What we know about the typical Polymarket user
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- The typical Polymarket user placed 46 trades over 10 active days, with an average trade value of $6.50.
- About 24% of users placed fewer than 10 trades, while 11% placed 1,000 or more trades in six weeks.
- Most users (58%) gained or lost less than $100, but 7% profited over $1,000 and 9% lost over $1,000.
- Sports, politics, and cryptocurrency account for nearly all trading volume on Polymarket.
- Sports traders were the most active (median 69 trades), followed by crypto traders (59), and politics traders (13).
- The 11% most active users traded on 39 of 42 days, often lost more money, and had a typical loss of $140.