Will Ryan Gosling be named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2026?

Q: Will Ryan Gosling be named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2026?

Prediction markets currently price this at 8%. A YES share costs 8.3¢ and pays $1 if it happens. That is a return of 1104.8% over 4.7mo.

People's Sexiest Man Alive 2026$1k liquidity$353 volumecloses 4.7mo

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BUY YES

Cost: 8.3¢
Implied chance: 8.3%
Return if right: 1104.8%
Spread cost: 42%

If you put in $100

You get 1204.8 shares at 8.3¢ each.

YES wins: $1204.82 back, a profit of $1104.82. YES loses: $0.00, and the whole $100 is gone.

The gap between buyers and sellers takes $815.38 of that profit. Without it you would make $1920.20.

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: 98.4¢
Implied chance: 98.4%
Return if right: 1.6%
Spread cost: 69%

If you put in $100

You get 101.6 shares at 98.4¢ each.

NO wins: $101.63 back, a profit of $1.63. NO loses: $0.00, and the whole $100 is gone.

The gap between buyers and sellers takes $3.58 of that profit. Without it you would make $5.21.

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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How this market resolves

This market will resolve according to the name of the person who is named People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive. If more than one person is named Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine, this market will resolve in favor of the person whose name comes first in alphabetical order. If no Sexiest Man Alive is announced for 2026 by December 31, 2026, 11:59PM ET, this market will resolve to "Other". The resolution source for this market will be People (https://people.com/) or a consensus of credible reporting.