If you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2015
$1,000 on January 1, 2015 would be worth
$257,021
- Return
- +25,602%
- Multiple
- 257x
- BTC bought
- 3.1866 BTC
- Buy price
- $314
Bitcoin opened 2015 at $314. Buying $1,000 worth on January 1, 2015 would have got you 3.1866 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $257,021: life-changing, at 257x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $397,463 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 2015 ($1,000 total) would be worth $310,518 today (311x). Dollar-cost averaging would have beaten the lump sum here.
Value at the start of each year
| Year | Value of your $1,000 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1,382 | 1.4x |
| 2017 | $3,179 | 3.2x |
| 2018 | $42,839 | 42.8x |
| 2019 | $12,184 | 12.2x |
| 2020 | $22,876 | 22.9x |
| 2021 | $93,696 | 93.7x |
| 2022 | $152,250 | 152x |
| 2023 | $52,946 | 52.9x |
| 2024 | $140,808 | 141x |
| 2025 | $300,781 | 301x |
| 2026 | $282,744 | 283x |
| Today | $257,021 | 257x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $1,000 have bought in 2015?
- On January 1, 2015 Bitcoin closed at $314, so $1,000 would have bought 3.1866 BTC.
- What is $1,000 of Bitcoin from 2015 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $257,021. That is a profit of $256,021, or +25,602%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $397,463 on October 6, 2025.