Kalshi gains momentum with the World Cup, Polymarket holds its political base, and prediction markets have secured $1.85 billion in funding over the past six months—truly impressive.

According to the Q2 2026 prediction market report released by CryptoRank, the prediction market open interest is expected to reach $1.8 billion by the end of June, up 54% from a month earlier. The report says this was mainly driven by the start of the FIFA World Cup. It states that Kalshi is leading in metrics such as open interest and trading volume, while Polymarket still maintains its dominant position in political prediction markets. If sports markets are excluded, the latest weekly trading volume in prediction markets reached $3.1 billion, of which Kalshi accounted for $2.6 billion and Polymarket for $492 million. CryptoRank also said that prediction markets were the highest-funded crypto category in the first half of 2026, attracting $1.85 billion, which represents 26% of the total funding across the top ten funding categories.