Googleplay tops Merlin ranking as tracked traders net $27.1 million
The 50 traders tracked on the leaderboard show 333 million dollars in combined volume and 27.1 million dollars in net profit. A second trader, jakepaulthegoat2008, also gained about 1.3 million dollars, on 14 million dollars traded.
Polymarket trader googleplay ranks first on Merlin’s leaderboard, with $1.3 million in profit from $13.2 million traded, according to Merlin.
The update, published Nov 5, 2026, at 3:45 AM ET, covers 50 traders whose combined trading volume totals $333 million. Together, they recorded $27.1 million in net profit.
Two traders post similar gains
Another trader, jakepaulthegoat2008, earned about $1.3 million on $14 million traded, according to Merlin. That places the trader’s reported gain close to googleplay’s, but on a larger volume of trading.
The supplied summary does not specify the measurement period, the markets traded or how Merlin calculates profit. Those omissions limit comparisons of performance beyond the reported totals.
What it means for prediction markets
- Googleplay’s leading position reflects the Merlin leaderboard, not a stated ranking of all Polymarket participants.
- Similar reported profits came from different trading volumes: $13.2 million for googleplay and $14 million for jakepaulthegoat2008.
- The $27.1 million in aggregate net profit describes the 50 tracked traders; it does not establish profitability across Polymarket as a whole.
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