Google has announced a new partnership with predictive markets companies Polymarket and Kalshi. This collaboration will enable Google Finance to integrate the technology and data from Polymarket and Kalshi into its search function, providing users with insights on odds and future market events.
According to a press release published today on Google’s newsroom website, the partnership aims to bring predictive models and market data directly into Google Search. Users will be able to get speculative answers to various market questions along with corresponding odds and percentages.
For example, Google demonstrated how users can simply ask, “What will GDP growth be for 2025?” right from the search box to see current probabilities in the market and track how those probabilities have changed over time.
Google also shared that the prediction markets data will roll out gradually over the coming weeks, initially available to users of Google Labs.
This move by Google is particularly notable given Polymarket’s recent history. While the platform provides valuable odds and predictions based on its data models, it has faced accusations of operating as a gambling platform by several regulatory authorities worldwide.
In the United States, Polymarket was under investigation by the Department of Justice until the end of former President Trump’s second term. The investigations were subsequently dropped without any new charges filed against the company.
This partnership signals Google’s growing interest in integrating innovative predictive market technologies to enhance the way users access market data and forecasts.
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