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The biggest betting event in history is also FIFA’s biggest payday. Here is where the money sits.

FIFA is guiding toward roughly $13bn across its 2023-26 cycle, up about 72% on the Qatar cycle. The prize pool alone is a record $871m. The winner on 19 July takes home $50m in prize money, or about $63.5m with preparation funding.

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘃𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲
The 30-day traffic table tells the story of a changing market. The top of the ranking belongs to newer, digital-first and crypto-native brands, while the high-street names that defined the last era sit mid-pack:

New wave:
Stake 151.2M, crypto-first and now the most-visited book in the world
Betano 97.8M, Kaizen Gaming‘s engine across Brazil and Europe
Sporty Group 89.8M, the mobile-first leader across Africa
Caliente Casino 55.9M, Mexico’s dominant operator
Superbet 45.7M, Romania-born and pushing into Brazil and Poland
Stoiximan 26.9M, Kaizen’s Greek stronghold

bet365 51.5M, still the biggest of the traditional giants.
Sisal 38.1M and FDJ UNITED 25.4M, the Italian and French heritage brands
William Hill 20.6M and Bovada 17.25M

Stake at 151.2M pulls nearly 3x the traffic of the biggest classic brand. The audience has moved to crypto, mobile and emerging markets, and the traffic proves it.

On top of it all, prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket cleared $44.8bn in June alone, outpacing regulated sportsbooks.