Kalshi Esports Volume Reached $1.73 Billion in Twelve Months

Kalshi's esports trading volume totalled $1.73 billion in the twelve months to September, peaking at $391 million in August 2026. The platform's first esports market, a single League of Legends Worlds offering in autumn 2025, accounted for almost all of the $5.2 million traded in October 2025, and quarterly volume climbed to $967 million in the third quarter of 2026. Esports rose from 0.1% of Kalshi's sports volume in October 2025 to 2.9% of single-leg trading at its August peak, falling to 1.6% in September.