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Polymarket activity slows as politics takes majority of daily trading

PolymarketTrader's November 5 snapshot counts 56,013 markets across the 2,100 most active open events. Politics and elections took 52 percent of the 24-hour volume at 41.16 million dollars, ahead of sports at 35 percent with 27.37 million dollars.

Polymarket’s 24-hour trading volume stood at 79.03 million dollars in the November 5 snapshot, compared with 113.80 million dollars a day earlier, according to PolymarketTrader. Open interest was 271.12 million dollars.

The update was published Nov 4, 2026, at 11:30 PM ET. Its snapshot covers 56,013 markets across the 2,100 most active open events, defining the scope of the reported activity.

Politics leads the trading mix

Politics and elections accounted for 52 percent of 24-hour volume, totaling 41.16 million dollars, according to PolymarketTrader. That put the category ahead of sports, which represented 35 percent with 27.37 million dollars.

The figures show politics and elections attracting the majority of trading in the snapshot despite the decline in overall daily volume. The supplied data do not identify which individual events drove activity or explain the slowdown.

What it means for prediction markets

  • The lower 24-hour volume indicates less trading activity than a day earlier; it does not, by itself, establish a change in market probabilities.
  • Politics and elections led sports in both reported dollar volume and share, making them the largest of the two specified trading categories.
  • Open interest of 271.12 million dollars provides a separate measure from daily turnover. Without an earlier open-interest figure, the snapshot does not establish whether outstanding exposure increased or decreased.
  • The coverage is tied to the 2,100 most active open events, a scope readers should retain when interpreting the totals.
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