Polymarket
9.1Prediction Market
Crypto-funded prediction market covering politics, sport, economics, technology and world events.
Politics • Crypto • Sports • Finance
Funding: Crypto · App: Yes
Country guide
🇿🇦 Prediction markets in South Africa
South African bettors have access to licensed European exchanges and to the full range of crypto-funded prediction markets.
20 prediction sites confirmed available in South Africa.
Prediction sites available in South Africa
Smarkets
8.2Betting Exchange
Low-commission betting exchange with strong politics and sports coverage.
Sports • Politics • Entertainment • World Events
Funding: Fiat · App: Yes
Limitless
8.0Crypto Prediction Market
Onchain prediction exchange focused on fast crypto, macro and culture markets.
Crypto • Finance • Politics • Sports
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Crypto.com Prediction Markets
7.9Event Exchange
Event trading inside the Crypto.com app, launched through its regulated US derivatives arm.
Sports • Crypto • Economics • Politics
Funding: Fiat & Crypto · App: Yes
Matchbook
7.6Betting Exchange
Sports-focused betting exchange known for low commission on racing and football.
Sports • Politics
Funding: Fiat · App: Yes
SX Bet
7.5Betting Exchange
Onchain peer-to-peer betting exchange focused on sport and esports.
Sports • Crypto • Politics
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Manifold
7.4Prediction Market
Play-money prediction market with a huge range of user-created questions.
Politics • Technology • Economics • Entertainment
Funding: Fiat · App: No
Futuur
7.3Prediction Market
Global prediction market offering both play-money and real-money markets.
Politics • Crypto • Sports • Economics
Funding: Fiat & Crypto · App: No
Overtime Markets
7.1Crypto Prediction Market
Onchain sports and event markets built on the Thales protocol.
Sports • Crypto
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Drift BET
7.0Crypto Prediction Market
Prediction markets built into the Drift decentralised exchange on Solana.
Crypto • Politics • Sports • Economics
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Metaculus
7.0Other
Forecasting platform with reputation scoring rather than financial stakes.
Technology • Economics • Politics • World Events
Funding: Fiat · App: No
Azuro
6.9Crypto Prediction Market
Decentralised prediction and betting liquidity protocol powering third-party front-ends.
Sports • Crypto • Politics
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Myriad Markets
6.8Prediction Market
Media-backed prediction market covering crypto, culture and current affairs.
Crypto • Entertainment • Politics • Technology
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Zeitgeist
6.5Crypto Prediction Market
Purpose-built prediction market blockchain with community-created markets.
Crypto • Politics • Technology • World Events
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Good Judgment Open
4.2Prediction Market
Free forecasting tournament platform run by the team behind superforecasting research.
Politics • World Events • Economics • Technology
Funding: Fiat · App: No
INFER
3.9Prediction Market
Crowd forecasting platform focused on science, technology and national security questions.
Technology • World Events • Politics • Economics
Funding: Fiat · App: No
Hedgehog Markets
3.7Crypto Prediction Market
Solana-based prediction market with fast, low-cost trading on sports and crypto.
Sports • Crypto • Politics
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Thales
3.6Crypto Prediction Market
On-chain positional markets on crypto prices, sports and custom events.
Crypto • Sports • Finance
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Insight Prediction
3.6Crypto Prediction Market
Crypto prediction market known for detailed geopolitics and long-horizon contracts.
Politics • World Events • Technology • Economics
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Omen
3.4Crypto Prediction Market
Decentralised prediction market on Gnosis Chain using automated market makers.
Politics • Crypto • World Events • Technology
Funding: Crypto · App: No
Availability in South Africa
Smarkets and Matchbook accept South African customers, and crypto-native venues such as Polymarket and Limitless are accessible.
Regulation in South Africa
The National Gambling Board regulates gambling, and online sports betting is licensed provincially. Prediction markets fall outside this system.
How prediction markets work here
Exchange and YES/NO share models both apply, depending on the platform.
Deposits and withdrawals
Card and bank funding on licensed exchanges; USDC for crypto venues.