yarn ball
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Great1.3%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Great31%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Price range
Great$5.31–$55.03cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Avg price
Great$16.21avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Market size
Okay$114K$114K/yr · 459K searches
Review moat
Bad8,038.58avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Conversion
Bad1.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Growth
Bad-26.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, yarn ball is a $114K/yr Amazon United States market (459K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 40/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
yarn ball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 10K–13K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $162K–$203K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.5%
- Avg BSR
- #262
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 90%
- Sponsored
- 44%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 116 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (31% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
4 flat
Sellers
72
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
31%
Top 20: 65%
Open market
0%
- Lion Brand Yarn61%
- Red Heart34%
- YarnArt3%
- Katech1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -26.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.6×
Top yarn ball search terms
- mandala yarn123K/yr
- lion brand mandala yarn54K/yr
- red heart ombre yarn46K/yr
- mandala ombre yarn40K/yr
- red heart super saver ombre yarn17K/yr
- pink ombre yarn17K/yr
- green ombre yarn18K/yr
- blue ombre yarn14K/yr
- purple ombre yarn16K/yr
- mandala gradient yarn14K/yr
Top yarn ball 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.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Lion Brand Yarn Mandala DK Lightweight Yarn for Knitting Crochet and Crafts Andorian 1 Pack Self-Striping Acrylic Fiber for Baby Blankets Multicolor Shawls and Variegated Cardigans
Lion Brand Yarn$7.474.7★9,266 rev
Lion Brand Yarn Mandala Ombr Yarn Balance Rainbow Multicolor 1 Pack
Lion Brand Yarn$7.444.7★7,023 rev
Lion Brand Yarn Mandala DK Lightweight Yarn for Knitting Crochet and Crafts Banshee 1 Pack Self-Striping Acrylic Fiber for Baby Blankets Multicolor Shawls and Variegated Cardigans
Lion Brand Yarn$7.964.7★9,266 rev
Lion Brand Yarn Mandala Ombr Yarn Cool Gray Multicolor 1 Pack
Lion Brand Yarn$6.214.7★7,023 rev
RED Heart E305.3961 Super Saver Ombre Yarn Scuba
Red Heart$7.844.8★2,262 rev
Newest
by launch date
Lion Brand Yarn Mandala Bonus Bundle Multicolor Yarn for Knitting Crocheting and Crafting 2 Cakes Meowth
Lion Brand Yarn$27.701,366 rev
Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Party Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$16.8941,281 rev
Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Marigold Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$17.0241,281 rev
Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Sunset Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$17.0741,281 rev
Red Heart Super Saver Jumbo Light Pink Yarn - 2 Pack of 10oz/283g - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$16.7132,958 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
Lion Brand Yarn Mandala Gradient Crochet Yarn Steel Blue 3 Pack
Lion Brand Yarn$26.824.8★
Red Heart Super Saver Ombre Sunset Yarn - 2 Pack of 283g/10oz - 100% Acrylic - #4 Worsted (Medium) - 482 Yards - Knitting/Crochet
Red Heart$17.074.7★
RED Heart E305.3961 Super Saver Ombre Yarn Scuba
Red Heart$7.844.8★
RED HEART E305.3965 Super Saver Ombre Yarn Mai Tai
Red Heart$12.174.7★
Lion Brand Yarn Mandala Bonus Bundle Multicolor Yarn for Knitting Crocheting and Crafting 2 Cakes Meowth
Lion Brand Yarn$27.704.8★
What buyers say about yarn ball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Colors are as described”
“soft to touch”
“Quality yarn”
“This was definitely worth the price”
“Aside from that zero complaints”
“Easy to use”
“Delighted so far with this very fine cotton”
“easy to use in my knitting machine”
“As Advertised”
“Gorgeous stitch definition”
What buyers complain about
“very different in color”
“sometimes you get these super thin sections”
“It has a rough feel to it”
“Quality control seems to be a major issue”
“But the texture of this yarn feels more like a plastic”
“Very small”
“Difficult to use”
“It might seem expensive”
“the description is deceiving”
“Used yarn”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is yarn ball profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $114K/yr across 62 tracked products. 4 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -26.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (40/100).
- How competitive is the yarn ball niche?
- 4 brands and 72 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 31% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in yarn ball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Thickness, Hard Feel. The return rate is 1.3%.
- When does demand for yarn ball peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec; the busiest month runs 3.6× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the yarn ball niche?
- Listings span $5.31–$55.03; the average listing price is $16.21 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 8,039 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.