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New pandemic in 2026?

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New pandemic in 2026?

6% chance
Polymarket

$1,057,638 Vol.

6% chance
Polymarket

$1,057,638 Vol.

This market will resolve to "Yes" if the World Health Organization (WHO) declares any disease a pandemic between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The resolution source will be official announcements from the World Health Organization.**Trader consensus favoring "No" at 94.5% reflects the absence of any new pathogen meeting pandemic criteria through September 2026, despite the WHO-declared PHEIC for the Bundibugyo virus Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda.** This largest recorded BVD event, with several thousand confirmed cases and high fatality rates in affected provinces, has prompted coordinated international surveillance, contact tracing, and initial vaccination efforts, yet transmission remains limited to direct bodily fluid contact with low importation risk outside the region per ECDC and CDC assessments. Ongoing moderate COVID-19 circulation, mpox clusters, cholera, and measles outbreaks represent established or localized threats without the sustained global human-to-human spread or novel characteristics required for a new pandemic declaration. With four months remaining and no model consensus projecting worldwide escalation from current events, market-implied odds align with historical patterns where regional hemorrhagic fever outbreaks rarely achieve pandemic scale under modern public health frameworks. Sudden emergence of a high-transmissibility respiratory pathogen or major control failures could still shift probabilities.

This market will resolve to "Yes" if the World Health Organization (WHO) declares any disease a pandemic between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

The resolution source will be official announcements from the World Health Organization.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the World Health Organization (WHO) declares any disease a pandemic between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The resolution source will be official announcements from the World Health Organization.
Volume
$1,057,638
End Date
Jan 1, 2027
Market Opened
Dec 1, 2025, 4:37 PM ET
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the World Health Organization (WHO) declares any disease a pandemic between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The resolution source will be official announcements from the World Health Organization.**Trader consensus favoring "No" at 94.5% reflects the absence of any new pathogen meeting pandemic criteria through September 2026, despite the WHO-declared PHEIC for the Bundibugyo virus Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda.** This largest recorded BVD event, with several thousand confirmed cases and high fatality rates in affected provinces, has prompted coordinated international surveillance, contact tracing, and initial vaccination efforts, yet transmission remains limited to direct bodily fluid contact with low importation risk outside the region per ECDC and CDC assessments. Ongoing moderate COVID-19 circulation, mpox clusters, cholera, and measles outbreaks represent established or localized threats without the sustained global human-to-human spread or novel characteristics required for a new pandemic declaration. With four months remaining and no model consensus projecting worldwide escalation from current events, market-implied odds align with historical patterns where regional hemorrhagic fever outbreaks rarely achieve pandemic scale under modern public health frameworks. Sudden emergence of a high-transmissibility respiratory pathogen or major control failures could still shift probabilities.

This market will resolve to "Yes" if the World Health Organization (WHO) declares any disease a pandemic between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".

The resolution source will be official announcements from the World Health Organization.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the World Health Organization (WHO) declares any disease a pandemic between January 1, 2026 and December 31, 2026 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". The resolution source will be official announcements from the World Health Organization.
Volume
$1,057,638
End Date
Jan 1, 2027
Market Opened
Dec 1, 2025, 4:37 PM ET

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Frequently Asked Questions

"New pandemic in 2026?" is a prediction market on Polymarket where traders buy and sell "Yes" or "No" shares based on whether they believe this event will happen. The current crowd-sourced probability is 6% for "Yes." For example, if "Yes" is priced at 6¢, the market collectively assigns a 6% chance that this event will occur. These odds shift continuously as traders react to new developments and information. Shares in the correct outcome are redeemable for $1 each upon market resolution.

As of today, "New pandemic in 2026?" has generated $1.1 million in total trading volume since the market launched on Dec 1, 2025. This level of trading activity reflects strong engagement from the Polymarket community and helps ensure that the current odds are informed by a deep pool of market participants. You can track live price movements and trade on any outcome directly on this page.

To trade on "New pandemic in 2026?," simply choose whether you believe the answer is "Yes" or "No." Each side has a current price that reflects the market's implied probability. Enter your amount and click "Trade." If you buy "Yes" shares and the outcome resolves as "Yes," each share pays out $1. If it resolves as "No," your "Yes" shares pay $0. You can also sell your shares at any time before resolution if you want to lock in a profit or cut a loss.

The current probability for "New pandemic in 2026?" is 6% for "Yes." This means the Polymarket crowd currently believes there is a 6% chance that this event will occur. These odds update in real-time based on actual trades, providing a continuously updated signal of what the market expects to happen.

The resolution rules for "New pandemic in 2026?" define exactly what needs to happen for each outcome to be declared a winner — including the official data sources used to determine the result. You can review the complete resolution criteria in the "Rules" section on this page above the comments. We recommend reading the rules carefully before trading, as they specify the precise conditions, edge cases, and sources that govern how this market is settled.