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Yoyo

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But demand is soft, at -4.9% this quarter, so Yoyo is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 12% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +13 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£225K/yr567K searches / yr
90-day growth
-4.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
37%top-5 click share · 20 brands · 45 sellers

Flapen Score

Yoyo against its category

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

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Yoyo market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Yoyo 567K times last year and spent an estimated £225K. The top 5 brands take 74% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 567K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £225K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
567K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-4.9%
Conversion, latest week
3.7%
Market size, estimated
£225Ka year
Peak month
December3.9× the quietest month
Top search term
yoyo273K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.68.

Listings sell for £10.68 on average, from £2.25 to £20.87. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £10.68 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.68under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.25–£20.87
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£5K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #70 within Novelty & Gag Toys. It carries 802 reviews at 4.10 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
7.9%
Average rank
#70in Novelty & Gag Toys
Average rating
4.10 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
802per listing
Listings tracked
54

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 13 launches as successful.

13 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
13
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
41 months

Products

Top Yoyo 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 only 37% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£7K£13K£20K£27K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

20 flat

Sellers

45

Top-5 brand share

74%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 72%

Open market

21%

  • MAGICYOYO40%
  • YOSTAR12%
  • HOVUK10%
  • Yomega6%
  • ZISHAN5%
  • YOYO FACTORY5%

Demand

Yoyo search demand

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

40K30KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×

Search terms

Top Yoyo search terms shoppers use

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

  • yoyo273K/yr
  • yo yo57K/yr
  • yoyo kids66K/yr
  • yo yo kids21K/yr
  • yoyo professional18K/yr
  • yoyos10K/yr
  • yo yo professional13K/yr
  • yo-yo10K/yr
  • professional yoyo11K/yr
  • magic yoyo11K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Yoyo

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

Complain

Durability29%−0.35

it came apart

Broke on first day

Broke straight away

Quality-Overall18%−0.06

Cheap quality- arrived broken

Rubbish quality and much smaller than the stated 5.2cm size

Not very good quality

Functionality-Overall7%−0.09

Dont work

It just doesn't work

some don't work

Strap/String Quality6%−0.07

The string also snapped

The string kept getting stuck

Value For Money3%+0.23

In my opinion these do not offer good value for money to prospective purchasers

Not worth it

Not worth the money

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience18%+1.12

Fun time

Easy and fun to use

Lots of fun for children and adults

Quality-Overall16%−0.06

Good quality

Excellent quality yoyo

Good quality toys

Value For Money9%+0.23

I think its well worth it

Value for money

well worth it

Suitability Beginner7%+0.66

Great for beginners

This is a good beginner yoyo

Great Yo-Yo Set for Beginners

Color6%+0.40

The different colors were a nice touch

The black and green colour combination looks fantastic and stands out nicely

I like the crystal green style

Return

0.6% Return rate 7% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall28%▃█▆▅█▇

Dont work

It just doesn't work

some don't work

Quality-Overall14%▃▄▇█▅▂

Cheap quality- arrived broken

Rubbish quality and much smaller than the stated 5.2cm size

Not very good quality

Defective Material/Parts12%█▂▄▂▃▃

Awful product, items defective, they dont even work

Durability10%█▃▂▅▂▂

it came apart

Broke on first day

Broke straight away

Strap/String Quality5%▁▇▄█▂▆

The string also snapped

The string kept getting stuck

FAQ

Common Yoyo questions

Answered from the same tracked data.