If you invested $500 in Bitcoin in 2020
$500 on January 1, 2020 would be worth
$5,618
- Return
- +1,024%
- Multiple
- 11.2x
- BTC bought
- 0.069651 BTC
- Buy price
- $7,179
Bitcoin opened 2020 at $7,179. Buying $500 worth on January 1, 2020 would have got you 0.069651 BTC. At today's price of $80,656, that holding is worth $5,618: life-changing, at 11.2x your money.
Holding on wouldn't have been easy. The position peaked at $8,687 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 2020 ($500 total) would be worth $4,105 today (8.2x). The lump sum on 1 January would have come out ahead.
Value at the start of each year
| Year | Value of your $500 | Multiple |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2,048 | 4.1x |
| 2022 | $3,328 | 6.7x |
| 2023 | $1,157 | 2.3x |
| 2024 | $3,078 | 6.2x |
| 2025 | $6,574 | 13.1x |
| 2026 | $6,180 | 12.4x |
| Today | $5,618 | 11.2x |
Frequently asked
- How much Bitcoin would $500 have bought in 2020?
- On January 1, 2020 Bitcoin closed at $7,179, so $500 would have bought 0.069651 BTC.
- What is $500 of Bitcoin from 2020 worth today?
- At today's price of $80,656, it would be worth about $5,618. That is a profit of $5,118, or +1,024%.
- What was the most it was ever worth?
- It peaked at $8,687 on October 6, 2025.