Ball
prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($2.95–$16.30) — Ball doesn't clear our bar today.
Flapen Score
Is Ball profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Ball is a £203K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (841K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jul. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.
Ball: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Not really. Search demand moved +4.0% over the last 90 days and 2.9% of searches end in a purchase.
£203K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 76% of demand, so 24% of the market is open.
24%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.1★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 20 products
Top Ball products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Henbrandt Rainbow Bright PVC Football Ball 20cm Uninflated (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £3.14
- Rating
- 3.9/5
- Reviews
- 593
- Age
- 11y ago
Sports Balls With Hand Pump For Kids - (pack Of 4) 12.7cm Diameter Rubber Sport Ball Toy Set Includes Mini Kids Football Soccer Ball Basketball And Playground For Fun Outdoors And Indoors
- Price
- £8.66
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,362
- Age
- 4y ago
Straame Playballs Soft Pit Balls for Kids Small Colourful Plastic Balls Crush Proof No Sharp Edges Toxic Free Baby Approved Playball Set (Multicolour 100 Balls)
- Price
- £7.54
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 2,665
- Age
- 4y ago
U&C Planet 2 Pack Playground Balls 8.5 Inch Kickballs Set Playground Ball with Pump Gaga Ball Handball Soft Bouncy Balls Play for Kids 1-8
- Price
- £15.57
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 2y ago
3Pcs Soft Ball 6cm Soft Foam Ball Sponge Balls Mini Tennis Cricket Balls Football Basketball Baseball Pattern for Indoor Outdoor Birthday Party Games Supplies
- Price
- £5.22
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 33
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
UEFA Womens Champions League Playball - UWCL Officially Licensed Merchandise 9 Inch Ball PVC Construction Lightweight Design Ideal Football Gift for Kids & Adults
- Price
- £4.49
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 234
- Age
- 1y ago
Vastoy 8.5 Inch Playground Ball Set of 2 with Pump - Dodgeball and Kick balls for Kids Ages 3-12 Kids Rubber Ball for Outdoor Indoor Play Children Kickball for School PE Backyard Kid Ball for Pool
- Price
- £16.30
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 9mo ago
Mitre Impel Evo Football | Durable Training Ball | Hyperseam Technology Football
- Price
- £11.61
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 567
- Age
- 2y ago
U&C Planet 2 Pack Playground Balls 8.5 Inch Kickballs Set Playground Ball with Pump Gaga Ball Handball Soft Bouncy Balls Play for Kids 1-8
- Price
- £15.57
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 31
- Age
- 2y ago
Hy-Pro Playground Ball | Football For Kids | Indoor Outdoor Garden Beach Play
- Price
- £3.92
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 70
- Age
- 3y ago
Newest
by launch dateVastoy 8.5 Inch Playground Ball Set of 2 with Pump - Dodgeball and Kick balls for Kids Ages 3-12 Kids Rubber Ball for Outdoor Indoor Play Children Kickball for School PE Backyard Kid Ball for Pool
- Price
- £16.30
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 9mo ago
Vastoy 6 Inch Playground Ball Set of 2 for Kids Ages 3-6 - Dodgeball and Kick balls with Pump Kids Rubber Ball for Outdoor Indoor Play Children Kickball for School PE Backyard Kid Balls for Pool
- Price
- £16.17
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 9mo ago
3Pcs Soft Ball 6cm Soft Foam Ball Sponge Balls Mini Tennis Cricket Balls Football Basketball Baseball Pattern for Indoor Outdoor Birthday Party Games Supplies
- Price
- £5.22
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 33
- Age
- 1y ago
6 Inches Mini Soccer Cute Animal Design Soft Foam Ball For Kids Soft and Bouncy Perfect Size For Kids Playing (Fox)
- Price
- £6.97
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 41
- Age
- 1y ago
UEFA Womens Champions League Playball - UWCL Officially Licensed Merchandise 9 Inch Ball PVC Construction Lightweight Design Ideal Football Gift for Kids & Adults
- Price
- £4.49
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 234
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
14 falling
Sellers
58
Top-5 brand share
76%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
63%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
20%
- HENBRANDT37%
- U&C Planet14%
- PlayBolt11%
- Straame8%
- Tabanzhe6%
- Mitre4%
Ball demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Apr, May, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Top Ball search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- ball487K/yr
- balls116K/yr
- kids ball31K/yr
- balls for kids33K/yr
- soft balls for kids31K/yr
- soft ball23K/yr
- toddler ball22K/yr
- small balls for kids14K/yr
- small ball14K/yr
- ball for toddlers 1-315K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Ball
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
80% of reviews“Good quality”
“Fun toy”
“Good Value”
“Bright and colourful”
“comes fully inflated ready to go”
What buyers complain about
81% of reviews“Ball deflated”
“The balls were slightly smaller than I expected”
“get a better quality ball”
“It actually fell apart on 1st use”
“Not exactly like picture”
Ball return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.5%
Return rate
69%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Ball questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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