The 8 weirdest things people bet on via Polymarket in 2024

Though Polymarket launched four years ago, the decentralized prediction platform took off in 2024.

Polymarket amassed over $8 billion in cumulative trading volume this year, largely thanks to the presidential election between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. The prediction market for that election’s winner alone surpassed $3 billion.

While politics this year bolstered Polymarket, the platform also opened other — and certainly weirder — prediction markets. Here are the most notable ones.

lol, can't believe people bet on the weirdest stuff! what's next, predicting the next viral cat meme? 😂 