plasma ball
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($18.89 avg), but soft demand (-28.1% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Great£18.89avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Price range
Great£10.49–£31.39cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Good2.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Review moat
Good931avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good50%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Conversion
Okay3.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Bad£100K£100K/yr · 167K searches
Growth
Bad-28.1%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, plasma ball is a £100K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (167K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Jul 28, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
plasma ball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £113K–£151K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 3.1%
- Avg BSR
- #398
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 88%
- Sponsored
- 88%
- Out of stock
- 9.0%
- Avg brand age
- 39 months
- Avg seller age
- 189 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
16 falling
Sellers
25
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
50%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
23%
- Theefun32%
- Science Mad13%
- CGBOOM9%
- Junxave8%
- Riserva8%
- SENQIU7%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -28.1% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 7.6×
Top plasma ball search terms
- plasma ball118K/yr
- plasma lamp10K/yr
- plasma globe9K/yr
- plasma6K/yr
- plasma ball lamp10K/yr
- electric ball6K/yr
- plasma ball touch sensitive4K/yr
- plasma light4K/yr
Top plasma ball 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 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Theefun 6 Inch Plasma Ball Lamp Touch & Sound Sensitive Plasma Globe Magic Cool Nebula Ambience Light for Christmas Party Home Decor Creative Gift (Red)
Theefun£20.804.4★3,310 rev
Science Mad 2 in 1 Plasma Globe - Kids Fun Tesla Light Energy Bar Toy 8+
Science Mad£10.914.1★63 rev
Theefun 6 Inch Plasma Ball Lamp Touch & Sound Sensitive Plasma Globe Magic Cool Nebula Ambience Light for Christmas Party Home Decor Creative Gift (Blue)
Theefun£18.974.4★3,310 rev
CGBOOM Plasma Ball 5 Inch Plasma Globe Touch and Sound Sensitive Plasma Lamp Plug in Electric Ball Lamp Science Present for Kids Decorations Parties Bedroom
CGBOOM£15.364.3★257 rev
WICKED GIZMOS 8 Magic Plasma Ball Touch Sensitive Van De Graaf Glass Lightning Sphere - Classic Novelty Retro Fun Valentines Toy for Him Gadget Gift Lamp
WICKED GIZMOS WG£25.924.4★690 rev
Newest
by launch dateTheefun 6 Inch Plasma Ball Lamp Touch & Sound Sensitive Plasma Globe Magic Cool Nebula Ambience Light for Christmas Party Home Decor Creative Gift (Blue)
Theefun£18.973,310 rev
Theefun 8 Inch Plasma Ball Lamp Touch & Sound Sensitive Plasma Globe Magic Cool Nebula Ambience Light for Christmas Party Home Decor Creative Gift (Blue)
Theefun£26.923,310 rev
SENQIU 6 Inch Magic Plasma Ball Plasma Lamp Touch and Sound Sensitive
SENQIU£15.8512 rev
SENQIU Plasma Ball 6 Inch Touch and Sound Sensitive Magic Glass Plasma Lamp
SENQIU£20.7312 rev
Riserva Plasma Ball 6 Inches Touch and Sound Sensitive Three Colors
Riserva£21.7984 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumTheefun 6 Inch Plasma Ball Lamp Touch & Sound Sensitive Plasma Globe Magic Cool Nebula Ambience Light for Christmas Party Home Decor Creative Gift (Blue)
Theefun£18.974.4★
SENQIU 6 Inch Magic Plasma Ball Plasma Lamp Touch and Sound Sensitive
SENQIU£15.854.4★
JHzood Plasma Magic Ball Unique Skull - inspired Design Touch-sensitive STEM Toys for Science Experiments Magic Lamp for Parties Christmas Room Decoration 4 Designs Age 14+ (Hand)
JHzood£31.393.3★
Theefun 6 Inch Plasma Ball Lamp Touch & Sound Sensitive Plasma Globe Magic Cool Nebula Ambience Light for Christmas Party Home Decor Creative Gift (Red)
Theefun£20.804.4★
Riserva Plasma Ball 6 Inches Touch and Sound Sensitive Three Colors
Riserva£21.794.5★
What buyers say about plasma ball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Was worth the money spent”
“Fun Christmas present”
“fits great on the desk doesnt over take the space”
“Quality was alright”
“It's working”
“Sparking imagination”
“It was just what i wanted though”
“Fun for kids”
“its about the perfect brightness for me”
What buyers complain about
“Did not work”
“Broken before i could even test it”
“Poor quality”
“The glue they must use at manufacturing very poor”
“Small”
“Load of rubbish”
“This is over priced rubbish”
“Small, not lighting up well”
“the instructions were already folded a bit”
“I was sent a used item that had already been returned for not working”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is plasma ball profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £100K/yr across 24 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -28.1%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the plasma ball niche?
- 16 brands and 25 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in plasma ball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Functionality-Overall, Durability, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.2%.
- When does demand for plasma ball peak?
- Demand peaks in Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 7.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the plasma ball niche?
- Listings span £10.49–£31.39; the average listing price is £18.89 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 931 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.