- Prediction market volume reaches $25.7B monthly
- Retail traders dominate with small transaction sizes
- Crypto accounts for nearly 40% of new user activity
- Sports and politics lead overall market volume
Rapid Growth in Prediction Markets
Prediction market trading volume reached $25.7 billion in March, according to a report involving Polymarket.
This represents steady growth, driven mainly by increasing participation from retail users.
Retail Traders Lead the Market
Over 80% of users traded less than $10,000, showing that the market is expanding through smaller participants rather than large institutional trades.
Users are also becoming more active, trading across multiple categories.
Crypto as the Entry Point
Crypto markets are the main gateway for new users.
Bitcoin-related contracts attracted the largest number of participants, followed by Ethereum and Solana-based markets.
This is largely due to 24/7 access and familiar price movements.
Beyond Crypto: Expanding Categories
While crypto brings users in, long-term engagement is shifting toward other categories.
Sports events generated the highest volume, followed by political and global event markets, showing broader adoption of prediction platforms.
