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title: "Who will win the Ballon d'Or in 2026?"
canonical_url: https://betcrypto.now/events/who-will-win-the-ballon-dor-in-2026
status: live
trading_closes_at: 2026-12-31T04:59:00+00:00
total_volume_usd: 14273575.39
venues: ["Gemini", "Kalshi"]
categories: ["Sports", "Soccer"]
prices_as_of: 2026-10-09T18:03:40+00:00
publisher: BetCrypto
data_api: https://betcrypto.now/api/v1/events/who-will-win-the-ballon-dor-in-2026
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# Who will win the Ballon d'Or in 2026?

Live · $14,273,575 traded · listed on Gemini, Kalshi

## About

This market asks which player will win the 2026 Ballon d'Or. Each outcome is a named player, and trading closes on 31 December 2026. The event is listed on Kalshi and Gemini, but almost all activity is on Kalshi, which accounts for roughly $12.4 million in volume and about $7.5 million in liquidity. Gemini shows about $243,600 in volume and no reported liquidity.

The race is effectively a two-player contest. Lamine Yamal leads with a consensus of 47.5%, and the cheapest entry on Kalshi is 48.0%. Harry Kane is close behind at 44.5%. That three-point gap points to a genuinely contested outcome rather than a clear favourite. Lionel Messi (4.5%) and Kylian Mbappe (3.5%) are next. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia sits at 2.0%, and Rodri, Luis Diaz and Lautaro Martinez are each at 1.5%. Most other candidates, including Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, are priced near 1.0%.

A meaningful cross-platform comparison isn't possible. For the leading outcomes, Gemini's books were excluded from consensus because they were illiquid, one-sided, wide or closed. Only Luis Diaz and Lautaro Martinez carry Gemini midpoints, at 1.5% each. Where spreads can be calculated, they read 0.00 points.

The overall takeaway is that this market's pricing is essentially Kalshi's alone, with Yamal and Kane nearly level and no material cross-platform divergence to observe.

_AI-written summary written 2026-10-03; its figures date from then — the table below is live._

## Main market

| Outcome | Probability | Cheapest | Gemini | Kalshi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Kane | 64% | 64¢ on Gemini | 64¢ | 66¢ |
| Lamine Yamal | 22% | 23¢ on Gemini | 23¢ | 22¢ |
| Lionel Messi | 4% | 4¢ on Kalshi | 6¢ | 4¢ |
| Kylian Mbappe | 3% | 4¢ on Kalshi | 5¢ | 4¢ |
| Luis Diaz | 3% | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Lautaro Martinez | 3% | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | 2% | 1¢ on Kalshi | 2¢ | 1¢ |
| Rodri | — | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Ousmane Dembele | — | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Erling Haaland | — | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Declan Rice | — | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Vitinha | — | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Michael Olise | — | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Raphinha | — | — | — | — |
| Vinicius Junior | — | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Bukayo Saka | — | — | — | — |
| Pedri | — | — | — | — |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | — | — | — | — |
| Rayan Cherki | — | — | — | — |
| Jude Bellingham | — | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Desire Doue | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Salah | — | — | — | — |
| Cole Palmer | — | — | — | — |
| Scott McTominay | — | — | — | — |
| Nuno Mendes | — | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Bruno Fernandes | — | 1¢ on Kalshi | 3¢ | 1¢ |
| Bradley Barcola | — | — | — | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | — | — | — | — |
| Phil Foden | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Rashford | — | — | — | — |

## Open on a venue

- [Gemini](https://betcrypto.now/go/e/299881?via=md)
- [Kalshi](https://betcrypto.now/go/e/293383?via=md)

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Probability is the cross-venue consensus (book midpoints, 0–100%). Venue columns are what buying costs there (the ask). Prices move constantly; re-check at the canonical URL or https://betcrypto.now/api/v1/events/who-will-win-the-ballon-dor-in-2026.

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