If you invested $1,000 in Bitcoin in 2017
$1,000 on January 1, 2017 would be worth
$80,838
- Return
- +7,984%
- Multiple
- 80.8x
- BTC bought
- 1.0023 BTC
- Buy price
- $998
Bitcoin opened 2017 at $998. Buying $1,000 worth on January 1, 2017 would have got you 1.0023 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $80,838: life-changing, at 80.8x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $125,009 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 2017 ($1,000 total) would be worth $42,633 today (42.6x). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $13,474 | 13.5x |
| 2019 | $3,832 | 3.8x |
| 2020 | $7,195 | 7.2x |
| 2021 | $29,469 | 29.5x |
| 2022 | $47,885 | 47.9x |
| 2023 | $16,652 | 16.7x |
| 2024 | $44,287 | 44.3x |
| 2025 | $94,601 | 94.6x |
| 2026 | $88,928 | 88.9x |
| Today | $80,838 | 80.8x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $1,000 have bought in 2017?
- On January 1, 2017 Bitcoin closed at $998, so $1,000 would have bought 1.0023 BTC.
- What is $1,000 of Bitcoin from 2017 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $80,838. That is a profit of $79,838, or +7,984%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $125,009 on October 6, 2025.