LTC · history since 2014
Litecoin Price History and Returns by Year
4,412 observations from Sep 17, 2014 to Oct 15, 2026. Daily observations.
+1,043.02% since Sep 17, 2014
Sep 17, 2014 → Oct 15, 2026High 358.34Low 1.16
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Daily observations.4,412 observations, simplified for display.History from Sep 17, 2014.
Records
All-time high
$386.45
May 9, 2021
All-time low
$1.16
Jan 14, 2015
Latest
$57.82
−85.04% vs high
Since first record
+1,043.02%
+22.35% per year
Best year
2017 · +5,266.02%
Worst year
2018 · −86.87%
Deepest drawdown
−93.45%
Dec 18, 2017 → Dec 14, 2018, recovered May 9, 2021
Current drawdown
−85.04%
from the running peak
By decade
| Decade | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 41.34 | 57.82 | +39.86% |
Worst calendar years
- 2018−86.87%
- 2022−52.23%
- 2025−25.51%
Every year
| Year | Start | End | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | 76.78 | 57.82 | −24.69% |
| 2025 | 103.07 | 76.78 | −25.51% |
| 2024 | 72.80 | 103.07 | +41.58% |
| 2023 | 70.00 | 72.80 | +4.00% |
| 2022 | 146.51 | 70.00 | −52.23% |
| 2021 | 124.69 | 146.51 | +17.50% |
| 2020 | 41.34 | 124.69 | +201.62% |
| 2019 | 30.47 | 41.34 | +35.68% |
| 2018 | 232.10 | 30.47 | −86.87% |
| 2017 | 4.33 | 232.10 | +5,266.02% |
| 2016 | 3.48 | 4.33 | +24.28% |
| 2015 | 2.72 | 3.48 | +28.00% |
| 2014partial | 5.06 | 2.72 | −46.25% |
Litecoin history: common questions
- What was Litecoin's best year?
- Among the complete calendar years on record (2015–2025), Litecoin's best was 2017, when it rose 5,266.0% in USD, from $4.33 to $232.10.
- What was Litecoin's worst year?
- Its worst complete calendar year was 2018: it fell 86.9%, from $232.10 to $30.47.
- How did Litecoin perform in 2025?
- Litecoin fell 25.5% in 2025, from $103.07 at the end of 2024 to $76.78 at the end of 2025 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- How did Litecoin perform in 2024?
- Litecoin rose 41.6% in 2024, from $72.80 at the end of 2023 to $103.07 at the end of 2024 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- What would $1,000 invested in Litecoin be worth today?
- $1,000 invested at the first daily close on record ($5.06 on Sep 17, 2014) would have been worth about $11,430 on Oct 15, 2026, a compound annual return of +22.4%. 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 dataLitecoin daily close (Yahoo Finance) | Daily referencedaily | Sep 17, 2014 – Oct 15, 20264,399 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