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title: "Trend — tennis balls - Flapen"
canonical_url: "https://flapen.com/research/uk/sports-outdoors/tennis-balls/trend"
last_updated: "2026-07-31T08:15:33.836Z"
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  description: "Niche score 63/100 · £1.3M/yr market · 1.2M searches/yr · £7.07 avg price. Clears our launch bar. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:description": "Niche score 63/100 · £1.3M/yr market · 1.2M searches/yr · £7.07 avg price. Clears our launch bar. Data updated Jul 2026."
  "og:title": "Trend — tennis balls - Flapen"
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# **tennis balls**

**Launch it**

A $1.3M/yr market growing +46.5% this quarter with returns at 0.2% — clears our launch bar.

Market size 82Growth 67Conversion 97Competition 42Returns 99Price range 30Avg price 20Brand share 42Review moat 39Quality gap 60

**Returns**

**Incredible****0.2%**

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

**Conversion**

**Incredible****15.7%**

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

**Market size**

**Great****£1.3M**

£1.3M/yr · 1.2M searches

**Growth**

**Good****+46.5%**

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

**Quality gap**

**Good****4.4★**

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

**Competition**

**Okay****60%**

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

**Brand share**

**Okay****80%**

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

**Review moat**

**Okay****2,559.24**

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

**Price range**

**Okay****£3.80–£19.82**

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

**Avg price**

**Bad****£7.07**

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

**Signals**[** Low Review Barrier**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=uk&signal=low_review_barrier "Top brand's reviews < 500")