Regulation table tennis ball

How much does a regulation table tennis ball weigh?

Regulation table tennis ball weighs about 2.7 g (0.1 oz).

📎 That's about the weight of 3 paperclips.

At 2.7 g, it ranks #1 of 26 in Sports (lightest to heaviest) — lighter than Regulation badminton shuttlecock (5 g).

This is a specific, standardized product, so the weight above is an exact figure — not an average across variants.

One of the lightest balls in any sport — a slight breeze beats a smash.

Category: Sports

Regulation table tennis ball weight in different units
Grams 2.7 g
Kilograms 0.003 kg
Ounces 0.1 oz
Pounds 0.01 lb

Source: ITTF regulation: 2.7 g.

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