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Flying Ball

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 78% of clicks) — Flying Ball doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

44
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Market size 34Growth 30Conversion 33Competition 18Returns 71Price range 20Avg price 66Brand share 45Review moat 60Quality gap 96
This niche Category average

Is Flying Ball profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Flying Ball is a £163K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (442K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 44/100.

Flying 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 +3.9% over the last 90 days and 2.6% of searches end in a purchase.

£163K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr25K
Search volume / yr+3.9%442K
Conversion rate2.6%
Avg price£13.88

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand, so 22% of the market is open.

22%

open market share

Brands · sellers13 · 31
Top-5 product click share78%
Open market22%
Avg brand age36 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 3.9★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 14 products

Sponsored placement79%
New entrants (1y)1· 1 succeeded
Avg rating3.9★
Avg reviews1,080

Top Flying Ball 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 capture 78% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£16K£33K£49K£65K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

18%

  • XINHOME26%
  • Ivtivfu23%
  • Yexyep14%
  • Tehealth8%
  • ASORT7%
  • semai4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 18%)

Flying Ball demand & seasonality

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

Volume442KCVR2.6%Products14Brands13Top 5 Brands78%OOS Rate25.8%Rating3.9★Reviews1,080Avg BSR#165
50K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 17.9×

Top Flying Ball search terms shoppers use

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

  • flying ball89K/yr
  • flying orb ball74K/yr
  • hover ball78K/yr
  • floating ball23K/yr
  • flying orb19K/yr
  • air ball7K/yr
  • orb8K/yr
  • boomerang ball24K/yr
  • flying spinner8K/yr
  • orb ball10K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Flying Ball

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

What buyers love

81% of reviews
Fun/Entertainment Experience32%

Keeps everyone entertained

Quality-Overall11%

Very good product doesn't bump into any obstacles

Value For Money11%

Worth it

Gifting Purpose10%

Present for grandson who liked this

Efficiency5%

Works well

What buyers complain about

80% of reviews
Functionality-Overall19%

Rubbish don't work

Charging15%

Charger did not fit

Durability15%

durability could be an issue

Value For Money9%

Expensive for how cheap it feels

Quality-Overall6%

Cheap and nasty for the price

Flying Ball return rate & reasons

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

2.2%

Return rate

8%

Fixable by listing

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

1Functionality-Overall
33%
2Charging
17%
3Defective Material/Parts
9%
4Quality-Overall
7%
5Durability
7%

Common Flying Ball questions

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

Flapen scores Flying Ball 44/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £163K/yr across 14 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +3.9% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Flying Ball on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov–Dec, where the busiest month runs 17.9× the quietest.