If you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2014
$1,000 on January 1, 2014 would be worth
$106,843
- Return
- +10,584%
- Multiple
- 107x
- BTC bought
- 1.3247 BTC
- Buy price
- $755
Bitcoin opened 2014 at $755. Buying $1,000 worth on January 1, 2014 would have got you 1.3247 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $106,843: life-changing, at 107x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $165,225 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 2014 ($1,000 total) would be worth $160,224 today (160x). Dollar-cost averaging would have beaten the lump sum here.
Value at the start of each year
| Year | Value of your $1,000 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $416 | 0.4x |
| 2016 | $575 | 0.6x |
| 2017 | $1,322 | 1.3x |
| 2018 | $17,808 | 17.8x |
| 2019 | $5,065 | 5.1x |
| 2020 | $9,509 | 9.5x |
| 2021 | $38,949 | 38.9x |
| 2022 | $63,290 | 63.3x |
| 2023 | $22,010 | 22x |
| 2024 | $58,534 | 58.5x |
| 2025 | $125,034 | 125x |
| 2026 | $117,536 | 118x |
| Today | $106,843 | 107x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $1,000 have bought in 2014?
- On January 1, 2014 Bitcoin closed at $755, so $1,000 would have bought 1.3247 BTC.
- What is $1,000 of Bitcoin from 2014 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $106,843. That is a profit of $105,843, or +10,584%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $165,225 on October 6, 2025.