soccer ball
Launch itA $6.4M/yr market growing +35.2% this quarter with returns at 1.7% — clears our launch bar.
Market size
Incredible$6.4M$6.4M/yr · 12.0M searches
Avg price
Great$21.87avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$8.58–$57.42cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Great1.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Great38%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Growth
Good+35.2%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay2.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Okay87%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay3,921.49avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, soccer ball is a $6.4M/yr Amazon United States market (12.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 87% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Launch it — 64/100.
Data updated Jul 26, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
soccer ball market data
- Units sold / yr
- 300K–400K
- avg 6,000–8,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $6.6M–$8.7M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.5%
- Avg BSR
- #17
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 98%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 30 months
- Avg seller age
- 140 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (38% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
15 falling
Sellers
46
Top-5 brand share
87%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
38%
Top 20: 77%
Open market
11%
- adidas61%
- Champion Sports10%
- Champion9%
- DHYLRICHER4%
- WILSON3%
- Innotoys2%
- Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 11%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +35.2% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×
Top soccer ball search terms
- soccer ball4.3M/yr
- soccer3.2M/yr
- soccer ball size 5997K/yr
- soccer balls521K/yr
- soccer ball size 4673K/yr
- size 4 soccer ball621K/yr
- size 5 soccer ball369K/yr
- futbol231K/yr
- adidas soccer ball181K/yr
- balon de futbol148K/yr
Top soccer 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
adidas Starlancer Club Soccer Ball 1 Pack
adidas$16.534.5★10,025 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult World Cup Soccer Ball Lucid Lemon/Black/Silver Metallic 5
adidas$23.464.5★1,701 rev
Champion Sports Retro Soccer Ball Size 5 Black/White
Champion Sports$10.394.4★3,397 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult World Cup Soccer Ball Black/Lucid Lemon/Lucid Pink 5
adidas$23.514.5★1,701 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult World Cup League Soccer Ball White/Team Royal Blue/Solar Blue/Power Red 5
adidas$44.984.5★1,701 rev
Newest
by launch dateadidas Starlancer Club Soccer Ball 1 Pack
adidas$16.5310,025 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult World Cup Soccer Ball Lucid Lemon/Black/Silver Metallic 5
adidas$23.461,701 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult World Cup Soccer Ball Black/Lucid Lemon/Lucid Pink 5
adidas$23.511,701 rev
Adidas Unisex-Adult World Cup League Soccer Ball White/Team Royal Blue/Solar Blue/Power Red 5
adidas$44.981,701 rev
adidas Unisex MLS Soccer Ball 1 Pack
adidas$15.689,641 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAdidas Unisex-Adult World Cup Soccer Ball Lucid Lemon/Black/Silver Metallic 5
adidas$23.464.5★
adidas Unisex MLS Soccer Ball 1 Pack
adidas$15.344.5★
Adidas Unisex-Adult World Cup Soccer Ball Black/Lucid Lemon/Lucid Pink 5
adidas$23.514.5★
VAVOSPORT Soccer Ball Set Official Size 3 4 5 Soccer Balls with Pump & 6 Cones Waterproof TPU Leather Soccer Training Equipment for Kids Youth & Adults Gifts for Sports Play and Outdoor Games
VAVOSPORT$24.564.5★
Champion Prodigy Soccer Ball with Pump (Size 4 White/Medieval Blue)
Champion$14.784.5★
What buyers say about soccer ball
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Very great build quality”
“Good Value”
“very durable”
“Inflates really well”
“Love the colors”
“Great size”
“has a lot of fun with it”
“As advertised”
“I like that its a unique design”
“easy to use”
What buyers complain about
“Does not stay inflated”
“its just not well made”
“Will not last”
“the ball went flat”
“Incorrect sizing”
“Deceiving description”
“gross stuck to it”
“lose shape over time”
“after one game the seams had torn”
“Not worth the money”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is soccer ball profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $6.4M/yr across 43 tracked products. 19 of 21 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +35.2%. Flapen's verdict: Launch it (64/100).
- How competitive is the soccer ball niche?
- 15 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 38% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 87% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in soccer ball?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Inflation/Deflation, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 1.7%.
- When does demand for soccer ball peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the soccer ball niche?
- Listings span $8.58–$57.42; the average listing price is $21.87 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,921 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.