Polymarket Whale Flow Evidence — Week of Aug 10, 2026
Aug 10, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026 · all data from on-chain transactions and the Polymarket API
The week in one answer
Aug 10, 2026–Aug 16, 2026
Sports carried most tracked whale volume this week.
Sports accounted for 79% of recorded ≥$1K trade volume. Next Prime Minister of Ethiopia? was the largest single event at 2% of the weekly total.
Volume rose 24.1% while trade count rose 10.5% 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
- 79% Sports
- Top event share
- 2% Next Prime Minister of Ethiopia?
- Top trader share
- 4% 0x2c33…0563
Total Volume$370.6M↑ 24.1% vs prior week
Whale Trades93,792
Active Whales7,354
Events Traded4,167
Top traders by volume
0x2c33…0563High Frequency
1130 trades$15.8M
DjdjdjekekekHigh Frequency
412 trades$9.1M
HomeRunHazardHigh Frequency
2264 trades$6.5M
ferrariChampions2026High Frequency
1749 trades$6.5M
0x3dfb…abafMarket Maker
431 trades$6.3M
swisstonyMarket Maker
2165 trades$6.0M
sainttroplayMarket Maker
108 trades$5.7M
0x5f65…2036Market Maker
393 trades$4.0M
RN1High Frequency
1536 trades$3.8M
AV23IUaHigh Frequency
225 trades$3.7M
Largest single trades
Most active events
Next Prime Minister of Ethiopia?
1429 trades · 77 whales$7.2M
Fed Decision in September?
1314 trades · 308 whales$6.6M
LoL: DN SOOPers vs Kiwoom DRX (BO3) - KeSPA Cup La…
465 trades · 145 whales$5.6M
Arsenal FC vs. Manchester City
375 trades · 122 whales$5.2M
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Aston Villa
784 trades · 214 whales$5.0M
UFC 330: Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry (We…
757 trades · 281 whales$5.0M
Strait of Hormuz traffic returns to normal by...?
578 trades · 230 whales$4.0M
Kai and Speed beat Minecraft challenge by...?
880 trades · 200 whales$3.9M
US announces end of Iranian blockade by...?
1082 trades · 263 whales$3.7M
Sevilla FC vs. Rayo Vallecano de Madrid
370 trades · 97 whales$2.8M
Volume by category
Sports$292.4M71,089 trades
Politics$37.5M9,991 trades
Crypto$19.1M6,371 trades
Finance$10.3M2,460 trades
Culture$7.4M2,126 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.