If I'd invested in Nvidia since 2008
$1,000 put into Nvidia at the end of 2008 would be worth about $1,025,950 today — a 1,026× return, or roughly 48.9% a year. Change the amount below to run your own number.
You'd have
$1,025,950
from $1,000 invested — up 102495%.
The story behind the number
Nvidia since 2008 has been a fairly steady climb. $1,000 put in at the end of 2008 grew to $1,025,950 — a 1,026× return, or about 48.9% a year. That beat the S&P 500, which turned the same $1,000 into $8,220 — you'd have come out roughly 125× ahead of simply buying the index.
The ride mattered as much as the destination. The strongest single year was 2011, up 58%; the worst was 2022, down 32%.
Holding on took nerve: the position fell as much as 63% from its 2021 peak to its 2022 low, before climbing back above that high by 2023. Inflation takes a bite, too — consumer prices rose about 58% over the period, so in today's money the result is closer to 649× what you put in.
Common questions
- How much would I have if I'd invested $1,000 in Nvidia in 2008?
- $1,000 invested in Nvidia at the end of 2008 would be worth about $1,025,950 today — a 1,026× return, or roughly 48.9% per year.
- What were the best and worst years for Nvidia since 2008?
- The best year was 2011, up about 58%. The toughest was 2022, when it fell about 32%. Across the window, 73 of 210 years finished lower than they started.
- What was the biggest drop along the way?
- The steepest decline was about 63%, from a peak in 2021 to a low in 2022, with the value recovering above its prior high by 2023.
- Would I have done better in S&P 500?
- No — the S&P 500 turned $1,000 into about $8,220 over the same window, while Nvidia reached $1,025,950. Nvidia came out ahead.
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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