Are Polymarket bets public?
Yes, Polymarket bets and market data are publicly visible. What is public on Polymarket: All markets and their current prices/volumes are publicly displayed on the platform.
All trades are recorded on the Polygon blockchain and can be viewed on block explorers. Market history, order books, and trading activity are visible to anyone. Current odds and trading volumes for each question/market are openly accessible.
The platform advertises that its markets reflect real-time sentiment. What is not fully public: Individual user identities are pseudonymous (connected to crypto wallet addresses rather than real names). While wallet addresses are visible on-chain, the real-world identity behind them is typically anonymous.
Some large traders' wallet addresses have been analyzed by blockchain investigators. This transparency is a core feature of Polymarket's design, allowing anyone to see market sentiment and trading activity in real-time. The public nature of the data is what allows the platform to be analyzed for patterns like the $30M pro-Trump bet that caused controversy in the 2024 election.