Despite launching in 2020, Polymarket really put itself on the map in November 2024 following the U.S. presidential election; however, 2025 brought unprecedented growth for a crypto-native app, as the decentralized prediction market has evolved into an international information resource often cited by the world’s top media outlets.

Just 18 months ago, Polymarket was well into its fourth year of operations, processing between $10 million and $30 million in volume per week. In November 2024, however, the platform shattered expectations, processing more volume in a 5-day period than it did throughout all of 2023.

For context, the prediction market’s volumes in 2023 were miniscule, with less than $1 million being traded on some days.

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