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silent basketball

Worth a look

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (4.0★), but a small market ($32K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 8Growth 13Conversion 37Competition 59Returns 94Price range 76Avg price 76Brand share 51Review moat 96Quality gap 96

Quality gap

Incredible4.0★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Incredible87.43

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Great1.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Great£15.30

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Great£4.34–£49.54

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

Competition

Good50%

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

Brand share

Good75%

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

Conversion

Okay3.0%

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

Growth

Bad-23.4%

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

Market size

Bad£32K

£32K/yr · 70K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, silent basketball is a £32K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (70K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

silent basketball market data

Units sold / yr
2K–2K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£23K–£31K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.0%
Avg BSR
#117
Page quality
0%
Prime
70%
Sponsored
83%
Out of stock
25.3%
Avg brand age
36 months
Avg seller age
202 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 50% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

20 rising

Sellers

93

Top-5 brand share

75%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

50%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

23%

  • PATIKIL26%
  • Safe Sport Gear20%
  • HUALEI-V20%
  • Optimum6%
  • Ealacritas4%
  • Mineup3%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 32 weeks — -23.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '26Dec '25Jan '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26

Top silent basketball search terms

  • silent basketball45K/yr
  • foam basketball8K/yr
  • silent basketball size 79K/yr
  • soft basketball4K/yr
  • silent ball4K/yr
All search terms

Top silent basketball 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%4%£1K8%£3K12%£4K16%£5K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)3 products missing review or click data not plotted

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

What buyers say about silent basketball

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

What buyers love

Noise Level23%

“Still my son has enjoyed playing with it without causing too much noise”

Quality-Overall21%

“Good quality indoor ball”

Suitable For Indoor17%

“Perfect for the kids to play inside and out”

Value For Money14%

“My son loves this ball good price too”

Size-Overall11%

“Perfect size and weght”

Fun/Entertainment Experience8%

“Nice buncy ball my son really enjoyed it playing”

Grip3%

“Brilliant for indoor use with good feel and grip”

What buyers complain about

Durability27%

“the end snapped”

Size-Overall9%

“Little bit smaller”

Quality-Overall9%

“Poor quality, oval shape”

Smell9%

“Absolutely stinks”

Shape/Style9%

“Poor quality, oval shape”

Strength5%

“Doesnt regain shape”

Suitable For Indoor5%

“Definitely makes noise when being bounced indoors”

Value For Money5%

“Waste of money”

Noise Level5%

“Definitely makes noise when being bounced indoors”

Inflation/Deflation5%

“But The end of the pump snapped off in the ball”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall18%
Shape/Style16%
Inflation/Deflation14%
Quality-Overall12%
Defective Material/Parts9%
Noise Level6%
Weight Light4%
Value For Money4%
Material Quality3%
Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity2%

Common questions

Is silent basketball profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £32K/yr across 30 tracked products. 0 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -23.4%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the silent basketball niche?
20 brands and 93 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 50% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in silent basketball?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.0%.
What does it cost to enter the silent basketball niche?
Listings span £4.34–£49.54; the average listing price is £15.30 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 87 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.