Polymarket’s volume fell for the second month in a row even as prediction markets see huge growth

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 10, 2026 · 367 words · By Davis Giangiulio; Ananya Chetia

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Volume on Polymarket's international prediction market exchange fell in May for the second month in a row, a stark contrast to the growth the platform had experienced in prior months.

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What happened

Volume on Polymarket's international prediction market exchange fell in May for the second month in a row, a stark contrast to the growth the platform had experienced in prior months.

Why it matters

Polymarket's international platform processed just under $7.1 billion in volume in May, down from just over $9 billion in April, according to onchain data platform Dune Analytics.

Common ground

Both of those months were below Polymarket's volume peak in March, when it processed $10.5 billion.

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Claim 1: “Polymarket's international platform processed just under $7.1 billion in volume in May”

CORROBORATED

Both CNBC and another news source explicitly state that the international platform processed just under $7.1 billion in volume in May.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Polymarket's international platform processed just under $7.1 billion in volume in May, down from just over $9 billion in April. Both of ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/10/polymarkets-volume-falls-aga…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 11, 2026 ... According to on-chain data platform Dune Analytics, Polymarket processed just under US$7.1 billion in trading volume during the month, down from ...
https://cdcgaming.com/brief/polymarket-volume-falls-for-seco…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 14, 2026 ... from a $10.5 billion peak in March. A regulated US platform just more than doubled the volume of the dominant offshore platform in a single ...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/davidlasday_sportsbusiness-pr…

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Claim 2: “its U.S. platform saw strong growth, rising to $1.77 billion in volume, compared with $1.26 billion in April”

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While the international volume is corroborated, the specific U.S. platform growth from $1.26B to $1.77B is not consistently corroborated across the provided evidence; Pew Research mentions $1.6B for April, which contradicts the $1.26B figure.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 1789 Capital Management, LLC is an American venture capital firm based in Palm Beach, Florida. The company focuses on products and companies associated with conservative values, and positions itself a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1789_Capital

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nick Shirley (born April 4, 2002) is an American conservative and right-wing YouTuber and influencer known for street interviews and political videos. In December 2025, his video alleging fraud at Som…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Shirley

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Polymarket is an American cryptocurrency-based prediction market which offers a platform where individuals can place bets on future outcomes, including sports matches, economic indicators, weather pat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymarket

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Claim 3: “The platform processed $1.9 billion in volume for the first week of June”

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Claim 4: “in the 30 days ended June 3, the domestic platform saw 86% growth in new users and 73% in active new traders”

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The specific growth percentages (86% new users, 73% active traders) are cited by CNBC as coming from a Polymarket spokesman, but are not independently corroborated by other sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shayne Coplan (born 1998) is an American entrepreneur and technologist best known as the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Polymarket, a cryptocurrency-based prediction market. In October 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shayne_Coplan

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Claim 5: “the company conducted technology maintenance over the spring”

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Claim 6: “March topping more than 780,000 participants and May slumping to under 650,000”

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Claim 7: “Both of those months were below Polymarket's volume peak in March, when it processed $10.5 billion”

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CNBC and Sacra both report a peak volume of $10.5 billion in March, which is higher than the May and April figures.

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Claim 8: “Kalshi's volume surpassed $17.9 billion in May”

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The provided evidence mentions Kalshi's January projections and general growth, but does not provide a specific volume figure for May to confirm or deny the $17.9 billion claim.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi Inc. is a prediction market platform based in Manhattan, New York City, that launched in July 2021. The platform is used primarily for sports betting, which constitutes more than 90% of site ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalshi

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web search NEUTRAL — And trading volume on Kalshi and Polymarket – the two leading prediction markets – has increased dramatically since mid-2025.In April 2026, Polymarket US saw $1.3 billion in trading volume, compared w…
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/05/27/trading-v…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kalshi's trading volume for January could hit $9.1 billion, indicating strong market momentum that may attract further investment.If the current pace continues, Kalshi's nominal trading volume for Jan…
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/01-26-2026-kalshi-s-j…

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Claim 9: “All of Polymarket's transactions on its international platform take place in cryptocurrency”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 10: “Polymarket has had to navigate difficult headlines that include questions about its U.S. management in a report by The Information”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a report by The Information about Polymarket's U.S. management.

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Claim 11: “down from just over $9 billion in April, according to onchain data platform Dune Analytics”

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CNBC and another source attribute the April volume of just over $9 billion to Dune Analytics.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 ... Polymarket's international platform processed just under $7.1 billion in volume in May, down from just over $9 billion in April, according to ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/10/polymarkets-volume-falls-aga…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 13, 2026 ... Data from Dune Analytics reveals that Polymarket and its U.S. ... billion in volume in April, down from more than $11.2 billion in March.
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/322814079072882

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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 8, 2026 ... After four years in exile, the prediction market platform Polymarket has begun a well-funded campaign to sell a new version of itself to the ...
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/07/08/polymarket-us-market…

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Claim 12: “Between August and March, volumes on Polymarket grew by more than 850%, according to Dune”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that volumes grew by more than 850% between August and March according to on-chain/Dune data.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dune is the all-in-one crypto data platform — query with SQL, stream data via APIs & DataShare, and publish interactive dashboards across 100+ blockchains.
https://dune.com/filarm/polymarket-activity

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web search NEUTRAL — Between August 2025 and March 2026, volumes on Polymarket grew by more than 850%, according to public on chain data.
https://www.bitrue.com/blog/polymarket-volume-analysis-2026

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web search NEUTRAL — Polymarket's U.S. platform grew to $1.77 billion, even as overall volume kept sliding. A year ago, Polymarket looked unstoppable. Trading on its main platform jumped more than 850% between August and …
https://www.briefs.co/news/polymarket-volume-fell-to-7-1-bil…

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Claim 13: “Volume on Polymarket's international prediction market exchange fell in May for the second month in a row”

CORROBORATED

Multiple independent sources (CNBC and another news report) state that Polymarket's international platform volume fell in May and had been declining for two months.

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web search NEUTRAL — $1M Vol. Show more markets. Polymarket. The World's Largest Prediction Market™.This international platform is not regulated by the CFTC and operates independently. Trading involves substantial risk of…
https://polymarket.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Protocol: Polymarket International. Amount: $3m.What is Polymarket's TVL? Polymarket currently has $352.98m in total value locked. TVL has decreased 22.6% over the past 30 days.
https://defillama.com/protocol/polymarket

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web search NEUTRAL — Powerful data, analytics, and intelligence for Polymarket traders.24h Polymarket Volume. Available Markets.
https://polymarketanalytics.com/

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Claim 14: “the company's shift to a new token, Polymarket USD”

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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.

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Claim 15: “two insider trading cases tied to its platforms”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding two insider trading cases tied to Polymarket's platforms.

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