Polymarket eSports volume reaches record $790M in July

Polymarket’s eSports trading volume hit approximately $790 million in July, setting a new record for the category and representing a 33% jump from June. For a prediction market platform that started life taking bets on elections and macro events, competitive gaming has quietly become one of its most active verticals. What’s driving the surge Four major titles account for the bulk of the action: Counter-Strike 2, League of Legends, Dota 2, and Valorant. Traders aren’t just betting on tournament winners. Markets span individual match outcomes, map results, and granular in-game events. That data infrastructure got a major upgrade in late June when Polymarket announced a partnership with GRID, a company that provides official eSports data and technology. The deal made Polymarket GRID’s exclusive prediction market partner, giving the platform access to real-time game server data and ad-free streaming services. The timing of the GRID partnership, announced around June 23, lines up neatly with July’s volume explosion. The partnership also introduced live streaming directly into the platform’s interface, allowing users to watch the match they’re trading on without leaving Polymarket. eSpor...