# Manifold Markets

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Manifold Markets and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Play-money prediction market that people recommend for practical forecasting and as an alternative to real-money markets like Polymarket. Main caveat: it uses fake money, which one critic mocked as gambling.

## Why people recommend it

- Practical utility for forecasting (2 comments): "I would replace them with https://manifold.markets/ or maybe heavily regulate them. they do have practical utility in forecasting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48283338)) "they do have practical utility in forecasting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48290396))
- Alternative to real-money prediction markets (1 comments): "I would replace them with https://manifold.markets/ or maybe heavily regulate them. they do have practical utility in forecasting" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48283338))

## What people warn about

- Uses fake money, mocked as gambling (1 comments): "This is so smart. Gambling with fake money." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47428360))

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://manifold.markets/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Manifold Markets", https://hackerapproved.com/p/manifold-markets/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).