How much does a bowling ball weigh?
Bowling ball weighs about 6.8 kg (15 lb).
🏀 That's about the weight of 11 basketballs — or 7 liters of water 💧, or 18 cans of soda 🥤.
At 6.8 kg, it ranks #23 of 26 in Sports (lightest to heaviest) — heavier than FIFA World Cup trophy (6.2 kg) and lighter than Men's shot put (7.3 kg).
This is one of the catalog's biggest surprises — and since it's a standardized product, the number above is exact, not an average.
The heaviest legal bowling ball is 16 lb — pros often roll lighter balls than you'd think.
Category: Sports
| Grams | 6,804 g |
|---|---|
| Kilograms | 6.804 kg |
| Ounces | 240 oz |
| Pounds | 15 lb |
Source: 15 lb house ball = 6.804 kg by definition.