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Bitcoin vs gold, stocks and the dollar
What did $100 become if it was invested in January of each year? Pick a year or read the full table.
What the table shows
Bitcoin has had far larger swings than the other assets here, in both directions. The table shows the value today of $100 invested at the start of each year, so earlier years show the largest gaps. It says nothing about what any asset will do next.
The US dollar column shows purchasing power: how much of what $100 bought then it can buy now, based on US consumer prices.
$100 invested, by year
| Invested in | Bitcoin | S&P 500 | Gold | US dollar (purchasing power) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2011 | $28,284,367 | $595 | $295 | $65.36 |
| January 2012 | $1,607,066 | $587 | $271 | $67.27 |
| January 2013 | $637,993 | $516 | $251 | $68.34 |
| January 2014 | $11,250 | $419 | $345 | $69.42 |
| January 2015 | $27,002 | $377 | $344 | $69.36 |
| January 2016 | $19,537 | $398 | $392 | $70.32 |
| January 2017 | $8,500 | $336 | $362 | $72.07 |
| January 2018 | $621 | $274 | $322 | $73.57 |
| January 2019 | $2,208 | $293 | $325 | $74.70 |
| January 2020 | $1,178 | $233 | $274 | $76.56 |
| January 2021 | $289 | $201 | $220 | $77.63 |
| January 2022 | $178 | $167 | $230 | $83.44 |
| January 2023 | $510 | $193 | $229 | $88.79 |
| January 2024 | $192 | $159 | $200 | $91.54 |
| January 2025 | $89.87 | $128 | $159 | $94.28 |
How this is calculated: each figure is the value today of $100 invested in January of the year shown. Bitcoin uses the first-of-month price on this site (latest: October 2026). The S&P 500 uses monthly average closes (multpl.com, latest 30 Oct 2026). Gold uses the LBMA PM price at the end of the previous year (latest 15 Oct 2026). US dollar purchasing power uses CPI-U, not seasonally adjusted (Bureau of Labor Statistics, January values; latest September 2026). Prices exclude dividends, taxes and fees. Past performance does not predict future results; this is not financial advice.
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