DraftKings reported a second straight month of double-digit growth in its prediction markets business on Monday, with both consumer and total trading volume climbing month-over-month — though the pace of those gains eased from April, as the December launch laps its earliest comparisons.
In a Form 8-K filed June 9, the company said annualized consumer volume in its Predictions offering rose 24% month-over-month in May to $1.3 billion, while annualized total volume traded climbed 34% to $3.1 billion. Both figures compare May against April and are described as preliminary, unaudited internal estimates subject to revision. The disclosure was furnished under Regulation FD and carries no admission of materiality.
The May figures build on a steep early growth curve. A month earlier, on its Q1 earnings call, DraftKings said April consumer volume topped $1 billion and total volume reached $2.3 billion — month-over-month jumps of 38% and 43%, respectively.
| Month | Consumer volume (annualized) | Total volume (annualized) |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Launch | Launch |
| March 2026 (est.) | ~$725M | ~$1.6B |
| April 2026 | ~$1.0B | $2.3B |
| May 2026 | $1.3B | $3.1B |
DraftKings Predictions launched December 19, 2025. April figures disclosed on the Q1 2026 earnings call (May 7); May figures from the June 9 Form 8-K. March figures are estimates, back-calculated from the disclosed April month-over-month growth rates (+38% consumer, +43% total); DraftKings did not publish standalone monthly Predictions volume before April.
Sports calendar appears to drive Predictions traction
DraftKings has framed Predictions as an extension of its existing sports audience, and the May numbers suggest the product is starting to benefit from the same event-driven spikes that power sportsbooks. The product is now promoted inside the main DraftKings Sports & Casino app, where its app-store listings describe prediction markets across sports, pop culture and real-world events, giving DraftKings a built-in distribution channel rather than forcing users into a separate standalone product.
That strategy appears to be showing up most clearly around major live events. Jason Robins, DraftKings’ co-founder and CEO, wrote on X that NBA Finals Game 1 delivered “the biggest active customer day in DraftKings Predictions history,” adding that it was bigger than the Super Bowl. Robins did not disclose a customer count, but the comment points to the NBA Finals as an early test of whether DraftKings can turn its sportsbook audience and the international sports calendar into increased prediction market activity.
Robins also reposted DraftKings’ May update Tuesday, writing that he was “very proud” of the team. The company’s public promotion of the figures shows DraftKings is increasingly treating Predictions as a visible growth product, not just an experimental add-on.
DraftKings’ May metrics are preliminary, unaudited, and based on internal data subject to adjustment, per the company’s June 9 filing.
