If I'd invested in Ethereum since 2015
$1,000 put into Ethereum at the end of 2015 would be worth about $1,804,032 today — a 1,804× return, or roughly 105.4% a year. Change the amount below to run your own number.
You'd have
$1,804,032
from $1,000 invested — up 180303%.
The story behind the number
Ethereum since 2015 has been a white-knuckle rollercoaster. $1,000 put in at the end of 2015 grew to $1,804,032 — a 1,804× return, or about 105.4% a year. That beat the S&P 500, which turned the same $1,000 into $3,638 — you'd have come out roughly 496× ahead of simply buying the index.
The ride mattered as much as the destination. The strongest single year was 2017, up 9141%; the worst was 2018, down 82%.
Holding on took nerve: the position fell as much as 83% from its 2017 peak to its 2019 low, before climbing back above that high by 2021. Inflation takes a bite, too — consumer prices rose about 40% over the period, so in today's money the result is closer to 1,284× what you put in.
Common questions
- How much would I have if I'd invested $1,000 in Ethereum in 2015?
- $1,000 invested in Ethereum at the end of 2015 would be worth about $1,804,032 today — a 1,804× return, or roughly 105.4% per year.
- What were the best and worst years for Ethereum since 2015?
- The best year was 2017, up about 9141%. The toughest was 2018, when it fell about 82%. Across the window, 32 of 63 years finished lower than they started.
- What was the biggest drop along the way?
- The steepest decline was about 83%, from a peak in 2017 to a low in 2019, with the value recovering above its prior high by 2021.
- Would I have done better in S&P 500?
- No — the S&P 500 turned $1,000 into about $3,638 over the same window, while Ethereum reached $1,804,032. Ethereum came out ahead.
The chart above shows the whole journey, not just the destination. Try switching to a bit each year to see how spreading your buying would have changed the outcome — or skip the latte to find out what a small daily habit could have grown into instead.
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