OpenChainBench
Full benchmark: Resolution delay, Polymarket vs Kalshi
TradingPolymarket — Politics

Polymarket politics resolution

As of August 3, 2026, Polymarket — Politics resolution delay is 180.8 min at the median (p50, 24h window), with 229.5 min at p90 and 382.8 min at p99. Polymarket — Politics ranks #7 of 7 chains measured on this benchmark.

Politics markets resolve at 180.8 min median, the slow end. Political outcomes often need an authoritative source to publish before anyone proposes, and verification windows are conservative because these markets carry the largest open interest.

How Polymarket — Politics compares

Live p50 over the last 24 hours across every chain on this benchmark, ranked lowest first.

  1. #1Kalshi — All10.0 min
  2. #2Kalshi — Sports10.0 min
  3. #3Polymarket — Crypto11.2 min
  4. #4Polymarket — Sports123.2 min
  5. #5Polymarket — All128.9 min
  6. #6Polymarket — Other159.1 min
  7. #7Polymarket — Politics180.8 min

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