Sports lead top prediction markets as politics captures 44 percent
DeFi Rate puts politics second at 44 percent of top-50 volume, with the market on who will leave their role in the Trump administration in 2026 the biggest non-sports market. Economy markets account for 948,000 dollars and crypto markets for 351,000 dollars of the top-50 total.
Sports accounted for 30 of the top 50 prediction markets ranked by 24-hour volume, according to DeFi Rate. Those sports markets generated 9.9 million dollars out of a 20 million dollar total for the group.
The figures, published Nov 7, 2026 · 9:15 AM ET, put sports ahead on both market count and trading volume within the top-50 snapshot.
Politics takes second place
Politics ranked second, contributing 44 percent of the top-50 volume, according to DeFi Rate. The category therefore represented a substantial share of activity despite sports occupying most of the places in the ranking.
The largest non-sports market concerned who will leave their role in the Trump administration in 2026. The supplied summary does not give that market’s individual volume.
Economy and crypto draw smaller totals
Economy markets contributed 948,000 dollars to the top-50 total, while crypto markets accounted for 351,000 dollars, according to DeFi Rate.
Those figures describe activity within the 50 highest-volume markets over 24 hours, rather than the entire prediction-market sector. The snapshot also does not establish whether the category mix reflects a lasting pattern.
What it means for prediction markets
- Sports had broad representation: Its 30 places in the top 50 show that activity was spread across multiple sports markets.
- Political trading remained significant: Politics captured 44 percent of the group’s volume, with the Trump administration departure market leading non-sports activity.
- Volume is not probability: These figures measure trading activity, not the implied likelihood of any outcome or changes in traders’ expectations.
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