DraftKings reports rapid growth in predictions business

DraftKings disclosed strong early results for its Predictions platform on June 9. The company launched the offering in December 2025 and now reports an annualized trading run rate of $3.1 billion.

DraftKings filed a Form 8-K showing that annualized total volume in its Predictions business climbed 34 percent month over month in May 2026 to reach $3.1 billion. Annualized consumer volume rose 24 percent to $1.3 billion. Actual trading volume for the month stood at roughly $258 million.

Shares of the company rose about 10 percent in early trading after the disclosure. Chief executive Jason Robins told investors the firm aims to establish a leadership position in sports predictions before the end of the year and raised its estimate of the addressable market to between $55 billion and $80 billion.

The results arrive as prediction markets operated by Kalshi and Polymarket already handle far larger volumes. Kalshi alone recorded $17.91 billion in May trading, while the two platforms together moved about $24 billion in April. DraftKings Predictions is available in 38 states under a federal derivatives framework regulated by the CFTC.

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