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Spike Ball

Spike Ball shows demand growing +237.1% this quarter, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

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Flapen Score

66
Worth a look
Market size 41Growth 98Conversion 77Competition 39Returns 92Price range 87Avg price 95Brand share 36Review moat 50Quality gap 76
This niche Category average

Is Spike Ball profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Spike Ball is a £210K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (90K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 66/100.

Spike Ball: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Worth a look. Search demand moved +237.1% over the last 90 days and 7.4% of searches end in a purchase.

£210K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr6K
Search volume / yr+237.1%90K
Conversion rate7.4%
Avg price£31.54

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 83% of demand, so 17% of the market is open.

17%

open market share

Brands · sellers12 · 42
Top-5 product click share62%
Open market17%
Avg brand age50 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 20 products

Sponsored placement60%
New entrants (1y)6· 1 succeeded
Avg rating4.3★
Avg reviews1,480

Top Spike Ball products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£21K£42K£63K£84K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

42

Top-5 brand share

83%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

10%

  • Spikeball27%
  • Mookis17%
  • PHYSICAL15%
  • Funesla13%
  • Viminston10%
  • Gziztx7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 10%)

Spike Ball demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume90KCVR7.4%Products20Brands12Top 5 Brands83%OOS Rate12.2%Rating4.3★Reviews1,480Avg BSR#69
5K3KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.3×

Top Spike Ball search terms shoppers use

The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.

  • spike ball52K/yr
  • spikeball27K/yr
  • spikeball set5K/yr
  • spike ball set6K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Spike Ball

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

86% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience27%

This is a fantastic family fun game

Quality-Overall15%

Decent quality

Suitability Beginner11%

Great to start with

Assembly/Installation7%

Easy to build

Ease Of Use5%

it is fun to use and it works

What buyers complain about

81% of reviews
Quality-Overall21%

and a cheap quality plastic container

Value For Money13%

Hugely over priced

Strap/String Quality11%

The ball is detached from the string

Durability10%

Broke first time we used it

Ease Of Use8%

Not great or easy to use

Spike Ball return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

1.2%

Return rate

13%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Functionality-Overall
19%
2Quality-Overall
18%
3Defective Material/Parts
8%
4Value For Money
8%
5Durability
6%

Common Spike Ball questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Spike Ball 66/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £210K/yr across 20 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +237.1% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Spike Ball on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug, where the busiest month runs 8.3× the quietest.