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Winner-take-all answer·9 source contracts·Kalshi 9·refreshed just now·Closes Jan 1, 2027 · 189d

Who will be People's Sexiest Man Alive in 2026

Leader sits at 34% across 9 bound outcomes, runner-up at 26%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.

Leader probability

34%

Bad Bunny

runner-up 26¢leader 34¢

Outcomes

9

winner-take-all

Runner-up

26¢

Michael B. Jordan

Spread

8pp

contested

24h volume

$318

thin orderbook

Closes

Jan 1, 2027

189 days

Venue

Kalshi

9 bound

30-day trend

0%50%100%-30d-3w-2w-1wtodayBad Bunny: 35% (29 days, 27 points)Bad Bunny: 35% on 2026-06-25Michael B. Jordan: 23% (29 days, 22 points)Michael B. Jordan: 23% on 2026-06-25Zohran Mamdani: 6% (29 days, 6 points)Zohran Mamdani: 6% on 2026-06-19
Bad Bunny35¢Michael B. Jordan23¢Zohran Mamdani6¢
Top 3 candidates by current price · 29d

Bracket family

How the bracket ladder is priced.

Each row is one outcome on the venue. Sorted by 24h volume — the heaviest book is at the top.

Analysis

This represents the likelihood that Bad Bunny will be named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2026, based on aggregated predictions from nine separate contracts. At 25%, he leads a competitive field of candidates, suggesting meaningful but not dominant odds. The current probability reflects Bad Bunny's sustained cultural prominence, global recognition, and track record of magazine covers and celebrity endorsements—factors that typically influence People's selection criteria. However, he faces significant competition from actors like Michael B. Jordan (17%) and others, indicating uncertainty about which public figure will ultimately capture the title. The outcome depends partly on each candidate's visibility and cultural relevance through mid-2026, though People's editorial preferences and broader celebrity dynamics also play a role. The resolution will occur when People magazine announces its 2026 Sexiest Man Alive, typically released in late fall, which will determine whether these current probabilities accurately reflected the decision.

  • Bad Bunny's cultural dominance and media visibility compared to rival candidates through 2026
  • Whether Bad Bunny has received the title in recent years (typically awarded to different individuals annually)
  • People magazine's historical selection patterns and known preferences for actors versus musicians
  • Michael B. Jordan's competitive position at 17% and whether other candidates gain market share over time
  • Major celebrity events or scandals that could shift public perception and alter candidates' relative appeal before the announcement

Recently closed in general

These markets stopped trading. Last odds and any captured outcome are shown above — full settlement detail lives at the venue.

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How we compute these odds

SimpleFunctions aggregates live prediction-market contracts from Kalshi and Polymarket. Each slug groups contracts that resolve on the same underlying event, identified by venue event_id.

For binary slugs, the headline probability is the liquidity-weighted mid-price across all bound contracts. For multi-outcome slugs (e.g. elections with 3+ candidates), the headline is the leader’s price; we never arithmetically average disjoint outcomes — that would produce a number with no real-world meaning.

Snapshots refresh every 5 minutes during market hours; daily aggregates are computed at 04:00 UTC. The 30-day sparkline is drawn from per-ticker daily means stored in market_indicator_daily; 24h delta and movement events are derived from the same source.

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