If you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2013
$1,000 on January 1, 2013 would be worth
$6,101,034
- Return
- +610,003%
- Multiple
- 6,101x
- BTC bought
- 75.643 BTC
- Buy price
- $13.22
Bitcoin opened 2013 at $13.22. Buying $1,000 worth on January 1, 2013 would have got you 75.643 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $6,101,034: life-changing, at 6,101x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $9,434,796 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 $83.33 a month through 2013 ($1,000 total) would be worth $1,500,827 today (1,501x). The lump sum on 1 January would have come out ahead.
Value at the start of each year
| Year | Value of your $1,000 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $57,103 | 57.1x |
| 2015 | $23,738 | 23.7x |
| 2016 | $32,815 | 32.8x |
| 2017 | $75,473 | 75.5x |
| 2018 | $1,016,899 | 1,017x |
| 2019 | $289,216 | 289x |
| 2020 | $543,017 | 543x |
| 2021 | $2,224,103 | 2,224x |
| 2022 | $3,614,026 | 3,614x |
| 2023 | $1,256,808 | 1,257x |
| 2024 | $3,342,436 | 3,342x |
| 2025 | $7,139,788 | 7,140x |
| 2026 | $6,711,649 | 6,712x |
| Today | $6,101,034 | 6,101x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $1,000 have bought in 2013?
- On January 1, 2013 Bitcoin closed at $13.22, so $1,000 would have bought 75.643 BTC.
- What is $1,000 of Bitcoin from 2013 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $6,101,034. That is a profit of $6,100,034, or +610,003%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $9,434,796 on October 6, 2025.