Taker fees, January to April 2026: $46.6M

Polymarket charged no trading fees in 2025. From 1 January to 28 April 2026 takers on its international exchange paid an estimated $46.6 million, $28.4 million of it in April, two thirds on crypto markets. Fees by month and category, the schedule behind them and its other revenue. Polymarket makes its money from a fee on the taker, the side of a trade that fills an order already resting in the book.

- Paid in April 2026 alone: $28.4M
- Share paid on crypto markets: 67%
- Fee on fee-paying volume: 0.91%

Observed 2025-07 to 2026-04-28, population: Every fill on Polymarket's V1 exchange contracts.

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Vultax Research, How Polymarket Makes Money: $46.6 Million in Taker Fees in Four Months, 2026-09-29, https://vultax.com/research/how-does-polymarket-make-money