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Pool Ball

Maybe

Search demand grew +253.3% this quarter. But prices span $1.62–$11.59, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Pool Ball is a Maybe.

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Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 21% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +9 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£64K/yr137K searches / yr
90-day growth
+253.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
60%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 62 sellers

Flapen Score

Pool Ball against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Pool Ball is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Pool Ball market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Pool Ball 137K times last year and spent an estimated £64K. The top 5 brands take 78% of clicks. Demand peaks in May–Jun–Jul–Aug. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 137K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +253.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £64K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
137K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+253.3%
Conversion, latest week
7.0%
Market size, estimated
£64Ka year
Peak month
July8.5× the quietest month
Top search term
pool ball45K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.59.

Listings sell for £6.59 on average, from £1.62 to £11.59. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £6.59 that is £2K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.59under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.62–£11.59
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£3K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

74% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.3% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #35 within Baby & Toddler Toys. It carries 1,331 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
74%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
8.3%
Average rank
#35in Baby & Toddler Toys
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,331per listing
Listings tracked
19

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 31 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
31 months

Products

Top Pool Ball products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 60% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£6K£13K£19K£25K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

62

Top-5 brand share

78%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

60%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

17%

  • Intex37%
  • Waboba17%
  • Zoggs13%
  • SYHLN6%
  • AMFUN5%
  • WAHU5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 17%)

Demand

Pool Ball search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

8K6KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.5×

Search terms

Top Pool Ball search terms shoppers use

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

  • pool ball45K/yr
  • water ball26K/yr
  • swimming pool balls20K/yr
  • water balls13K/yr
  • swimming pool ball10K/yr
  • ball for swimming pool7K/yr
  • water bouncing ball4K/yr
  • swimming pool balls throwing4K/yr
  • swimming ball5K/yr
  • water balls for pool3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Pool Ball

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall23%+0.15

Its huge

it is really small

Small ball

Quality-Overall13%−0.04

Cheap product not fit for purpose tho

Cheap as chips

Poor quality

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%−0.09

Description is misleading

The photo on the listing is completely misleading

Inflation/Deflation9%−0.14

When it arrived in May it was slightly deflated which I thought was just how these items were packed

it deflated within half an hour

Won't stay inflated

Value For Money6%+0.50

cost was bit expensive

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience33%+3.26

Great fun

Family fun

Fun ball

Quality-Overall12%−0.04

Good quality

Quality feels good not cheap that will pop straight away

Great product looks great, works great

Value For Money10%+0.50

Excellent value for money

Great price

good value

Size-Overall9%+0.15

a good size

the size is just right for the swimming pool

Perfect size to pack for holiday

Durability9%+0.17

Durable

Fabric was durable

overall it has held up well so far

Return

0.4% Return rate 62% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall57%██▄▄▇▇

Its huge

it is really small

Small ball

Inflation/Deflation9%▄▃▂█▃▂

When it arrived in May it was slightly deflated which I thought was just how these items were packed

it deflated within half an hour

Won't stay inflated

Stitch/Finish/Polish5%▁▁█▃▂▂

Stitching issue

the stitching started to come apart after 2 days use

Value For Money5%▁█▇▇▁▆

cost was bit expensive

Functionality-Overall4%▁▆█▁▂▁

FAQ

Common Pool Ball questions

Answered from the same tracked data.