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30th birthday balloons

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.8%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.27–$11.29) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 17Growth 23Conversion 84Competition 62Returns 96Price range 0Avg price 15Brand share 62Review moat 56Quality gap 81

Returns

Incredible0.8%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great9.2%

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

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good48%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Brand share

Good68%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Review moat

Good1,259.69

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-3.4%

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

Market size

Bad£68K

£68K/yr · 138K searches

Avg price

Bad£5.34

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad£3.27–£11.29

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 30th birthday balloons is a £68K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (138K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 68% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

30th birthday balloons market data

Units sold / yr
10K–13K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
£53K–£67K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
9.2%
Avg BSR
#214
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
96%
Out of stock
13.9%
Avg brand age
24 months
Avg seller age
190 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

20

Top-5 brand share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 92%

Open market

27%

  • Lingqiang28%
  • Sroeeshee14%
  • OFFCUP13%
  • Jwssor8%
  • Jobkoo5%
  • Topeedy5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -3.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Top 30th birthday balloons search terms

  • 30th birthday balloons43K/yr
  • 30 balloons31K/yr
  • 30th balloons18K/yr
  • 30 balloon9K/yr
  • 30th balloons for women6K/yr
  • 30th birthday balloons for women5K/yr
  • 30th birthday balloons for men5K/yr
  • 30th birthday balloon5K/yr
  • 30th balloons for men4K/yr
  • 30 balloons birthday for women5K/yr
All search terms

Top 30th birthday balloons 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%10%£7K20%£14K30%£20K40%£27K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about 30th birthday balloons

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall35%

“The balloons were great they last for days good quality”

Value For Money18%

“Great value”

Color16%

“Perfect colour”

Gifting Purpose7%

“Birthday decorations”

Inflation/Deflation5%

“Balloons seem to pop very easy even when under inflated”

Size-Overall5%

“a great size that look amazing either as bunches or as single balloons”

Ease Of Use4%

“easy to use”

Design-Overall2%

“Design is bold and clear enough to read and looked great”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall23%

“lots of different bits for a party however the quality of the 30th balloons is very poor”

Inflation/Deflation21%

“Arrived without anything to inflate the balloons with”

Value For Money17%

“Very disappointed considering the cost of the balloons”

Noise Level13%

“the loud bangs were constant”

Material Quality6%

“Cheap material”

Durability6%

“Did Not Last”

Smell4%

“Strange smell”

Top return reasons

Color43%
Smell10%
Inflation/Deflation10%
Quality-Overall9%
Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
Size-Overall5%
Ease Of Use3%
Value For Money2%
Thin2%
Functionality-Overall2%

Common questions

Is 30th birthday balloons profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £68K/yr across 26 tracked products. 0 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -3.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
How competitive is the 30th birthday balloons niche?
17 brands and 20 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 68% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in 30th birthday balloons?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Inflation/Deflation, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.8%.
When does demand for 30th birthday balloons peak?
Demand peaks in Jan; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the 30th birthday balloons niche?
Listings span £3.27–£11.29; the average listing price is £5.34 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,260 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.