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Who will win the 2026 Fields Medal?

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Who will win the 2026 Fields Medal?

$878,959 Vol.

Jul 30, 2026
Polymarket

$878,959 Vol.

Polymarket

Yu Deng

$216,440 Vol.

Yes

Will Sawin

$5,385 Vol.

No

Jack Thorne

$123,646 Vol.

No

Alexander Efimov

$3,455 Vol.

No

Hong Wang

$220,024 Vol.

Yes

John Pardon

$119,939 Vol.

Yes

Aleksandr Logunov

$4,616 Vol.

No

Jacob Tsimerman

$90,042 Vol.

Yes

Julian Sahasrabudhe

$89,159 Vol.

No

Sam Raskin

$5,249 Vol.

No

Vesselin Dimitrov

$1,002 Vol.

No

The Fields Medal is a prize regarded as the top award in the field of mathematics worldwide. It is awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years. The International Congress of Mathematicians 2026 (ICM 2026) is scheduled to take place from July 23 to July 30, 2026. This market will resolve according to the winners of the 2026 Fields medal. If the 2026 Fields medalists are not announced by August 15, 2026, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other". The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the IMU (https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal), however other credible reporting may be used.Hong Wang’s resolution of the Kakeya conjecture has established her as the clear frontrunner in the 2026 Fields Medal race, driving strong trader consensus around her nomination prospects. Recent discussions among mathematicians highlight her breakthrough alongside other leading contenders like Jacob Tsimerman, whose work on the André-Oort conjecture, and Jack Thorne’s advances in arithmetic geometry, shaping industry narrative and guild-style peer recognition. The awards, limited to those under 40 and announced during the July 23 opening ceremony at ICM 2026 in Philadelphia, follow historical patterns where major conjecture resolutions and critical acclaim from the field accelerate momentum. With the ceremony just weeks away, late shifts in precursor signals or additional high-profile results could still influence the final four recipients.

The Fields Medal is a prize regarded as the top award in the field of mathematics worldwide. It is awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years. The International Congress of Mathematicians 2026 (ICM 2026) is scheduled to take place from July 23 to July 30, 2026.

This market will resolve according to the winners of the 2026 Fields medal.

If the 2026 Fields medalists are not announced by August 15, 2026, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the IMU (https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal), however other credible reporting may be used.
Volume
$878,959
End Date
Jul 30, 2026
Market Opened
Jan 6, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Resolver

0x65070BE91...
The Fields Medal is a prize regarded as the top award in the field of mathematics worldwide. It is awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years. The International Congress of Mathematicians 2026 (ICM 2026) is scheduled to take place from July 23 to July 30, 2026. This market will resolve according to the winners of the 2026 Fields medal. If the 2026 Fields medalists are not announced by August 15, 2026, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other". The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the IMU (https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal), however other credible reporting may be used.

Outcome proposed: Yes

No dispute

Final outcome: Yes

The Fields Medal is a prize regarded as the top award in the field of mathematics worldwide. It is awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years. The International Congress of Mathematicians 2026 (ICM 2026) is scheduled to take place from July 23 to July 30, 2026. This market will resolve according to the winners of the 2026 Fields medal. If the 2026 Fields medalists are not announced by August 15, 2026, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other". The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the IMU (https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal), however other credible reporting may be used.Hong Wang’s resolution of the Kakeya conjecture has established her as the clear frontrunner in the 2026 Fields Medal race, driving strong trader consensus around her nomination prospects. Recent discussions among mathematicians highlight her breakthrough alongside other leading contenders like Jacob Tsimerman, whose work on the André-Oort conjecture, and Jack Thorne’s advances in arithmetic geometry, shaping industry narrative and guild-style peer recognition. The awards, limited to those under 40 and announced during the July 23 opening ceremony at ICM 2026 in Philadelphia, follow historical patterns where major conjecture resolutions and critical acclaim from the field accelerate momentum. With the ceremony just weeks away, late shifts in precursor signals or additional high-profile results could still influence the final four recipients.

The Fields Medal is a prize regarded as the top award in the field of mathematics worldwide. It is awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years. The International Congress of Mathematicians 2026 (ICM 2026) is scheduled to take place from July 23 to July 30, 2026.

This market will resolve according to the winners of the 2026 Fields medal.

If the 2026 Fields medalists are not announced by August 15, 2026, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other".

The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the IMU (https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal), however other credible reporting may be used.
Volume
$878,959
End Date
Jul 30, 2026
Market Opened
Jan 6, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Resolver

0x65070BE91...
The Fields Medal is a prize regarded as the top award in the field of mathematics worldwide. It is awarded to two, three, or four mathematicians under 40 years of age at the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union (IMU), a meeting that takes place every four years. The International Congress of Mathematicians 2026 (ICM 2026) is scheduled to take place from July 23 to July 30, 2026. This market will resolve according to the winners of the 2026 Fields medal. If the 2026 Fields medalists are not announced by August 15, 2026, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other". The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the IMU (https://www.mathunion.org/imu-awards/fields-medal), however other credible reporting may be used.

Outcome proposed: Yes

No dispute

Final outcome: Yes

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"Who will win the 2026 Fields Medal?" is a prediction market on Polymarket with 11 possible outcomes where traders buy and sell shares based on what they believe will happen. The current leading outcome is "Yu Deng" at 100%, followed by "Hong Wang" at 100%. Prices reflect real-time crowd-sourced probabilities. For example, a share priced at 100¢ implies that the market collectively assigns a 100% chance to that outcome. 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.

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