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Shuttlecocks

Shuttlecocks shows low returns (0.4%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Flapen Score

64
Worth a look
Market size 57Growth 71Conversion 97Competition 47Returns 98Price range 53Avg price 26Brand share 59Review moat 64Quality gap 55
This niche Category average

Is Shuttlecocks profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Shuttlecocks is a £425K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (314K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand. Demand peaks in May–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Worth a look — 64/100.

Shuttlecocks: 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 +53.0% over the last 90 days and 14.9% of searches end in a purchase.

£425K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr40K
Search volume / yr+53.0%314K
Conversion rate14.9%
Avg price£9.06

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 70% of demand, so 30% of the market is open.

30%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 86
Top-5 product click share57%
Open market30%
Avg brand age51 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 21 products

Sponsored placement62%
New entrants (1y)2· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews934

Top Shuttlecocks 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 57% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£21K£43K£64K£85K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

86

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

57%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

21%

  • Raquex27%
  • YONEX13%
  • HIRALIY10%
  • MANJHONG10%
  • Multibao10%
  • BAIHUALIN9%

Shuttlecocks demand & seasonality

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

Volume314KCVR14.9%Products21Brands13Top 5 Brands70%OOS Rate5.9%Rating4.4★Reviews934Avg BSR#9
15K10KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.2×

Top Shuttlecocks search terms shoppers use

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

  • shuttlecocks badminton123K/yr
  • shuttlecocks101K/yr
  • badminton shuttlecock50K/yr
  • shuttlecock14K/yr
  • shuttle cocks8K/yr
  • badminton ball7K/yr
  • shuttle cock4K/yr
  • shuttle4K/yr
  • badminton shuttles3K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shuttlecocks

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

What buyers love

87% of reviews
Value For Money35%

Good value

Quality-Overall21%

they perform consistently well

Durability7%

Priced well and durable

Weight Light5%

Good weight

Color5%

The color is nice and bright, visible to see

What buyers complain about

90% of reviews
Quality-Overall42%

Bad quality

Durability22%

breaks too soon

Weight Heavy6%

comparitively heavier than Yonex

Ease Of Use5%

Not good for use

Zipper Quality5%

Lacking zip and zing and mostly no longer usable after just a few sessions

Shuttlecocks return rate & reasons

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

0.4%

Return rate

7%

Fixable by listing

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

1Quality-Overall
36%
2Value For Money
14%
3Functionality-Overall
8%
4Durability
8%
5Weight Heavy
4%

Common Shuttlecocks questions

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

Flapen scores Shuttlecocks 64/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Worth a look. The niche generates £425K/yr across 21 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +53.0% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Shuttlecocks on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in May–Jul–Aug, where the busiest month runs 2.2× the quietest.