Polymarket Whale Flow Evidence — Week of Aug 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026 – Aug 9, 2026 · all data from on-chain transactions and the Polymarket API
The week in one answer
Aug 3, 2026–Aug 9, 2026
Sports carried most tracked whale volume this week.
Sports accounted for 73% of recorded ≥$1K trade volume. Next Prime Minister of Ethiopia? was the largest single event at 2% of the weekly total.
Volume fell 15.6% while trade count fell 2.4% versus the prior completed week.
Volume describes recorded ≥$1K fills. It does not establish directional conviction unless the underlying Event evidence says so.
- Leading category
- 73% Sports
- Top event share
- 2% Next Prime Minister of Ethiopia?
- Top trader share
- 4% 0x2c33…0563
Total Volume$298.7M↓ 15.6% vs prior week
Whale Trades84,864
Active Whales6,977
Events Traded4,522
Top traders by volume
0x2c33…0563High Frequency
883 trades$10.8M
HomeRunHazardHigh Frequency
2290 trades$7.3M
DjdjdjekekekHigh Frequency
373 trades$6.4M
ferrariChampions2026High Frequency
1287 trades$5.8M
RN1High Frequency
1821 trades$4.6M
0x3dfb…abafMarket Maker
374 trades$4.5M
swisstonyMarket Maker
1592 trades$4.4M
0x5f65…2036Market Maker
303 trades$3.3M
UpTheBluesMarket Maker
1213 trades$2.6M
tennischampMarket Maker
223 trades$2.2M
Largest single trades
BUY$608KBreakTheBank
Most active events
Next Prime Minister of Ethiopia?
1422 trades · 80 whales$7.2M
Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by...?
1218 trades · 280 whales$6.0M
Fed Decision in September?
1077 trades · 256 whales$4.7M
US announces end of Iranian blockade by...?
1209 trades · 252 whales$3.1M
Israel x Iran ceasefire continues through...?
785 trades · 200 whales$3.1M
LoL: T1 vs Hanwha Life Esports (BO3) - LCK Round 3…
745 trades · 224 whales$2.9M
LoL: Hanwha Life Esports vs Gen.G (BO3) - LCK Roun…
813 trades · 221 whales$2.8M
Dota 2: 1win vs BetBoom Team (BO3) - 1win Essence …
488 trades · 139 whales$2.7M
National Bank Open: Valentin Vacherot vs Mariano N…
317 trades · 79 whales$2.5M
Dota 2: Team Falcons vs Team Liquid (BO5) - 1win E…
363 trades · 86 whales$2.5M
Volume by category
Sports$219.1M60,779 trades
Politics$42.8M11,671 trades
Crypto$19.6M6,938 trades
Finance$8.9M2,283 trades
Culture$4.3M1,424 trades
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All data is derived from on-chain Polymarket transactions and the Polymarket Data API. Whale trades are defined as single fills worth $1K+. See our methodology for details. Data provided under our data license.