WSJ: Meta employees internally test prediction-market app Takes, betting with “cred” points
According to The Wall Street Journal, which cited people familiar with the matter, Meta employees are internally testing a prediction-market app called Takes, in which users can place bets on questions and event outcomes using “cred” (reputation) points. Unlike Kalshi and Polymarket, the app does not support betting with real money.
The Wall Street Journal noted that Meta typically conducts internal testing before a product is publicly released. The app is not yet open to the public, and it is unclear whether and when it will be publicly released. Meta did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.
Original source:
Title: Meta Testing New Prediction-Market App With Employees
Publisher: The Wall Street Journal
Date of publication: 2026-11-13
URL: wsj.com/tech/meta-testing-new-prediction-market-app-with-employees-bf7bacb2
Nature of source: Exclusive media report (citing people familiar with the matter)
Verification status: This time actually read the report and Reuters and other paraphrases
Supporting content: Employees internally testing a prediction-market app called Takes; betting on question/event outcomes with “cred” (credibility) points; does not support real money; different from Kalshi and Polymarket; internal testing is a common step before public release
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The Wall Street Journal described Meta’s internal testing as employees having started to use an app called Takes to make predictions on questions and event outcomes with “cred” (credibility) points rather than real money. The report makes clear that this model differs from the real-money betting used by Kalshi and Polymarket. Information from people familiar with the matter is the main basis for the report, and Meta did not directly confirm it in the report.
The report also said that internal testing is a common step Meta takes before a product is publicly released, but the app is not currently open to the public, and neither the timing of a public release nor whether it will ultimately be released has been determined. Previous reports mentioned that Meta had explored similar prediction-market products (internally once referred to as Arena, among other names), and Takes is the current name in testing.
Indicators to watch for the next developments include whether the app name remains Takes, whether there are further disclosures of internal or external testing, whether a real-money mechanism is introduced, and whether Meta gives any explanation of the product’s public release timing or positioning.
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Meta employees’ internally tested prediction-market app Takes uses “cred” points rather than real money for betting.
The app is explicitly distinguished from the real-money models of Kalshi and Polymarket.
Internal testing was reported as a common step before public release, but the public release timing and whether it will ultimately be released remain undecided.