Kalshi leads sports market turnover as daily trading falls 9 percent
DeFi Rate reports Polymarket US traded 94 million dollars and Polymarket 44 million dollars over the same period, with Novig at 26 million dollars. The most-traded single sports market was the Rolex Paris Masters match between Taylor Fritz and Carlos Alcaraz on Polymarket, with 1.3 million dollars traded.
Sports prediction markets recorded 418 million dollars in trading over 24 hours, a decline of 9 percent, according to DeFi Rate. The figures were reported on Nov 6, 2026, at 7:30 PM ET.
Platform activity
Kalshi handled 232 million dollars over the period, making it the largest venue among those listed in the report.
Polymarket US recorded 94 million dollars in trading, while Polymarket registered 44 million dollars, according to DeFi Rate. Novig accounted for 26 million dollars over the same period.
Tennis tops individual markets
The leading single sports market by trading volume was on Polymarket: the Rolex Paris Masters match between Taylor Fritz and Carlos Alcaraz. That market drew 1.3 million dollars in trades, according to DeFi Rate.
What it means for prediction markets
- The 9 percent decline signals lower aggregate trading activity over the reported period, but the supplied figures do not explain the drop.
- Kalshi led the listed platforms in overall volume, while Polymarket hosted the most-traded individual sports market—a distinction between venue-wide activity and interest in a specific event.
- The report provides turnover figures, not contract prices or implied probabilities, so it does not establish which player traders favored.
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