Macquarie: Prediction Market Taker Volume to Reach $187B in 2026

Prediction market taker volume is poised to reach $187 billion this year, according to a new report from Macquarie. Though that’s slightly below the research firm’s $190 billion forecast released last month, the new estimate is still well ahead of Macquarie’s prior forecast of $169 billion and it implies 8.5x growth from last year’s taker volume of $22 billion. In prediction market industry parlance, “takers” refers to the retail bettors and traders who absorb an exchange’s liquidity while the term “makers” refers to professional market participants, including market makers, who provide that liquidity.