BTC · history since 2014
Bitcoin Price History and Returns by Year
4,412 observations from Sep 17, 2014 to Oct 15, 2026. Daily observations.
+17,474.22% since Sep 17, 2014
Sep 17, 2014 → Oct 15, 2026High 124,752.53Low 178.10
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Daily observations.4,412 observations, simplified for display.History from Sep 17, 2014.
Records
All-time high
$124,752.53
Oct 6, 2025
All-time low
$178.10
Jan 14, 2015
Latest
$80,372.88
−35.57% vs high
Since first record
+17,474.22%
+53.42% per year
Best year
2017 · +1,368.90%
Worst year
2018 · −73.56%
Deepest drawdown
−83.40%
Dec 16, 2017 → Dec 15, 2018, recovered Nov 30, 2020
Current drawdown
−35.57%
from the running peak
By decade
| Decade | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 7,193.60 | 80,372.88 | +1,017.28% |
Worst calendar years
- 2018−73.56%
- 2022−64.27%
- 2025−6.34%
Every year
| Year | Start | End | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | 87,508.83 | 80,372.88 | −8.15% |
| 2025 | 93,429.20 | 87,508.83 | −6.34% |
| 2024 | 42,265.19 | 93,429.20 | +121.05% |
| 2023 | 16,547.50 | 42,265.19 | +155.42% |
| 2022 | 46,306.45 | 16,547.50 | −64.27% |
| 2021 | 29,001.72 | 46,306.45 | +59.67% |
| 2020 | 7,193.60 | 29,001.72 | +303.16% |
| 2019 | 3,742.70 | 7,193.60 | +92.20% |
| 2018 | 14,156.40 | 3,742.70 | −73.56% |
| 2017 | 963.74 | 14,156.40 | +1,368.90% |
| 2016 | 430.57 | 963.74 | +123.83% |
| 2015 | 320.19 | 430.57 | +34.47% |
| 2014partial | 457.33 | 320.19 | −29.99% |
Bitcoin history: common questions
- What was Bitcoin's best year?
- Among the complete calendar years on record (2015–2025), Bitcoin's best was 2017, when it rose 1,368.9% in USD, from $963.74 to $14,156.40.
- What was Bitcoin's worst year?
- Its worst complete calendar year was 2018: it fell 73.6%, from $14,156.40 to $3,742.70.
- How did Bitcoin perform in 2025?
- Bitcoin fell 6.3% in 2025, from $93,429.20 at the end of 2024 to $87,508.83 at the end of 2025 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- How did Bitcoin perform in 2024?
- Bitcoin rose 121.1% in 2024, from $42,265.19 at the end of 2023 to $93,429.20 at the end of 2024 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- What would $1,000 invested in Bitcoin be worth today?
- $1,000 invested at the first daily close on record ($457.33 on Sep 17, 2014) would have been worth about $175,742 on Oct 15, 2026, a compound annual return of +53.4%. This ignores trading fees, spreads and taxes, and past performance does not predict future returns.
Sources for this history
| Source | Data type | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Yahoo Financepublic market dataBitcoin daily close (Yahoo Finance) | Daily referencedaily | Sep 17, 2014 – Oct 15, 20264,412 observations |
Price history is stored as published for reproducibility. The current quote is refreshed every 15 seconds from the live feed and labelled with its sources and observation time.
Current quote
- Type: Daily reference
- Consensus: Single source from one source
- Primary source: Yahoo Finance
- Observed: Oct 15, 2026
History
From Sep 17, 2014. 4,412 daily points.
Attribution
- Index and ETF prices: Yahoo Finance, cross-checked with CNBC
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