LINK · history since 2017
Chainlink Price History and Returns by Year
3,263 observations from Nov 9, 2017 to Oct 15, 2026. Daily observations.
+5,221.27% since Nov 9, 2017
Nov 9, 2017 → Oct 15, 2026High 52.1987Low 0.1550
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Daily observations.3,263 observations, simplified for display.History from Nov 9, 2017.
Records
All-time high
$52.1987
May 9, 2021
All-time low
$0.1453
Nov 29, 2017
Latest
$11.9180
−77.17% vs high
Since first record
+5,221.27%
+56.05% per year
Best year
2020 · +536.94%
Worst year
2022 · −71.58%
Deepest drawdown
−90.19%
May 9, 2021 → Jun 19, 2023
Current drawdown
−77.17%
from the running peak
By decade
| Decade | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1.7695 | 11.9180 | +573.53% |
Worst calendar years
- 2022−71.58%
- 2018−51.88%
- 2025−39.06%
Every year
| Year | Start | End | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | 12.1880 | 11.9180 | −2.22% |
| 2025 | 20.0014 | 12.1880 | −39.06% |
| 2024 | 14.9461 | 20.0014 | +33.82% |
| 2023 | 5.5687 | 14.9461 | +168.40% |
| 2022 | 19.5923 | 5.5687 | −71.58% |
| 2021 | 11.2705 | 19.5923 | +73.84% |
| 2020 | 1.7695 | 11.2705 | +536.94% |
| 2019 | 0.2894 | 1.7695 | +511.33% |
| 2018 | 0.6016 | 0.2894 | −51.88% |
| 2017partial | 0.2240 | 0.6016 | +168.59% |
Chainlink history: common questions
- What was Chainlink's best year?
- Among the complete calendar years on record (2018–2025), Chainlink's best was 2020, when it rose 536.9% in USD, from $1.7695 to $11.2705.
- What was Chainlink's worst year?
- Its worst complete calendar year was 2022: it fell 71.6%, from $19.5923 to $5.5687.
- How did Chainlink perform in 2025?
- Chainlink fell 39.1% in 2025, from $20.0014 at the end of 2024 to $12.1880 at the end of 2025 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- How did Chainlink perform in 2024?
- Chainlink rose 33.8% in 2024, from $14.9461 at the end of 2023 to $20.0014 at the end of 2024 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- What would $1,000 invested in Chainlink be worth today?
- $1,000 invested at the first daily close on record ($0.2240 on Nov 9, 2017) would have been worth about $53,213 on Oct 15, 2026, a compound annual return of +56.1%. 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 dataChainlink daily close (Yahoo Finance) | Daily referencedaily | Nov 9, 2017 – Oct 15, 20263,259 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 Nov 9, 2017. 3,263 daily points.
Attribution
- Index and ETF prices: Yahoo Finance, cross-checked with CNBC