If I'd invested in Bitcoin since 2024
$1,000 put into Bitcoin at the end of 2024 would be worth about $690 today — a 0.69× return, or roughly -23.1% a year. Change the amount below to run your own number.
You'd have
$690
from $1,000 invested — down 31%.
The story behind the number
Bitcoin since 2024 has been a remarkably smooth ride. $1,000 put in at the end of 2024 shrank to $690 — a 0.69× return, or about -23.1% a year. The S&P 500 actually did better over the same years, turning that $1,000 into $1,266 — about 1.83× what this returned.
The ride mattered as much as the destination. The strongest single year was 2025, up 14%; the worst was 2025, down 18%.
Holding on took nerve: the position fell as much as 44% from its 2025 peak to its 2026 low and had not fully reclaimed that peak by the end of the window. Inflation takes a bite, too — consumer prices rose about 5% over the period, so in today's money the result is closer to 0.66× what you put in.
Common questions
- How much would I have if I'd invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2024?
- $1,000 invested in Bitcoin at the end of 2024 would be worth about $690 today — a 0.69× return, or roughly -23.1% per year.
- What were the best and worst years for Bitcoin since 2024?
- The best year was 2025, up about 14%. The toughest was 2025, when it fell about 18%. Across the window, 10 of 18 years finished lower than they started.
- What was the biggest drop along the way?
- The steepest decline was about 44%, from a peak in 2025 to a low in 2026, a level it had not fully recovered by the latest data.
- Would I have done better in S&P 500?
- Yes — the S&P 500 turned $1,000 into about $1,266, versus $690 for Bitcoin over the same window.
The chart above shows the whole journey, not just the destination. Try switching to a bit each year to see how spreading your buying would have changed the outcome — or skip the latte to find out what a small daily habit could have grown into instead.
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