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60th birthday balloons

Worth a look

Shows low returns (0.6%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.55–$11.47) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 13Growth 21Conversion 80Competition 75Returns 97Price range 0Avg price 16Brand share 86Review moat 56Quality gap 67

Returns

Incredible0.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great49%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Conversion

Great8.2%

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

Competition

Good40%

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

Quality gap

Good4.3★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Good1,252

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Growth

Bad-8.6%

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

Avg price

Bad£5.84

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£53K

£53K/yr · 111K searches

Price range

Bad£2.55–£11.47

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, 60th birthday balloons is a £53K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (111K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 49% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 53/100.

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

60th birthday balloons market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr
£47K–£58K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
8.2%
Avg BSR
#134
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
89%
Out of stock
9.8%
Avg brand age
23 months
Avg seller age
181 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 40% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

29 falling

Sellers

46

Top-5 brand share

49%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

40%

Top 20: 83%

Open market

46%

  • Lingqiang13%
  • Unisun12%
  • onehous11%
  • Sroeeshee8%
  • Topeedy6%
  • Jwssor5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.6% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top 60th birthday balloons search terms

  • 60th birthday balloons31K/yr
  • 60 balloons17K/yr
  • 60th balloons17K/yr
  • 60th birthday balloons for women7K/yr
  • 60 balloons for women6K/yr
  • 60th birthday balloons for men6K/yr
  • 60th balloons for women6K/yr
  • 60 balloon4K/yr
  • 60th birthday balloon4K/yr
  • 60th balloons birthday4K/yr
All search terms

Top 60th 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%3%£2K6%£3K9%£5K12%£6K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

What buyers say about 60th birthday balloons

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall30%

“No complaints”

Color10%

“Lovely colours”

Inflation/Deflation8%

“Easy to inflate”

Value For Money7%

“Value for money”

Gifting Purpose7%

“Lovely gift”

Design-Overall7%

“Rest of decor was nice”

Shape/Style7%

“Fanastic ballons look really classic”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As described”

Collectibles5%

“Fantastic card Im really impressed 5*”

Ease Of Use4%

“made the job a lot easier”

What buyers complain about

Inflation/Deflation43%

“the 6 deflated very quickly”

Quality-Overall19%

“Balloons poor”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“Misleading picture”

Durability7%

“Black balloons popped within the first couple of blows”

Color7%

“Shades of brown for the darker ones”

Size-Overall5%

“Quite small,”

Value For Money2%

“Waste of money”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“Tried sticking them upright with sticky tabs but they kept falling off”

Print Quality2%

“Balloons printed wrong way round”

Assembly/Installation2%

“Had to piece it together does come assembled”

Top return reasons

Color40%
Quality-Overall19%
Inflation/Deflation13%
Leak-Proof3%
Thin2%
Assembly/Installation2%
Ease Of Use2%
Strap/String Quality2%
Size-Overall2%
Length2%

Common questions

Is 60th birthday balloons profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £53K/yr across 38 tracked products. 0 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -8.6%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (53/100).
How competitive is the 60th birthday balloons niche?
29 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 49% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in 60th birthday balloons?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Inflation/Deflation, Quality-Overall, Advertised Vs Actual Product. The return rate is 0.6%.
When does demand for 60th birthday balloons peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the 60th birthday balloons niche?
Listings span £2.55–£11.47; the average listing price is £5.84 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,252 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.