If you invested $1,000 in BTC-USD — what it would be worth today
$1,000
once in
Dollar-cost averaging invests the same amount every period, so the chart compares value against what you put in.January 2016
Priced at a real closing price — the month's last trading day, or that exact day's close when you pick one.today
Monthly data: valued at the closing price on the last trading day of that month.A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin (BTC-USD) in January 2016 would be worth $235,395 as of October 2026 — 66.8% a year compounded (CAGR). Use the dropdowns above to try any amount or starting month back to February 2012.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,724 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,777 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). BTC-USD beat both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
Growth of $1,000 in BTC-USD since January 2016— monthly
Bitcoin (BTC-USD). Price return from daily closes — crypto pays no dividends and doesn't split (no taxes or fees). Not investment advice.
What $1,000 in BTC-USD would be worth today, by starting month— each bar = one starting month, held to today
$1,000 invested in BTC-USD, by year— price return, held to today
| Invested in | Worth today | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $235,395 | 235× | 66.8% |
| 2017 | $89,048 | 89.0× | 59.1% |
| 2018 | $8,366 | 8.4× | 27.8% |
| 2019 | $24,574 | 24.6× | 51.8% |
| 2020 | $9,185 | 9.2× | 39.4% |
| 2021 | $2,596 | 2.6× | 18.3% |
| 2022 | $2,233 | 2.2× | 18.8% |
| 2023 | $3,719 | 3.7× | 43.0% |
| 2024 | $2,020 | 2.0× | 30.1% |
| 2025 | $840 | 0.8× | -10.0% |
Methodology
Investments are assumed made at the chosen month's last trading day close, or that exact day's close when a day is picked. Returns are a pure price return from daily closing prices — BTC-USD pays no dividends and doesn't split (taxes and fees excluded). BTC-USD data begins February 2012; values as of October 2026 and refresh daily. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
See the live BTC-USD chart on the BTC-USD quote page or compare with the same investment in SPY.
FAQ#
- How much would $1,000 invested in BTC-USD be worth today?
- A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin (BTC-USD) in January 2016 would be worth about $235,395 as of October 2026. That works out to about 66.8% a year compounded (CAGR).
- How far back does the BTC-USD calculation go?
- BTC-USD data begins February 2012. You can pick any starting month from then to the present and see what your investment would be worth today.
- Does this include staking or dividends?
- No. BTC-USD is a cryptocurrency — it pays no dividends and doesn't split, so this is a pure price return from daily closing prices (no taxes or fees, and no staking rewards).