Best Investments by Year: What $1,000 Became
For every year since 2005: which of 100+ stocks, funds and cryptos turned $1,000 into the most by today, and which did worst. Live prices.
- 2026 so farBest: Intel $2,944 (2.94x) · Worst: The Trade Desk $319.80
- Since 2025Best: Intel $5,733 (5.73x) · Worst: The Trade Desk $102.35
- Since 2024Best: Palantir $11,277 (11.3x) · Worst: Polkadot $145.63
- Since 2023Best: Palantir $29,260 (29.3x) · Worst: AMC Entertainment $78.37
- Since 2022Best: Palantir $10,090 (10.1x) · Worst: AMC Entertainment $11.61
- Since 2021Best: Solana $78,316 (78.3x) · Worst: Snap $107.68
- Since 2020Best: BNB $55,221 (55.2x) · Worst: AMC Entertainment $41.54
- Since 2019Best: BNB $122,467 (122x) · Worst: AMC Entertainment $25.85
- Since 2018Best: BNB $87,866 (87.9x) · Worst: AMC Entertainment $24.54
- Since 2017Best: Dogecoin $427,500 (427x) · Worst: AMC Entertainment $11.37
- Since 2016Best: Ethereum $2,879,935 (2880x) · Worst: AMC Entertainment $17.53
- Since 2015Best: Dogecoin $522,500 (522x) · Worst: AMC Entertainment $16.30
- Since 2014Best: NVIDIA $614,081 (614x) · Worst: AMC Entertainment $21.22
- Since 2013Best: Bitcoin $6,282,668 (6283x) · Worst: AMC Entertainment $22.66
- Since 2012Best: Bitcoin $15,855,689 (15856x) · Worst: Nike $1,817
- Since 2011Best: Bitcoin $278,531,600 (278532x) · Worst: Ford $1,434
- Since 2010Best: NVIDIA $540,976 (541x) · Worst: Ford $2,407
- Since 2009Best: NVIDIA $1,136,050 (1136x) · Worst: Citigroup $2,512
- Since 2008Best: NVIDIA $298,961 (299x) · Worst: Citigroup $654.59
- Since 2007Best: NVIDIA $413,109 (413x) · Worst: Citigroup $358.19
- Since 2006Best: NVIDIA $783,483 (783x) · Worst: Citigroup $418.25
- Since 2005Best: NVIDIA $1,262,278 (1262x) · Worst: Citigroup $443.62