333 rev
Kensington Orbit TrackBall - Wired Ergonomic TrackBall Mouse for PC Mac and Windows with Ambidextrous Design Optical Tracking & 40 mm Ball Space Grey (64327EU) Silver
Kensington£24.464.3★4,975 rev
Nulea M501 Wireless Trackball Mouse Rechargeable Ergonomic Mouse Easy Thumb Control Precise & Smooth Tracking 3 Device Connection (Bluetooth or USB) Compatible for PC Mac Windows Android
Nulea£25.174.5★12,912 rev
Logitech MX Ergo S mouse trackball wireless avanzato mouse ergonomico wireless ricaricabile USB-C con Bluetooth e dongle crittografato 6 pulsanti programmabili per PC/Mac - Grafite
Logitech£62.064.6★651 rev
Kensington Orbit Wireless Trackball with Scroll Ring Professional Computer Mouse with Bluetooth (2.4GHz Wireless) Optical Tracking & AES Encryption Security Left or Right Handed - Black (K70992WW)
Kensington£48.214.3★386 rev
Newest
by launch date
UGREEN Wireless Trackball Mouse Ergonomic Mouse with Finger Control Rechargeable Bluetooth & USB Modes 40dB Silent Customisable Button High-speed Roller for Laptop/Desktop Windows/macOS etc.
UGREEN£30.3265 rev
TECKNET Wireless Trackball Mouse Ergonomic Mouse With Thumb Control 3 Devices Connection (Bluetooth or 2.4G) USB-C Rechargeable RGB Light Mice with Adjustable DPI for PC/Mac/Laptop-Black
TECKNET£21.75402 rev
Logitech Ergo M575S Wireless Trackball Mouse Wireless Ergonomic Mouse with Bluetooth and Encrypted Dongle Comfortable Thumb Control Precise and Smooth Tracking for PC/Mac - Graphite
Logitech£26.261,333 rev
Logitech MX Ergo S mouse trackball wireless avanzato mouse ergonomico wireless ricaricabile USB-C con Bluetooth e dongle crittografato 6 pulsanti programmabili per PC/Mac - Grafite
Logitech£62.06651 rev
Logitech Ergo M575S Wireless Trackball Mouse Wireless Ergonomic Mouse with Bluetooth and Encrypted Dongle Comfortable Thumb Control Precise and Smooth Tracking for PC/Mac - White
Logitech£31.75278 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumUGREEN Wireless Trackball Mouse Ergonomic Mouse with Finger Control Rechargeable Bluetooth & USB Modes 40dB Silent Customisable Button High-speed Roller for Laptop/Desktop Windows/macOS etc.
UGREEN£30.324.4★
TECKNET Wireless Trackball Mouse Ergonomic Mouse With Thumb Control 3 Devices Connection (Bluetooth or 2.4G) USB-C Rechargeable RGB Light Mice with Adjustable DPI for PC/Mac/Laptop-Black
TECKNET£21.754.4★
Kensington Expert Mouse - Wireless Ergonomic TrackBall Mouse for PC Mac and Windows with Ambidextrous Design Optical Tracking Scroll Ring & 55 mm Ball Red (K72359WW)
Kensington£69.634.1★
Kensington Orbit Mouse - Wired Ergonomic TrackBall Mouse for PC Mac and Windows with Scroll Ring Ambidextrous Design and Optical Tracking - Blue (K72337EU)
Kensington£41.144.3★
Ergoslider Plus SE: Ergonomic Mouse with Roller-Bar for Precision Computer Cursor Control. USB Powered 5 Button Central Pointing Device. Relieve Wrist & Shoulder Pain from Carpal Tunnel or Tendinitis
ERGOSLIDER£155.264.0★
What buyers say about trackball mouse
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to operate”
“The device is well made”
“buttons are satisfying”
“Worth every penny”
“Reasonably comfortable”
“Exactly what I needed”
“Battery life is amazing”
“excellent connectivity”
“Perfect size for my hand to comfortably hold”
“doesn't need to be charged as much as I thought”
What buyers complain about
“difficult to use”
“and it's a bit difficult to find one that fits my”
“Button 1 was getting a bit hit and miss, so needed a replacement”
“Cleaning doesnt help”
“As this mouse isn't cheap”
“Unfortunately I couldnt get it work using Bluetooth”
“after 2 month's it's crap”
“Good and easy to use however the charge seems to last less than a day”
“Cheap, plasticity and light”
“I found this mouse, for the price point, really lacking”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is trackball mouse profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £233K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -22.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the trackball mouse niche?
- 8 brands and 138 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in trackball mouse?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Ease Of Use, Size-Overall, Touch/Button Controls. The return rate is 4.2%.
- When does demand for trackball mouse peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the trackball mouse niche?
- Listings span £21.75–£155.26; the average listing price is £44.49 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,956 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.