How many different countries will the US conduct military action against in 2026?
This market will resolve according to the total number of different countries' soil that the United States initiates a drone, missile, or air strike on between January 1, 2026, 12:00 AM ET and December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET.
- Current leader
- 8 countries in 2026 34%
- Largest 24h move
- 10 countries in 2026 +2%
- 24h volume
- 970.4
- Liquidity
- 128K
Top candidates
8 outcomes
8 countries in 2026
34%
-1% 24h
9 countries in 2026
28%
+0% 24h
10 countries in 2026
12%
+2% 24h
11 countries in 2026
5%
-1% 24h
12 countries in 2026
4%
-0% 24h
Show all outcomes
13 countries in 2026
3%
-0%
14 countries in 2026
2%
-0%
15 or more countries in 2026
1%
0%
Market rules, made readable
Official descriptionHow this market is decided
This market will resolve according to the total number of different countries' soil that the United States initiates a drone, missile, or air strike on between January 1, 2026, 12:00 AM ET and December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Strikes on embassies or consulates will count towards the country the embassy or consulate is located in, not towards the country they represent.
Strikes within the territory controlled by the United States as of December 31, 2025, 11:59 PM ET will not be counted towards this market's resolution.
Read the complete resolution rules
For the purposes of this market, a qualifying "strike" is defined as the use of aerial bombs, drones, or missiles (including cruise or ballistic missiles) launched by US military forces that impact another country's ground territory that is officially acknowledged by the US government or a consensus of credible reporting.
Missiles or drones that are intercepted and surface-to-air missile strikes will not count towards the resolution of this market, regardless of whether they land on another country's territory or cause damage. Actions such as artillery fire, small arms fire, FPV or ATGM strikes directly, ground incursions, naval shelling, cyberattacks, or other operations conducted by US ground operatives will not qualify.
The resolution source will be a consensus of credible reporting.
Living timeline · 1 significant update
Sharp move with no clear public catalyst yet
Odds chart
Candidate probability over time
Odds chart showing latest 8 countries in 2026 probability of 34%.
Story so far
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No major update has changed the story in 20 days.
Latest update
Sharp move with no clear public catalyst yet
the US strike 8 countries in 2026 moved lower from 39.8% to 34.2% (-5.6 points) between 2026-06-23T19:22:16.779Z and 2026-06-24T19:22:16.779Z; there is no clear public catalyst yet.
Why this matters
Market moves can show where expectations are changing. PolySays adds the source trail so the price is not treated as proof on its own.
Known catalysts
- No catalyst has been confirmed yet.
Unresolved questions
- No open questions have been logged yet.
People and institutions to watch
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Source trail
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Living timeline
Significant updates
The "the US strike 8 countries in 2026" outcome in "How many different countries will the US conduct military action against in 2026?" made a sharp move from 39.8% to 34.2% between 2026-06-23T19:22:16.779Z and 2026-06-24T19:22:16.779Z. PolySays has not found a clear public news source, official statement, or other confirmed catalyst that explains the timing of this move. The move may reflect private interpretation, social discussion, liquidity conditions, or information that has not yet appeared in reliable public sources.
What changed
The market repriced by -5.6 points, but the public narrative has not caught up with a confirmed explanation.
What to watch next
Watch for official statements, later reporting, social posts that become verifiable public context, and whether volume or the new probability level holds in later snapshots.
Sources
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