If you invested $10.00 in Bitcoin in 2012
$10.00 on January 1, 2012 would be worth
$161,311
- Return
- +1,613,013%
- Multiple
- 16,131x
- BTC bought
- 2 BTC
- Buy price
- $5.00
Bitcoin opened 2012 at $5.00. Buying $10.00 worth on January 1, 2012 would have got you 2 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $161,311: life-changing, at 16,131x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $249,456 on October 6, 2025, and today it sits 35% below that high. Along the way Bitcoin went through several drawdowns of more than 50%.
What if you'd spread it out instead? Investing $0.83 a month through 2012 ($10.00 total) would be worth $119,842 today (11,984x). The lump sum on 1 January would have come out ahead.
Value at the start of each year
| Year | Value of your $10.00 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $26.44 | 2.6x |
| 2014 | $1,510 | 151x |
| 2015 | $628 | 62.8x |
| 2016 | $868 | 86.8x |
| 2017 | $1,996 | 200x |
| 2018 | $26,887 | 2,689x |
| 2019 | $7,647 | 765x |
| 2020 | $14,357 | 1,436x |
| 2021 | $58,805 | 5,881x |
| 2022 | $95,555 | 9,555x |
| 2023 | $33,230 | 3,323x |
| 2024 | $88,374 | 8,837x |
| 2025 | $188,776 | 18,878x |
| 2026 | $177,456 | 17,746x |
| Today | $161,311 | 16,131x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $10.00 have bought in 2012?
- On January 1, 2012 Bitcoin closed at $5.00, so $10.00 would have bought 2 BTC.
- What is $10.00 of Bitcoin from 2012 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $161,311. That is a profit of $161,301, or +1,613,013%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $249,456 on October 6, 2025.