ETH · history since 2017
Ethereum Price History and Returns by Year
3,263 observations from Nov 9, 2017 to Oct 15, 2026. Daily observations.
+630.46% since Nov 9, 2017
Nov 9, 2017 → Oct 15, 2026High 4,812.09Low 85.26
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Daily observations.3,263 observations, simplified for display.History from Nov 9, 2017.
Records
All-time high
$4,831.35
Aug 22, 2025
All-time low
$84.31
Dec 14, 2018
Latest
$2,343.94
−51.48% vs high
Since first record
+630.46%
+24.94% per year
Best year
2020 · +469.25%
Worst year
2018 · −82.38%
Deepest drawdown
−93.96%
Jan 13, 2018 → Dec 14, 2018, recovered Feb 2, 2021
Current drawdown
−51.48%
from the running peak
By decade
| Decade | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 129.61 | 2,343.94 | +1,708.44% |
Worst calendar years
- 2018−82.38%
- 2022−67.50%
- 2025−10.97%
Every year
| Year | Start | End | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | 2,967.04 | 2,343.94 | −21.00% |
| 2025 | 3,332.53 | 2,967.04 | −10.97% |
| 2024 | 2,281.47 | 3,332.53 | +46.07% |
| 2023 | 1,196.77 | 2,281.47 | +90.64% |
| 2022 | 3,682.63 | 1,196.77 | −67.50% |
| 2021 | 737.80 | 3,682.63 | +399.13% |
| 2020 | 129.61 | 737.80 | +469.25% |
| 2019 | 133.37 | 129.61 | −2.82% |
| 2018 | 756.73 | 133.37 | −82.38% |
| 2017partial | 320.88 | 756.73 | +135.83% |
Ethereum history: common questions
- What was Ethereum's best year?
- Among the complete calendar years on record (2018–2025), Ethereum's best was 2020, when it rose 469.2% in USD, from $129.61 to $737.80.
- What was Ethereum's worst year?
- Its worst complete calendar year was 2018: it fell 82.4%, from $756.73 to $133.37.
- How did Ethereum perform in 2025?
- Ethereum fell 11.0% in 2025, from $3,332.53 at the end of 2024 to $2,967.04 at the end of 2025 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- How did Ethereum perform in 2024?
- Ethereum rose 46.1% in 2024, from $2,281.47 at the end of 2023 to $3,332.53 at the end of 2024 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- What would $1,000 invested in Ethereum be worth today?
- $1,000 invested at the first daily close on record ($320.88 on Nov 9, 2017) would have been worth about $7,305 on Oct 15, 2026, a compound annual return of +24.9%. 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 dataEthereum daily close (Yahoo Finance) | Daily referencedaily | Nov 9, 2017 – Oct 15, 20263,262 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