If You Had Invested in Bitcoin
Pick a year and an amount to see what a bitcoin purchase on the first day of that year would be worth now, at today's price of $80,559. For example, $1,000 in January 2016 would be worth about $185,477, and $1,000 in January 2020 about $11,188.
Live price Oct 25, 2026, 19:05 UTC · daily closes since Sep 17, 2014
Worth today, bought on the first day of each year
| Bought in | Price then | $100 | $500 | $1,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $88,732 | $91 | $454 | $908 | $4,539 | $9,079 |
| 2025 | $94,420 | $85 | $427 | $853 | $4,266 | $8,532 |
| 2024 | $44,167 | $182 | $912 | $1,824 | $9,120 | $18,239 |
| 2023 | $16,625 | $485 | $2,423 | $4,846 | $24,228 | $48,456 |
| 2022 | $47,687 | $169 | $845 | $1,689 | $8,447 | $16,893 |
| 2021 | $29,374 | $274 | $1,371 | $2,743 | $13,713 | $27,425 |
| 2020 | $7,200 | $1,119 | $5,594 | $11,188 | $55,942 | $111,885 |
| 2019 | $3,844 | $2,096 | $10,480 | $20,960 | $104,798 | $209,597 |
| 2018 | $13,657 | $590 | $2,949 | $5,899 | $29,493 | $58,986 |
| 2017 | $998.33 | $8,069 | $40,347 | $80,694 | $403,470 | $806,940 |
| 2016 | $434.33 | $18,548 | $92,738 | $185,477 | $927,384 | $1,854,768 |
| 2015 | $314.25 | $25,635 | $128,177 | $256,354 | $1,281,768 | $2,563,536 |
| 2014 from Sep 17 | $457.33 | $17,615 | $88,074 | $176,149 | $880,744 | $1,761,489 |
FAQ
What if I had invested $1,000 in bitcoin 10 years ago?
Bought on January 1, 2016 at $434.33, $1,000 would be 2.3024 BTC, worth about $185,477 today.
Which year was the best time to buy bitcoin?
Of the January starts shown, 2015, which has multiplied about 256 times. Earlier years did better mainly because bitcoin was much smaller then; past returns do not predict future ones.
Is it too late to invest in bitcoin?
Nobody knows. Bitcoin has had several falls of 75% or more, and some years starting points lost money for a year or more. Only invest what you can afford to lose; nothing here is advice.
Bitcoin prices: BTC-USD daily closes at 00:00 UTC (Yahoo Finance) and the live price. Past performance does not predict future results; nothing here is investment advice.