volleyball
Skip itA concentrated shelf (top 5 take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Quality gap
Great4.3★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Good6.6%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Growth
Good+49.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Good1,104.6avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Okay£10.29avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Okay£162K£162K/yr · 239K searches
Competition
Bad100%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Price range
Bad£8.26–£13.05cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, volleyball is a £162K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (239K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Verdict: Skip it — 45/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
volleyball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 1,500–2,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £103K–£129K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 6.6%
- Avg BSR
- #4
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 60%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 186 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 100% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
5
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- YANYODO78%
- Runleaps12%
- Senston5%
- PureBliss5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +49.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×
Top volleyball search terms
- volleyball180K/yr
- volleyball balls20K/yr
- beach volleyball11K/yr
- volley ball9K/yr
- volleyball ball17K/yr
- vollyball2K/yr
Top volleyball 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 5 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
YANYODO Volleyball Ball Soft Touch Beach Volleyball Outdoor Indoor for Children/Youngster/Adults Official Size 5
YANYODO£8.264.4★558 rev
Runleaps Soft Indoor Volleyball Waterproof Volleyball Light Touch Recreational Ball for Pool Gym Indoor Outdoor (Pink/Light Blue Size 5)
Runleaps£8.844.6★2,018 rev
Senston Volleyball Size 5 Soft Touch Indoor Outdoor Beach Volleyballs
Senston£13.054.2★1,961 rev
PureBliss Volleyball Official Size 5 Volleyballs for Indoor Outdoor
PureBliss£10.133.7★28 rev
Runleaps Volleyball Waterproof Indoor Outdoor Volleyball for Beach Game Gym Training Official Size 5 (Yellow-White-Blue)
Runleaps£11.154.4★958 rev
Newest
by launch datePureBliss Volleyball Official Size 5 Volleyballs for Indoor Outdoor
PureBliss£10.1328 rev
Runleaps Soft Indoor Volleyball Waterproof Volleyball Light Touch Recreational Ball for Pool Gym Indoor Outdoor (Pink/Light Blue Size 5)
Runleaps£8.842,018 rev
Senston Volleyball Size 5 Soft Touch Indoor Outdoor Beach Volleyballs
Senston£13.051,961 rev
Runleaps Volleyball Waterproof Indoor Outdoor Volleyball for Beach Game Gym Training Official Size 5 (Yellow-White-Blue)
Runleaps£11.15958 rev
YANYODO Volleyball Ball Soft Touch Beach Volleyball Outdoor Indoor for Children/Youngster/Adults Official Size 5
YANYODO£8.26558 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumPureBliss Volleyball Official Size 5 Volleyballs for Indoor Outdoor
PureBliss£10.133.7★
YANYODO Volleyball Ball Soft Touch Beach Volleyball Outdoor Indoor for Children/Youngster/Adults Official Size 5
YANYODO£8.264.4★
Runleaps Soft Indoor Volleyball Waterproof Volleyball Light Touch Recreational Ball for Pool Gym Indoor Outdoor (Pink/Light Blue Size 5)
Runleaps£8.844.6★
Runleaps Volleyball Waterproof Indoor Outdoor Volleyball for Beach Game Gym Training Official Size 5 (Yellow-White-Blue)
Runleaps£11.154.4★
Senston Volleyball Size 5 Soft Touch Indoor Outdoor Beach Volleyballs
Senston£13.054.2★
What buyers say about volleyball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Good quality”
“Good for practice and great price”
“Amazing ball lasted a long time”
“Great to play with friends”
“a soft feel to it”
“a great size”
“this was super easy to do”
“easy to inflate”
“It is a good quality ball with a pump 2 air needles, a bag and a nett”
“She will love having her own pink ball, this may introduce her to playing volley ball too as she's quite sporty and plays hockey and netball”
What buyers complain about
“Crap, split after 1/2day use”
“Deflated within a few hours”
“Hurts”
“Sick product, cant believe it lasted this long”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is volleyball profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £162K/yr across 5 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +49.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (45/100).
- How competitive is the volleyball niche?
- 4 brands and 5 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 100% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in volleyball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Inflation/Deflation, Pain Relief-Overall. The return rate is 0.7%.
- When does demand for volleyball peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul–Aug; the busiest month runs 3.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the volleyball niche?
- Listings span £8.26–£13.05; the average listing price is £10.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,105 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.