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Kalshi and Polymarket made waves this election as billions of dollars were bet on the outcome.
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Kalshi launched election betting for US citizens after winning court approval in early October.
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Now that the election is over, here’s what people are betting on in prediction markets.
Billions of dollars were bet on the presidential election outcome via prediction market platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket.
It was a new phenomenon in election cycles, with Kalshi receiving court approval in early October to launch election-based betting contracts for US citizens.
Betting sites garnered particular attention for diverging from the polls, though the prediction markets turned out to be largely correct. Trump was favored to win the election throughout the month of October on Kalshi and Polymarket, while most polls had the candidates locked in a dead heat.
With the election over, money is now flowing into other bets on the platform, from everything from Rotten Tomato movie scores to the winner of the upcoming Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight.
Here are some of the most popular bets on Kalshi and Polymarket now that the election is over.
Current odds: Chiefs (18¢), Lions (16¢), Ravens (13¢), Bills (9¢), 49ers (8¢), Eagles (7¢), Packers (3¢), Commanders (3¢), Steelers (3¢)
Betting volume: $751.0 million
Current odds: Yes (93¢), No (8¢)
Betting volume: $33.3 million
Current odds: Jake Paul (64¢), Mike Tyson (27¢), Draw (11¢)
Betting volume: $5.0 million
Current odds: Yes (73¢), No (30¢)
Betting volume: $3.5 million
Current odds: John Thune (64¢), Rick Scott (26¢), John Cornyn (11¢)
Betting volume: $2.0 million
Current odds: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (9¢), Henry Cavill (5¢), Damson Idris (3¢), Rege-Jean Page (1¢), Cosmo Jarvis (1¢), Tom Hardy (1¢), Other (80¢)
Betting volume: $448,398
Current odds: Yes (12¢), No (90¢)
Betting volume: $397,339
Current odds: Taylor Swift (78¢), Beyonce (21¢), Rihanna (2¢), Other (1¢)
Betting volume: $387,787
Current odds: Above 95 (19¢), Above 90 (48¢), Above 85 (75¢), Above 80 (78¢), Above 75 (80¢)
Betting volume: $299,765
Current odds: Yes (9¢), No (93¢)
Betting Volume: $162,099
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