Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2026
Yulia Navalnaya 10.5%
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7d —
30d +4.0pp
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All tracked outcomes
| Outcome | Prob. | 24h | 7d |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volodymyr Zelenskyy | 7.4% | +0.1pp | +0.3pp |
| UNRWA | 5.5% | -2.8pp | -3.4pp |
| Pope Leo XIV | 4.5% | -0.3pp | +0.1pp |
| Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani | 3.5% | +0.1pp | -0.1pp |
| Donald Trump | 3.4% | +0.1pp | -1.0pp |
| International Court of Justice | 2.0% | — | +0.1pp |
| Narendra Modi | 1.7% | +0.1pp | — |
| António Guterres | 1.6% | +0.1pp | +0.1pp |
| Julian Assange | 1.3% | -0.3pp | -0.4pp |
What's moving this market
Updated Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:01:36 UTCDrivers
- Trump backs Pete Hegseth amid renewed tensions with Iran – as it happened — Traders may see rising U.S.-Iran hostility as reducing the likelihood of a peace prize for a UN agency operating in the region.
- Trump expresses frustration with Netanyahu before White House meeting — The political focus on bilateral U.S.-Israel relations further shifts attention away from multilateral humanitarian recognition.
- No clear news driver — No Nobel-specific news explains UNRWA’s 2.8pp drop; thin volume and broader geopolitical sentiment appear to be the primary drivers.
The most significant move in the Nobel Peace Prize market over the past 24 hours is the sharp decline for UNRWA, which shed 2.8 percentage points from its implied probability. No single piece of news directly addresses the agency’s candidacy, however. The drop appears driven by broader geopolitical sentiment shifts rather than a specific Nobel-related development.
Traders may be reacting to the escalation in U.S.-Iran rhetoric following President Trump’s comments to Axios, in which he said he had paused strikes on Iran but stood ready for “strong military action” if diplomacy fails. While Trump’s remarks concerned Iran, not Israel-Palestine, increased tension in the Middle East tends to weigh on the perceived likelihood of a peace-focused prize awarded to a UN agency like UNRWA. The news that Trump will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu—and his assertion that “without me, there would be no Israel”—reinforces an environment of great-power diplomacy rather than multilateral or humanitarian recognition.
UNRWA’s 30-day chart shows a steady erosion from higher levels, suggesting this is an ongoing repricing rather than a sudden shock. The rest of the field remains largely flat. Yulia Navalnaya continues to hold the lead at 10.5%, though her odds have plateaued after a strong run over the past month. No fresh news explains her position; traders appear to be consolidating her as the default frontrunner in the absence of a rival narrative.
On Reddit, chatter on r/neoliberal and r/geopolitics speculated that UNRWA’s decline reflects growing pessimism about a Gaza ceasefire before the prize deadline, but the evidence is anecdotal. The move may simply be thin volume amplifying a sentiment-driven adjustment.