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Shayne Coplan
D
21.9
PBS
~$1.0B
Profile Summary
Shayne Coplan is a U.S. billionaire with an estimated net worth of ~$1.0B RTB. He is identified in recent coverage as the CEO of Polymarket, a prediction markets company, which is the main business context available in the data NewsAPI, GDELT.
Political Activity
Coplan made 19 federal political contributions totaling $147,258.82 between 2023-06-15 and 2024-11-04 FEC. Most of the reported money went to Democratic recipients, including the Harris Victory Fund, the DNC Services Corp / Democratic National Committee, and the Torres Victory Fund FEC. The party breakdown shows $58,958.82 to Democratic recipients and $88,300 marked as Unknown FEC.
In the News
Recent coverage focuses on Polymarket and prediction markets. One article quotes Coplan saying to "go all in" and not hedge bets GDELT. Other headlines discuss Polymarket alongside Kalshi, including reports that the companies may be targeting $20 billion valuations and broader scrutiny of prediction-market contracts tied to geopolitical events NewsAPI.
Political Contributions
$147KTotal Contributed
19Contributions
2023–2024Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
HARRIS VICTORY FUND$50K
DNC SERVICES CORP / DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE$41K
TORRES VICTORY FUND$23K
NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE$10K
LA BAMBA PAC$5K
Recent News
228Total Articles
FortuneTop Source
NeutralAvg. Sentiment
Score Breakdown
D
21.9
Public Benefit Score
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Philanthropy65% weight
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
Transparency35% weight
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 6/23/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source.