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volleyball shoes

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Weak search conversion (0.1%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 53Growth 23Conversion 2Competition 95Returns 8Price range 59Avg price 85Brand share 62Review moat 69Quality gap 48

Competition

Incredible20%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Avg price

Great$71.63

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Review moat

Good727.47

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Good68%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Price range

Good$17.52–$157.85

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

Market size

Good$354K

$354K/yr · 3.5M searches

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-5.0%

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

Returns

Bad9.6%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Bad0.1%

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, volleyball shoes is a $354K/yr Amazon United States market (3.5M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 68% of demand. Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 14, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

volleyball shoes market data

Units sold / yr
5K–6K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
$358K–$430K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
0.1%
Avg BSR
#146
Page quality
0%
Prime
97%
Sponsored
63%
Out of stock
10.1%
Avg brand age
41 months
Avg seller age
125 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (20% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

87

Top-5 brand share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

20%

Top 20: 46%

Open market

25%

  • ASICS28%
  • adidas11%
  • Bacury10%
  • Mizuno10%
  • Moodeng8%
  • Nike8%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
150K100KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul, Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.5×

Top volleyball shoes search terms

  • volleyball shoes1.6M/yr
  • volleyball shoes women412K/yr
  • womens volleyball shoes305K/yr
  • mizuno volleyball shoes246K/yr
  • nike volleyball shoes177K/yr
  • volleyball shoes men137K/yr
  • asics volleyball shoes women118K/yr
  • mizuno volleyball shoes women66K/yr
  • avoli volleyball shoes women41K/yr
  • adidas volleyball shoes55K/yr
All search terms

Top volleyball shoes 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%2%$7K4%$14K6%$21K8%$28K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

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

What buyers say about volleyball shoes

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

What buyers love

Comfort-Overall27%

“Comfortable and cute”

Size-Overall25%

“True fit”

Quality-Overall7%

“the product is simply beautiful”

Exercise/Sports Suitability6%

“great for walking”

Color4%

“Nice color”

Value For Money3%

“Definitely worth the buy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%

“As advertised”

Strength2%

“theyre solid enough for practices”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity2%

“Theyre solid, no see through even with stretching”

Durability2%

“Breathable and durable”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall33%

“Too tight”

Feet Fit7%

“Not for wide feet”

Stiffness4%

“Sneaker Sole too stiff”

Hard Feel4%

“Felt hard”

Value For Money3%

“Not worth it”

Durability3%

“Don't last”

Material Quality3%

“Poor material”

Stretchability/Expandability/Elasticity3%

“Unlike the gel rocket where I can expand the top lacing these are not as expandable”

Length3%

“Just a bit short would be nice to be longer”

Weight Heavy3%

“The shoes are very heavy”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall37%
Feet Fit24%
Length10%
Width10%
Comfort-Overall3%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Waist Fit2%
Color1%
Material Quality1%
Cushion1%

Common questions

Is volleyball shoes profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $354K/yr across 114 tracked products. 5 of 23 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the volleyball shoes niche?
15 brands and 87 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 20% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 68% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in volleyball shoes?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Feet Fit, Stiffness. The return rate is 9.6% — above our launch gate.
When does demand for volleyball shoes peak?
Demand peaks in Jul–Aug–Sep; the busiest month runs 3.5× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the volleyball shoes niche?
Listings span $17.52–$157.85; the average listing price is $71.63 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 727 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.