If you'd put $1,000 in Bitcoin in January 2016…
…it would be worth about $200,812 today — roughly 200.8× your money, about 70.7% a year. (price return only)
How this is calculated
We take the closing price of Bitcoin on January 4, 2016 ($433.85) and the most recent close on December 2, 2025 ($87,122.28), a span of 9.9 years. The $1,000 grows in proportion to that price change.
Bitcoin pays no dividends or interest, so price return is the full return here. Daily closing prices are sourced from public market data. Figures are nominal (not inflation-adjusted).
Common questions
Is this adjusted for inflation?
No. These are nominal figures — what the position would be worth in today's dollars, not adjusted for inflation. In real, inflation-adjusted terms the gain would be smaller.
Does this include dividends?
Bitcoin pays no dividends, so the price return shown is effectively the full return.
Could I have actually bought this?
In practice, yes — though real-world results would differ from this illustration due to fees, spreads, and exact timing.
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Picture what one gifted share might be worth →Past performance does not predict future results. Historical figures are for illustration only and are not investment advice.