Meta is reportedly exploring a new standalone app that could place it in one of the internet’s fastest-growing categories: prediction markets. According to reports, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has directed a small team to build an experimental platform internally known as Arena, which would allow users to predict future outcomes in a format similar to platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi.The project remains under development and may never launch publicly. However, its existence offers a glimpse into how Meta is looking beyond Facebook and Instagram as it searches for the next wave of online engagement and digital communities.

The company may be seeking to compete with Polymarket and Kalshi.

Mark Zuckerberg directed Meta to build a prediction market app called Arena that would compete with Polymarket and Kalshi, the New York Times reported.