DOT · history since 2020
Polkadot Price History and Returns by Year
2,248 observations from Aug 20, 2020 to Oct 15, 2026. Daily observations.
−63.10% since Aug 20, 2020
Aug 20, 2020 → Oct 15, 2026High 53.8817Low 0.7508
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Daily observations.2,248 observations, simplified for display.History from Aug 20, 2020.
Records
All-time high
$53.8817
Nov 4, 2021
All-time low
$0.7508
Aug 18, 2026
Latest
$1.0701
−98.01% vs high
Since first record
−63.10%
−14.96% per year
Best year
2021 · +187.54%
Worst year
2022 · −83.85%
Deepest drawdown
−98.61%
Nov 4, 2021 → Aug 18, 2026
Current drawdown
−98.01%
from the running peak
By decade
| Decade | Start | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 9.2925 | 1.0701 | −88.48% |
Worst calendar years
- 2022−83.85%
- 2025−73.03%
- 2024−19.03%
Every year
| Year | Start | End | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | 1.7892 | 1.0701 | −40.19% |
| 2025 | 6.6349 | 1.7892 | −73.03% |
| 2024 | 8.1940 | 6.6349 | −19.03% |
| 2023 | 4.3148 | 8.1940 | +89.90% |
| 2022 | 26.7197 | 4.3148 | −83.85% |
| 2021 | 9.2925 | 26.7197 | +187.54% |
| 2020partial | 2.9001 | 9.2925 | +220.42% |
Polkadot history: common questions
- What was Polkadot's best year?
- Among the complete calendar years on record (2021–2025), Polkadot's best was 2021, when it rose 187.5% in USD, from $9.2925 to $26.7197.
- What was Polkadot's worst year?
- Its worst complete calendar year was 2022: it fell 83.9%, from $26.7197 to $4.3148.
- How did Polkadot perform in 2025?
- Polkadot fell 73.0% in 2025, from $6.6349 at the end of 2024 to $1.7892 at the end of 2025 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- How did Polkadot perform in 2024?
- Polkadot fell 19.0% in 2024, from $8.1940 at the end of 2023 to $6.6349 at the end of 2024 (daily closes at midnight UTC).
- What would $1,000 invested in Polkadot be worth today?
- $1,000 invested at the first daily close on record ($2.9001 on Aug 20, 2020) would have been worth about $369 on Oct 15, 2026, a compound annual return of −15.0%. 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 dataPolkadot daily close (Yahoo Finance) | Daily referencedaily | Aug 20, 2020 – Oct 15, 20262,247 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 Aug 20, 2020. 2,248 daily points.
Attribution
- Index and ETF prices: Yahoo Finance, cross-checked with CNBC