If you invested $500 in Bitcoin in 2013
$500 on January 1, 2013 would be worth
$3,050,517
- Return
- +610,003%
- Multiple
- 6,101x
- BTC bought
- 37.8215 BTC
- Buy price
- $13.22
Bitcoin opened 2013 at $13.22. Buying $500 worth on January 1, 2013 would have got you 37.8215 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $3,050,517: life-changing, at 6,101x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $4,717,398 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 $41.67 a month through 2013 ($500 total) would be worth $750,413 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 $500 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $28,551 | 57.1x |
| 2015 | $11,869 | 23.7x |
| 2016 | $16,408 | 32.8x |
| 2017 | $37,736 | 75.5x |
| 2018 | $508,450 | 1,017x |
| 2019 | $144,608 | 289x |
| 2020 | $271,508 | 543x |
| 2021 | $1,112,051 | 2,224x |
| 2022 | $1,807,013 | 3,614x |
| 2023 | $628,404 | 1,257x |
| 2024 | $1,671,218 | 3,342x |
| 2025 | $3,569,894 | 7,140x |
| 2026 | $3,355,825 | 6,712x |
| Today | $3,050,517 | 6,101x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $500 have bought in 2013?
- On January 1, 2013 Bitcoin closed at $13.22, so $500 would have bought 37.8215 BTC.
- What is $500 of Bitcoin from 2013 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $3,050,517. That is a profit of $3,050,017, or +610,003%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $4,717,398 on October 6, 2025.