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glorbs

Worth a look

Shows beatable incumbent ratings (3.4★), but a small market ($48K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 12Growth 24Conversion 49Competition 52Returns 97Price range 45Avg price 22Brand share 76Review moat 65Quality gap 100

Quality gap

Incredible3.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Incredible0.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great59%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Review moat

Good901.69

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Competition

Good54%

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

Conversion

Okay3.9%

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

Price range

Okay£1.31–£26.37

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

Growth

Bad-1.3%

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

Avg price

Bad£7.85

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Market size

Bad£48K

£48K/yr · 156K searches

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, glorbs is a £48K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (156K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 59% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 52/100.

Data updated Jul 30, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

glorbs market data

Units sold / yr
8K–10K
avg 500–750/product
Revenue / yr
£63K–£79K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
3.9%
Avg BSR
#1,594
Page quality
0%
Prime
65%
Sponsored
69%
Out of stock
35.1%
Avg brand age
16 months
Avg seller age
189 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 54% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

23 rising

Sellers

55

Top-5 brand share

59%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

36%

  • Gytera25%
  • Tylices16%
  • Zenova7%
  • ASREJUR6%
  • JOY SPOT!6%
  • CRAYOLA5%

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 37 weeks — -1.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
15K10KHoliday '25Spike '26Nov '25Dec '25Feb '26Mar '26May '26Jun '26

Top glorbs search terms

  • sticky balls10K/yr
  • sticky balls to throw at ceiling5K/yr
  • gloobles5K/yr
  • glow balls4K/yr
  • glorbs72K/yr
  • glorbs sticky ceiling balls15K/yr
  • glorb3K/yr
  • glorbs balls37K/yr
  • glorbes3K/yr
  • glorbes balls2K/yr
All search terms

Top glorbs 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%10%£5K20%£10K30%£14K40%£19K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

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

What buyers say about glorbs

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

What buyers love

Fun/Entertainment Experience28%

“Brilliant fun—excellent glow”

Color17%

“Colourful”

Quality-Overall14%

“Balls very well made”

Value For Money9%

“Value for money”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“All as expected, many balls, do what's required one happy toddler”

Adhesion/Stickiness6%

“with the addition of the adhesive pads they are easy to stick”

Brightness/Shine/Glow5%

“Brilliant fun—excellent glow”

Gifting Purpose3%

“Christmas present filler so much fun”

Durability2%

“They seem quite durable as none have popped yet”

Soft Feel1%

“The balls are soft, sticky, and super durable”

What buyers complain about

Adhesion/Stickiness33%

“Too sticky”

Brightness/Shine/Glow13%

“Do Not Glow”

Quality-Overall10%

“they feel cheap”

Size-Overall10%

“Smaller than expected”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Tiny balls not like the photos at all”

Fun/Entertainment Experience6%

“Very much a shame ruined the fun if Im honest”

Value For Money6%

“Very costly”

Durability6%

“Disappointed as the first ball broke within the first hour of playing with it”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Take a long time to drop”

Strength2%

“broke them—they werent very strong”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall46%
Quality-Overall14%
Adhesion/Stickiness12%
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%
Color4%
Hard Feel2%
Inflation/Deflation2%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Durability1%
Brightness/Shine/Glow1%

Common questions

Is glorbs profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £48K/yr across 26 tracked products. 1 of 12 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -1.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (52/100).
How competitive is the glorbs niche?
23 brands and 55 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 54% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 59% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in glorbs?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Brightness/Shine/Glow, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.5%.
What does it cost to enter the glorbs niche?
Listings span £1.31–£26.37; the average listing price is £7.85 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 902 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.