If you invested $250 in Bitcoin in 2013
$250 on January 1, 2013 would be worth
$1,525,259
- Return
- +610,003%
- Multiple
- 6,101x
- BTC bought
- 18.9107 BTC
- Buy price
- $13.22
Bitcoin opened 2013 at $13.22. Buying $250 worth on January 1, 2013 would have got you 18.9107 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $1,525,259: life-changing, at 6,101x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $2,358,699 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 $20.83 a month through 2013 ($250 total) would be worth $375,207 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 $250 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $14,276 | 57.1x |
| 2015 | $5,934 | 23.7x |
| 2016 | $8,204 | 32.8x |
| 2017 | $18,868 | 75.5x |
| 2018 | $254,225 | 1,017x |
| 2019 | $72,304 | 289x |
| 2020 | $135,754 | 543x |
| 2021 | $556,026 | 2,224x |
| 2022 | $903,506 | 3,614x |
| 2023 | $314,202 | 1,257x |
| 2024 | $835,609 | 3,342x |
| 2025 | $1,784,947 | 7,140x |
| 2026 | $1,677,912 | 6,712x |
| Today | $1,525,259 | 6,101x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $250 have bought in 2013?
- On January 1, 2013 Bitcoin closed at $13.22, so $250 would have bought 18.9107 BTC.
- What is $250 of Bitcoin from 2013 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $1,525,259. That is a profit of $1,525,009, or +610,003%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $2,358,699 on October 6, 2025.