What If You Invested $1,000 in Bitcoin (BTCUSD)?
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BTCUSD
Historical extremes
What if you bought at the best or worst time? Check max profit, max drawdown, and total return since ICO.
Max profit
+20,333,581,588%
(203,335,816 times)
- Buy
- Dec 17, 2009
- $0.00061337
- Sell
- Oct 6, 2025
- $124,720.09
Buying BTCUSD at the best price and selling at the peak would have turned $1,000 into $203,335,816,880.51.
Max drawdown
93.07%
(fell to 7% of peak)
- Peak
- Jun 8, 2011
- $29.6
- Trough
- Nov 18, 2011
- $2.05
A $1,000 investment in BTCUSD at the peak would have shrunk to $69.26 at the trough.
Return since ICO
+10,283,653,948%
(102,836,540 times)
- ICO
- Oct 5, 2009
- $0.00076392
- Current
- May 3, 2026
- $78,558.89
A $1,000 investment in BTCUSD at ICO would be worth $102,836,540,475.44 today.
Frequently asked questions
What is Bitcoin (BTCUSD)'s all-time high (ATH) and all-time low (ATL)?
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)'s all-time low (ATL) was $0.00061337 on Dec 17, 2009. The all-time high (ATH) was $124,720.09 on Oct 6, 2025.
What if you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin (BTCUSD) for maximum profit?
Buying Bitcoin (BTCUSD) at the best price ($0.00061337 on Dec 17, 2009) and selling at the peak ($124,720.09 on Oct 6, 2025) would have turned $1,000 into $203,335,816,880.51. Historical return: +20,333,581,588.05% (203,335,816 times).
What are Bitcoin (BTCUSD)'s best buy and sell dates for maximum profit?
The best buy date for Bitcoin (BTCUSD) was Dec 17, 2009 at $0.00061337. The best sell date was Oct 6, 2025 at $124,720.09. This investment would have returned +20,333,581,588.05% (203,335,816 times).
What was Bitcoin (BTCUSD)'s maximum drawdown?
Bitcoin (BTCUSD)'s worst decline was 93.07% (fell to 7% of peak) from peak to trough. Peak: $29.6 on Jun 8, 2011. Trough: $2.05 on Nov 18, 2011. A $1,000 investment at the peak would have been worth $69.26 at the trough.
What if you bought Bitcoin (BTCUSD) at the first date in our price history?
A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin (BTCUSD) at the start of our data ($0.00076392 on Oct 5, 2009) would be worth $102,836,540,475.44 today. Historical return: +10,283,653,947.54% (102,836,540 times). Latest price: $78,558.89 as of May 3, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin (BTCUSD) 5 years ago?
A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin (BTCUSD) 5 years ago ($57,212.73 on May 3, 2021) would be worth $1,373.1 today. Historical return: +37.31% (1.37 times). Latest price: $78,558.89 as of May 3, 2026.
What if you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin (BTCUSD) 10 years ago?
A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin (BTCUSD) 10 years ago ($452.23 on May 3, 2016) would be worth $173,714.46 today. Historical return: +17,271.45% (173.7 times). Latest price: $78,558.89 as of May 3, 2026.
Data & methodology
How is the return calculated?
We use closing prices from our data provider. The return includes price appreciation. Units bought = investment ÷ price on start date. Current value = units × latest price.
What is CAGR?
Compound Annual Growth Rate measures the average annual return over the holding period, accounting for compounding.