What if you'd invested in Bitcoin?
By Alex · Tickerpine · figures from public market data
$1,000 invested in BTC 12 years ago would be worth
$173,734
+17,273% total · 52.8% per year
Here's the plain version: if you'd put $1,000 into Bitcoin back in 2014-09 and just left it alone, you'd have about $173,734 today. That's a gain of 17,273%, or roughly 52.8% a year. No hype — just what the prices did.
Growth of $1,000 in BTC
since 2014-09 · hover for detail
$1,000 in BTC over time
| If you invested | $1,000 would be | Profit | Total return | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago (2025-11) | $744 | $-256 | -26% | -25.6% |
| 3 years ago (2023-11) | $1,783 | +$783 | +78% | 21.2% |
| 5 years ago (2021-11) | $1,179 | +$179 | +18% | 3.4% |
| 10 years ago (2016-11) | $90,152 | +$89,152 | +8,915% | 56.9% |
| At the very start (2014-09) | $173,734 | +$172,734 | +17,273% | 52.8% |
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