Will Lionel Messi be the #1 searched person on Google in the US this year?

Q: Will Lionel Messi be the #1 searched person on Google in the US this year?

Prediction markets currently price this at 7%. A YES share costs 6.9¢ and pays $1 if it happens. That is a return of 1349.3% over 4.4mo.

#1 Searched Person on Google in the US 2026?$5k liquidity$524 volumecloses 4.4mo

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BUY YES

Cost: 6.9¢
Implied chance: 6.9%
Return if right: 1349.3%
Spread cost: 15%

If you put in $100

You get 1449.3 shares at 6.9¢ each.

YES wins: $1449.28 back, a profit of $1349.28. YES loses: $0.00, and the whole $100 is gone.

The gap between buyers and sellers takes $245.64 of that profit. Without it you would make $1594.92.

Assumes the whole order fills at this price. A large order eats into the book and averages worse.

Buy YES on Polymarket

BUY NO

Cost: 95.1¢
Implied chance: 95.1%
Return if right: 5.2%
Spread cost: 18%

If you put in $100

You get 105.2 shares at 95.1¢ each.

NO wins: $105.15 back, a profit of $5.15. NO loses: $0.00, and the whole $100 is gone.

The gap between buyers and sellers takes $1.12 of that profit. Without it you would make $6.27.

Assumes the whole order fills at this price. A large order eats into the book and averages worse.

Buy NO on Polymarket

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Latest: Aug 19, 03:17 PM8 outcomes stayed under 3% and are not plotted

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How this market resolves

This market will resolve according to the individual ranked #1 in Google’s official Year in Search United States "People" list for 2026. The specified list is expected to be displayed on the Google Trends Year in Search hub, with location selected to United States. The navigation procedure as of market creation involves going to trends.withgoogle.com/year-in-search/ and clicking through United States → Trending → People. The 2026 page is expected to appear using the same navigation once released (as the 2025 page currently shows the specified ranking). This market will resolve based on the specified list regardless of navigation procedure. This market may resolve as soon as the specified list for 2026 is released. If Google does not release the specified list by March 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will resolve to “Other.” The resolution source for this market will be the specified list as published by Google.