If you had invested $1,000 in Ethereum in 2016
Buying $1,000 of Ethereum on May 18, 2016 at $13.18 would have gotten you 75.8725 ETH. On Nov 1, 2026 that is worth $172,400, 172.4x the original amount (+17,140%). Ethereum history on Coinbase starts that day, so it is the earliest possible purchase.
- Value today
- $172,400
- Return
- 172.4x
- Price on May 18, 2016
- $13.18
- Price today
- $2,272
Timing within 2016
Bought at the 2016 low ($6.75 on Dec 5, 2016): worth $336,627 today.
Bought at the 2016 high ($20.99 on Jun 16, 2016): worth $108,253 today.
What if you had spread it over 2016?
Splitting $1,000 into monthly buys through 2016 would be worth $139,251 today (+13,825.1%).
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Year by year
| Date | Price | Value | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2016 | $8.16 | $619.12 | -38.1% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | $741.27 | $56,242 | +5,524.2% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | $130.53 | $9,904 | +890.4% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | $128.54 | $9,753 | +875.3% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | $737.67 | $55,969 | +5,496.9% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | $3,676 | $278,892 | +27,789.2% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | $1,195 | $90,687 | +8,968.7% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | $2,281 | $173,071 | +17,207.1% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $3,330 | $252,680 | +25,168% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $2,967 | $225,102 | +22,410.2% |
| Nov 1, 2026 | $2,272 | $172,400 | +17,140% |
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