Non-Sports Prediction Market Volume Hits $10 Billion as Kalshi Pulls Away From Polymarket
Weekly trading volume in the non-sport categories across Kalshi and Polymarket reached a new high of $10 billion last week. Data from Artemis shows that this marked the sixth consecutive record week with Kalshi running away as clear leaders. Kalshi drew in $9.6 billion while Polymarket saw $344.2. It wasnt always this one sided, though. In fact, this trend is quite recent. Up until early June, the stacked bars were actually even. Zoom out further to last year, the trend was actually reversed, with Polymarket firmly in the lead. Kalshi now controls 96% of this category, up from something close to a coin flip from just three months ago. Four Retail Apps Do the Selling for Kalshi Kalshi now has an impressive distribution channel across various retail platforms. Robinhood, Coinbase, Webull and Moomoo all carry its contracts to a massive user base that never went looking for Kalshi in the first place. Polymarket on the other still do not have these mainstream channels that cater to a much broader audience than just crypto natives. What those brokerages merchandise under the non-sports tab matters more than the partner count. Webulls prediction markets page leads with Kalshi-powered hourly contracts on the S&P 500, Nasdaq, Bitcoin and









