Kobe Basketball
Skip itA small market ($20K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Incredible$41.31avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Returns
Great1.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Good$12.46–$136.66cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Okay59%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay2,126.63avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Okay+8.0%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Conversion
Bad1.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Bad92%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Market size
Bad$20K$20K/yr · 28K searches
Is kobe basketball profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, kobe basketball is a $20K/yr Amazon United States market (28K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 37/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
kobe basketball market size & sales
Units sold, revenue, conversion and listing quality across the tracked shelf.- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $10K–$21K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.7%
- Avg BSR
- #267
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 79%
- Sponsored
- 75%
- Out of stock
- 8.6%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 146 days
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
8 falling
Sellers
33
Top-5 brand share
92%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 96%
Open market
3%
- WILSON52%
- Nike14%
- REBOILPHASE13%
- Senston8%
- AND15%
- Spalding4%
- Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 3%)
kobe basketball demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 29 weeks — +8.0% search growth over the last 90 days.Top kobe basketball search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.- kobe basketball10K/yr
- kobe bryant basketball6K/yr
- lebron james basketball6K/yr
- lebron basketball4K/yr
- lakers prime2K/yr
Top kobe basketball products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.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
WILSON NBA Team Retro Mini Basketball - Los Angeles Lakers
WILSON$13.344.7★1,995 rev
WILSON NBA Player Icon Mini Basketball - Lebron James Mini Size
WILSON$18.664.6★1,171 rev
REBOIL Mamba Spirit Basketball (Size 5 Kids & Youth Size 6 WNBA Size 7 NCAA & NBA) Kobe Memorial Edition Gifts for Boys and Girls (Size 29.5)
REBOILPHASE$37.194.5★279 rev
Nike Playground Kobe Bryant BS2049-014
Nike$49.965.0★2 rev
Senston 29.5 Basketball Outdoor Indoor Rubber Basketball Ball Official Size 7 Basketballs with Pump Black/Gold
Senston$20.594.4★7,775 rev
Newest
by launch date
WILSON NBA Player Icon UV Basketball - Lebron James Size 7-29.5
WILSON$48.7710 rev
Nike Playground Kobe Bryant BS2049-014
Nike$49.962 rev
Nike Lebron James Playground 2.0 Basketball (One Size) (Purple)
Nike$47.952 rev
Nike BS2408-512 All Coat Kobe Bryant No. 7 Ball Coat Purple/University Gold
Nike$67.686 rev
WILSON NBA Team Graffiti Basketball - Los Angeles Lakers Size 7-29.5
WILSON$25.23687 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumWILSON NBA Player Icon Mini Basketball - Lebron James Mini Size
WILSON$18.664.6★
3PC Basketball Jersey Set For Youth Basketball Tank Top + Track Shorts+ Socks Set #24 Size-22
Generic$36.074.6★
AND1 Chaos Basketball: Official Regulation Size 7 (29.5 inches) Rubber - Deep Channel Construction Streetball Made for Indoor Outdoor Basketball Games (Brown)
AND1$16.684.6★
Nike Playground Kobe Bryant BS2049-014
Nike$49.965.0★
Spalding Street Outdoor Basketball 29.5
Spalding$22.934.6★
What reviews say buyers love and hate about kobe basketball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Seem like a good quality basketball”
“Great grip and feel makes it easy to handle”
“cheap for the price”
“exactly what he wanted”
“is fully pumped”
“Perfect for fun and exercise”
“Great quality and good for indoor and outdoor”
“Durable”
“We are having fun as a family with this purchase”
“Already been in good use”
What buyers complain about
“Quality was misleading”
“after multiple attempts he could not get it to connect”
“its half the price”
“Won't stay inflated”
“Ball got warped after a month of normal use”
“First, it came looking as if it was a returned item”
“Leaked”
“Grip could be better”
“I do not have information about the connection ability due to not being able to get the app for android”
“When you dribble the ball gives a loud twang sound similar to a cheap rubber dodge ball”
Top return reasons
Common kobe basketball questions
- Is kobe basketball profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $20K/yr across 24 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +8.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (37/100).
- How competitive is the kobe basketball niche?
- 8 brands and 33 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in kobe basketball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Connectivity-Overall, Value For Money. The return rate is 1.5%.
- What does it cost to enter the kobe basketball niche?
- Listings span $12.46–$136.66; the average listing price is $41.31 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,127 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.