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16 balloon numbers

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.98–$16.26) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 28Growth 25Conversion 69Competition 83Returns 31Price range 11Avg price 22Brand share 90Review moat 43Quality gap 43

Brand share

Great45%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great32%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Conversion

Good6.2%

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

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Review moat

Okay2,218.21

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Okay4.5%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Market size

Okay$122K

$122K/yr · 245K searches

Growth

Bad-0.1%

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

Avg price

Bad$8.04

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Bad$4.98–$16.26

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 16 balloon numbers is a $122K/yr Amazon United States market (245K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 45% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 10, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

16 balloon numbers market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$121K–$161K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.2%
Avg BSR
#826
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
98%
Out of stock
3.4%
Avg brand age
29 months
Avg seller age
167 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (32% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

36 rising

Sellers

38

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

32%

Top 20: 69%

Open market

49%

  • Lingqiang12%
  • IWERP10%
  • COLORFUL ELVES10%
  • ANGEL Q HOUSE7%
  • Firomi6%
  • LHOAVWE6%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -0.1% search growth over the last 90 days.
5K3KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Top 16 balloon numbers search terms

  • 16 balloons44K/yr
  • sweet 16 balloons55K/yr
  • 16 balloon20K/yr
  • 16 balloon numbers54K/yr
  • 16 birthday balloons17K/yr
  • 16th birthday balloons16K/yr
  • number 16 balloons10K/yr
  • sweet 16 balloon8K/yr
  • 16 number balloons8K/yr
  • sweet sixteen balloons5K/yr
All search terms

Top 16 balloon numbers 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%3%$4K6%$7K9%$11K12%$15K101001K10K100K 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 16 balloon numbers

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

What buyers love

Quality-Overall19%

“Excellent quality”

Value For Money14%

“Amazing price”

Color14%

“The colors were pretty”

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

“Exactly what we wanted”

Size-Overall6%

“Great size”

Assembly/Installation5%

“Assembly easy”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Durability4%

“Very durable and high quality”

Inflation/Deflation3%

“No issues with them staying inflated -- the mylar ones stayed inflated for awhile”

Design-Overall3%

“The design is nice”

What buyers complain about

Color15%

“Not all pink”

Inflation/Deflation14%

“wouldnt stay inflated”

Quality-Overall11%

“Poor quality balloons”

Durability10%

“Not Durable”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“The actual product does not look like the picture”

Size-Overall5%

“fall a lil short”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Doesn't hold air”

Ease Of Use4%

“Unable to use”

Material Quality3%

“Cheap materials”

Brightness/Shine/Glow3%

“Only the number 1 lights up really bright”

Top return reasons

Color30%
Size-Overall26%
Value For Money11%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Inflation/Deflation6%
Quality-Overall4%
Functionality-Overall2%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Brightness/Shine/Glow2%
Bulb Flicker/Dimming/Color1%

Common questions

Is 16 balloon numbers profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $122K/yr across 56 tracked products. 1 of 10 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -0.1%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the 16 balloon numbers niche?
36 brands and 38 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 32% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 45% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in 16 balloon numbers?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Color, Inflation/Deflation, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 4.5%.
When does demand for 16 balloon numbers peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the 16 balloon numbers niche?
Listings span $4.98–$16.26; the average listing price is $8.04 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,218 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.