Search Interest in Prediction Markets Falls 83% From Its World Cup Peak as Kalshi Pulls Away

AI Summary Google Trends set its five-year high for "prediction market" the week the 2026 World Cup opened, and its single-day high on the day of the final. Category volume hit a record in July. August is pacing lower on both, and Polymarket is falling behind Kalshi faster than the mindshare data suggests. fulltext: 296 chars | fulltext source: rss-fallback | summary method: extractive Original: https://thedefiant.io/news/defi/prediction-market-search-interest-falls-83-from-world-cup-peak-as-kalshi-pulls-away Source: The Defiant