Bitget and Polymarket stated in a report that the prediction market is shifting from one-time event-based betting to a platform centered on small, frequent transactions by individual users. Polymarket's monthly trading volume surged from approximately $1.2 billion in 2025 to over $20 billion in early 2026, and the number of active wallets more than tripled in six months. 82% of all users are small traders with less than $10,000, and they are trading all global trends, including virtual asset prices, economic indicators, sports, and entertainment news, at real-time prices. The total market size is expected to exceed $240 billion this year and grow into a massive industry worth $1 trillion in the long term.
