The prediction market’s World Cup contract has overtaken the roughly $3.69 billion U.S. Presidential Election Winner market and now stands as the highest-volume single market in Polymarket’s history, with two weeks still remaining.
Polymarket’s 2026 World Cup market has crossed $4 billion in cumulative volume, overtaking the platform’s 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Winner market at roughly $3.69 billion to become the highest-volume single market in Polymarket’s history. The milestone underscores how major global events can drive outsized activity on prediction markets, where users trade contracts tied to event outcomes. With two weeks still left in the tournament, the new record may continue to expand.