DraftKings launches DKeX exchange as predictions volume hits $3.4B annualized
DraftKings has launched DKeX, its own prediction markets exchange, as the Boston-based company's prediction-markets vertical reaches approximately $3.4 billion in annualized consumer volume. The company disclosed the milestone in June 2026, with monthly volume on DraftKings Predictions growing 24% month-over-month to $1.3 billion in May. DraftKings Predictions, which debuted in December 2025 and is accessible in 38 states, is part of the company's push toward its Super App concept. Analysts at Citizens, Jordan Bender and Isabelle Slavin, projected the prediction markets opportunity could top $1 billion for DraftKings by 2030. The launch makes DKeX a CFTC-registered designated contract market via the acquired Exchange.
DKeX gives DraftKings direct exchange margin instead of paying third-party fees, and the $3.4B run-rate puts it on a path to capture prediction-market revenue that rivals its sportsbook core by decade end.
DraftKings joins Robinhood and FanDuel Predicts in building dedicated prediction-market infrastructure, as major sportsbook-linked platforms abandon third-party exchange relationships for vertically controlled venues.