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Bitcoin price history: returns by year and month

Since January 1, 2019, Bitcoin has gone from $3,797.14 to $84,840.00 (+2,134%). It closed 5 of 7 full calendar years higher; the best was 2020 (+302%) and the worst 2022 (−64%). Its deepest fall was −77%, from November 8, 2021 to November 21, 2022.

Latest close
$84,840.00

October 4, 2026

Highest close
$124,659.00

October 6, 2025

From the high
−32%

363 days since

Deepest fall
−77%

November 8, 2021 → November 21, 2022

Years up
5 of 7

full calendar years

Months up
52 of 93

56% of full months

Best day
+20%

February 8, 2021

Worst day
−40%

March 12, 2020

Hover or tap any figure, row or cell on this page for the detail behind it.

Bitcoin price, daily closes

Log scale: equal distances are equal percentage moves

$5,000$10,000$20,000$50,000$100,00020192020202120222023202420252026

Bitcoin returns by year

Each year runs from the last close of the year before to the last close of that year. Bar lengths use a square-root scale so one very large year does not flatten the others.

YearReturn
2019+89%
2020+302%
2021+60%
2022−64%
2023+156%
2024+121%
2025−6%
2026year to date−3%

Bitcoin monthly returns

Percent change from the end of the previous month. Italic cells are a month in progress or one that starts part-way through our data; they are left out of the statistics below.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
2019−9.6+11+7.6+30+61+27−7.1−4.9−14+10−17−4.6+89%
2020+30−8.9−25+34+9.6−3.3+24+2.8−7.5+28+43+47+302%
2021+14+36+30−1.8−35−5.9+18+14−7.0+40−7.1−19+60%
2022−17+12+5.4−17−15−37+17−14−3.1+5.5−16−3.6−64%
2023+40+0.1+23+2.7−6.9+12−4.1−11+3.9+28+8.9+12+156%
2024+0.7+44+17−15+11−7.1+3.0−8.7+7.4+11+37−2.9+121%
2025+9.5−18−2.1+14+11+2.4+8.0−6.5+5.4−3.9−18−3.0−6%
2026−10−15+2.0+12−3.5−20+7.3+25+6.4+1.5··−3%

Seasonality: how each calendar month has gone

All complete months grouped by month of the year, from January 1, 2019. Months with fewer than 4 years of data are left out.

MonthAverageMedianClosed upBestWorst
January+7.2%+5.1%5 of 8+40% 2023−17% 2022
February+7.7%+5.6%5 of 8+44% 2024−18% 2025
March+7.2%+6.5%6 of 8+30% 2021−25% 2020
April+7.3%+7.3%5 of 8+34% 2020−17% 2022
May+3.9%+3.1%4 of 8+61% 2019−35% 2021
June−4.1%−4.6%3 of 8+27% 2019−37% 2022
July+8.3%+7.7%6 of 8+24% 2020−7.1% 2019
August−0.5%−5.7%3 of 8+25% 2026−14% 2022
September−1.0%+0.4%4 of 8+7.4% 2024−14% 2019
October+17%+11%6 of 7+40% 2021−3.9% 2025
November+4.4%−7.1%3 of 7+43% 2020−18% 2025
December+3.7%−3.0%2 of 7+47% 2020−19% 2021

On average, October has been Bitcoin's strongest month (+17% on average, up in 6 of 7 years) and June the weakest (−4.1% on average, up in 3 of 8).

For September, November and December the average and the median point opposite ways, which means one or two huge moves decide the average. The median, the typical month, is the safer guide there.

March, July and October closed higher in at least three years out of four, but with only 7 to 8 years of data per month that is a pattern in a handful of years, not a rule.

Read this as history, not a forecast. Each month has at most 8 years of data behind it, from a few market cycles, and seasonality that held in those years has often vanished in the next.

What $1,000 in Bitcoin would be worth today

One purchase at the first close of each year, valued at the latest close. For regular purchases instead of one, use the Bitcoin DCA calculator.

Bought onBitcoin price$1,000 is nowReturn
1 Jan 2019$3,797.14$22,343+2,134%
1 Jan 2020$7,200.85$11,782+1,078%
1 Jan 2021$29,331.70$2,892+189%
1 Jan 2022$47,722.70$1,778+78%
1 Jan 2023$16,616.80$5,106+411%
1 Jan 2024$44,179.60$1,920+92%
1 Jan 2025$94,591.80$897−10%
1 Jan 2026$88,839.00$955−5%

Valued at the October 4, 2026 close. A single purchase, no fees. Hover or tap a row to see the lowest point it passed through.

Questions

What was Bitcoin's best and worst year?
Bitcoin's best full calendar year in our data was 2020, with +302%, and its worst was 2022, with −64%. Years are measured from the last close of the year before to the last close of that year.
What is the best month to buy Bitcoin?
By average return, October has been the strongest month for Bitcoin (+17%, up in 6 of 7 years) and June the weakest (−4.1%). With only 7 to 8 years of data per month and a few large bull and bear swings behind them, this describes the past and does not predict the next year.
How much would $1,000 in Bitcoin be worth today?
Bought at the close on 1 January 2019 ($3,797.14), $1,000 of Bitcoin would be worth $22,343 at the October 4, 2026 close, +2,134%. Bought on 1 January 2021 instead, it would be worth $2,892 (+189%). The start date decides almost everything.
How far is Bitcoin from its high?
Bitcoin's highest daily close in our data was $124,659.00 on October 6, 2025. The latest close, $84,840.00 on October 4, 2026, is −32% from it, 363 days after the high. The deepest fall from a peak was −77%.
Where does this price history come from?
Daily closing prices of the BTC/USDT pair on Binance, from January 1, 2019. Returns are price changes only: they leave out fees, taxes and anything earned from staking. Months and years that are still in progress, or that start part-way through our data, are shown but not counted in the statistics.

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Disclaimer: This page is educational and does not constitute financial advice. It describes past price moves from daily closes on Binance and leaves out fees, taxes and staking rewards. Past performance does not predict future results. Cryptocurrency prices are volatile; never invest more than you can afford to lose.