ping pong balls
Worth a lookShows searches that convert (19.3% search→purchase), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Conversion
Incredible19.3%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Returns
Incredible0.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Good£676K£676K/yr · 533K searches
Review moat
Good939.19avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Good70%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Good+23.4%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay63%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Avg price
Bad£6.58avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Bad£2.13–£12.90cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, ping pong balls is a £676K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (533K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 58/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
ping pong balls market data
- Units sold / yr
- 80K–100K
- avg 3,000–4,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £526K–£658K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 19.3%
- Avg BSR
- #26
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 88%
- Out of stock
- 3.9%
- Avg brand age
- 54 months
- Avg seller age
- 187 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
13 falling
Sellers
19
Top-5 brand share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
23%
- Dunlop Sports30%
- 1ABOVE16%
- ZOROOX8%
- PPong.co.uk TABLE TENNIS SPECIALISTS8%
- WHEELIO7%
- Hy-Pro7%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +23.4% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×
Top ping pong balls search terms
- ping pong balls309K/yr
- table tennis balls133K/yr
- ping pong balls cheap30K/yr
- ping pong ball14K/yr
- coloured ping pong balls9K/yr
- beer pong balls7K/yr
- table tennis balls 12 pack3K/yr
- ping ping balls6K/yr
- table tennis ball6K/yr
- table tennis balls 50 pack2K/yr
Top ping pong balls 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 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Dunlop Nitro Glow 6 Table Tennis Balls multicoloured Recreational Player Training Balls
Dunlop Sports£2.134.6★371 rev
1ABOVE 12pk White Ping Pong Balls 40mm Table Tennis Balls Durable & Premium Quality
1ABOVE£4.174.1★235 rev
WHEELIO 40 Pack Ping Pong Balls Plastic Table Tennis Ball Ideal for Craft Party School Learning Activities Family Games Kids Cat Balls Cat Toys
WHEELIO£5.594.5★596 rev
Hy-Pro 12 Pack Table Tennis Balls - Professional 3 Star 40+ mm ABS Quality High Performance White/Orange Durable Indoor & Outdoor Table Tennis Ping Pong Balls Superior Accuracy Great Gift
Hy-Pro£4.564.5★63 rev
ZOROOX 3-Star Table Tennis Balls Premium 40+ ABS Ping Pong Balls for Training & Competition High Bounce & Durable Orange or White Packs of 9 18 36 or 72 (White 9-Pack)
ZOROOX£5.754.7★976 rev
Newest
by launch date
Hexizexi Coloured Ping Pong Balls 40mm Table Tennis Balls
Hexizexi£7.7719 rev
Ram 12 x Table Tennis Ping Pong Balls ABS White Balls
RAM ONLINE£3.7829 rev
1ABOVE 12pk White Ping Pong Balls 40mm Table Tennis Balls Durable & Premium Quality
1ABOVE£4.17235 rev
1ABOVE 25pk Multicolour Ping Pong Balls 40mm Table Tennis Ball Suitable for pong balls parties Decoration Classroom games Teaching methodologies School Crafts and more
1ABOVE£4.82129 rev
Hy-Pro 12 Pack Table Tennis Balls - Professional 3 Star 40+ mm ABS Quality High Performance White/Orange Durable Indoor & Outdoor Table Tennis Ping Pong Balls Superior Accuracy Great Gift
Hy-Pro£4.5663 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumHexizexi Coloured Ping Pong Balls 40mm Table Tennis Balls
Hexizexi£7.774.0★
JOOLA Table Tennis/Ping Pong balls Tournament 40+mm 24pcs White
JOOLA£10.864.6★
PPong Ping Pong Balls 24 Pack 3 Star Professional Table Tennis Balls 40+mm Premium ABS Material Durable Competition & Training Balls for Indoor Outdoor Play
PPong.co.uk TABLE TENNIS SPECIALISTS£11.004.6★
Hy-Pro 12 Pack Table Tennis Balls - Professional 3 Star 40+ mm ABS Quality High Performance White/Orange Durable Indoor & Outdoor Table Tennis Ping Pong Balls Superior Accuracy Great Gift
Hy-Pro£4.564.5★
Dunlop Nitro Glow 6 Table Tennis Balls multicoloured Recreational Player Training Balls
Dunlop Sports£2.134.6★
What buyers say about ping pong balls
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good Quality”
“Good value”
“we had great fun”
“Nice colours”
“As advertised”
“durable”
“lightweight”
“Great bounce”
“Very happy, used them for my water feature”
“Fitted in the Trixie cat toy my cat pulled the balls out of”
What buyers complain about
“Cheap”
“Too light weight for our purposes”
“Cheap”
“They do not glow”
“This is a really good ping pong balls all though it can break”
“Small”
“Poor bouncing”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is ping pong balls profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £676K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +23.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (58/100).
- How competitive is the ping pong balls niche?
- 13 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 70% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in ping pong balls?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Weight Light, Value For Money. The return rate is 0.4%.
- When does demand for ping pong balls peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the ping pong balls niche?
- Listings span £2.13–£12.90; the average listing price is £6.58 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 939 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.