Realised gains taken by the top 1% of winners: 43.9%

Who makes money on Polymarket, whether winners keep winning, and how five leaderboards count. The top 1% of winning wallets took 43.9% of realised gains; 124 of 137 active June winners were profitable again in July, against a 41–51% repeat rate across all wallets month to month. A small number of Polymarket wallets take most of the money, and the ones that trade often keep taking it.

- Active June winners profitable again in July: 124 of 137
- One-trade wallets in profit: 12.2%
- Leaderboards that state fee treatment: 0 of 5

Observed 2026-07, population: 7,178 wallets.

Study: https://vultax.com/research/best-polymarket-traders-leaderboards
Markdown: https://vultax.com/research/best-polymarket-traders-leaderboards.md
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Vultax Research, Best Polymarket Traders: 36 Wallets Took 44% of Gains, and Active Winners Kept Winning, 2026-09-16, https://vultax.com/research/best-polymarket-traders-leaderboards