If you invested $1,000 in BTC-USD — what it would be worth today
A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin (BTC-USD) in January 2016 would be worth $176,290 as of August 2026 — 63.3% a year. Use the dropdowns above to try any amount, ticker, or starting month back to February 2012.
Over the same period, the same $1,000 would be worth $4,684 in the S&P 500 (SPY) and $7,427 in the Nasdaq-100 (QQQ). BTC-USD beat both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100 over that period.
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 starting year#
| Invested in | Worth today | Same in QQQ | Multiple | Annualized |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $176,290 | $7,427 | 176× | 63.3% |
| 2017 | $66,689 | $6,141 | 66.7× | 55.3% |
| 2018 | $6,265 | $4,475 | 6.3× | 23.9% |
| 2019 | $18,404 | $4,470 | 18.4× | 47.1% |
| 2020 | $6,879 | $3,403 | 6.9× | 34.2% |
| 2021 | $1,944 | $2,353 | 1.9× | 12.7% |
| 2022 | $1,672 | $2,029 | 1.7× | 12.0% |
| 2023 | $2,785 | $2,482 | 2.8× | 33.5% |
| 2024 | $1,513 | $1,742 | 1.5× | 17.6% |
| 2025 | $629 | $1,382 | 0.6× | -25.9% |
Methodology#
Investments are assumed made at the first trading day's close of the chosen year. 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 August 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 $176,290 as of August 2026. That works out to about 63.3% a year.
- 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).