Market comparison
TIME's Person of the Year for 2026?
2 venues · 45 outcome rows · 25 comparable lines · event identity linked · 0 verified parity · active
Kalshi
Open venue ↗42 outcomes · $1.9M reported volume
Observed 3m ago
Recorded venue end date: Jan 1, 2027
Polymarket
Open venue ↗28 outcomes · $147K reported volume
Observed 3m ago
Recorded venue end date: Dec 31, 2026
Known rule differences between venues
- Both settle on the publisher's announcement. Groups and concepts (e.g. 'AI', 'ChatGPT') may be judged differently when TIME names a group.
A shared identity alone does not make a price difference executable.
| Outcome | Kalshi | Polymarket | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.7 pp | ||
Alysa Liu Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.8 pp | ||
Bad Bunny Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.6 pp | ||
Benjamin Netanyahu Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 2.5 pp | ||
Bernie Sanders Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.9 pp | ||
ChatGPT Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.8 pp | ||
Christina Koch Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.4 pp | ||
Dario Amodei Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.7 pp | ||
Donald Trump Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.5 pp | ||
Elon Musk Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.0 pp | ||
James Talarico Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 3.4 pp | ||
Jeremy Hansen Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.0 pp | ||
Jerome Powell Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.5 pp | ||
Marco Rubio Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.9 pp | ||
Mark Carney Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 4.0 pp | ||
Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.1 pp | ||
Mojtaba Khamenei Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.5 pp | ||
Peter Magyar Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.6 pp | ||
Pope Leo XIV Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 2.5 pp | ||
Reid Wiseman Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 1.4 pp | ||
Sam Altman Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.7 pp | ||
Shehbaz Sharif Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.4 pp | ||
Taylor Swift Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 1.4 pp | ||
Victor Glover Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 0.1 pp | ||
Zohran Mamdani Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above. | 2.5 pp | ||
Abdul El-Sayed Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
AI Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Ali G Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Ali Khamenei Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Andy Burnham Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Artificial Intelligence Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Chris Wright Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Christopher Nolan Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Erika Kirk Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Hakeem Jeffries Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson / MrBeast Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Jared Kushner Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
JD Vance Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Jon Ossoff Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Kevin Warsh Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Lionel Messi Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Pete Hegseth Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Steve Witkoff Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Susie Wiles Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — | |
Xi Jinping Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts. | — | — |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.7 pp
Alysa Liu
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.8 pp
Bad Bunny
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.6 pp
Benjamin Netanyahu
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 2.5 pp
Bernie Sanders
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.9 pp
ChatGPT
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.8 pp
Christina Koch
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.4 pp
Dario Amodei
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.7 pp
Donald Trump
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.5 pp
Elon Musk
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.0 pp
James Talarico
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 3.4 pp
Jeremy Hansen
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.0 pp
Jerome Powell
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.5 pp
Marco Rubio
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.9 pp
Mark Carney
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 4.0 pp
Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.1 pp
Mojtaba Khamenei
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.5 pp
Peter Magyar
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.6 pp
Pope Leo XIV
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 2.5 pp
Reid Wiseman
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 1.4 pp
Sam Altman
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.7 pp
Shehbaz Sharif
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.4 pp
Taylor Swift
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 1.4 pp
Victor Glover
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 0.1 pp
Zohran Mamdani
Partial parityPayoffs match in ordinary outcomes; see the rule differences above.
Kalshi
Polymarket
Price difference 2.5 pp
Abdul El-Sayed
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
AI
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Ali G
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
—
Polymarket
Ali Khamenei
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
—
Polymarket
Andy Burnham
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Artificial Intelligence
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
—
Polymarket
Chris Wright
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Christopher Nolan
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Erika Kirk
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Hakeem Jeffries
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson / MrBeast
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Jared Kushner
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
JD Vance
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Jon Ossoff
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Kevin Warsh
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Lionel Messi
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Pete Hegseth
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Steve Witkoff
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Susie Wiles
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Xi Jinping
Not alignedNo persisted outcome identity connects these venue contracts.
Kalshi
Polymarket
—
Prices are shown as percentages of a $1 payout. “pp” means percentage points. A dash means data is unavailable.