Bitcoin (BTC)
Rank #1 · Layer 1 · launched 2009-01-03 · data since 2010-07-17 · last close 2026-09-09
Bitcoin (BTC) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -10.2 | -14.9 | 1.9 | 11.8 | -3.5 | -20.4 | 7.3 | 24.9 | -0.4 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 9.5 | -17.7 | -2.1 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 8.0 | -6.5 | 5.4 | -3.9 | -17.6 | -3.0 |
| 2024 | 0.7 | 43.6 | 16.6 | -14.9 | 11.3 | -7.1 | 3.0 | -8.8 | 7.4 | 11.0 | 37.1 | -2.9 |
| 2023 | 39.8 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 2.7 | -6.9 | 12.0 | -4.1 | -11.3 | 3.9 | 28.5 | 8.9 | 12.1 |
| 2022 | -16.8 | 12.2 | 5.4 | -17.3 | -15.5 | -37.3 | 16.8 | -13.9 | -3.1 | 5.5 | -16.2 | -3.6 |
| 2021 | 14.5 | 36.3 | 30.2 | -1.8 | -35.4 | -5.9 | 18.3 | 13.6 | -7.0 | 39.9 | -7.1 | -18.8 |
| 2020 | 30.0 | -8.8 | -24.8 | 34.5 | 9.6 | -3.3 | 24.1 | 2.8 | -7.5 | 26.8 | 44.1 | 46.8 |
| 2019 | -7.2 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 29.7 | 60.8 | 26.8 | -7.1 | -4.9 | -13.6 | 10.3 | -17.5 | -4.6 |
| 2018 | -27.3 | 0.3 | -32.9 | 33.5 | -19.1 | -14.6 | 21.0 | -9.4 | -5.5 | -3.9 | -36.6 | -8.4 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 21.6 | -9.2 | 25.8 | 69.6 | 8.5 | 15.9 | 63.6 | -7.8 | 49.1 | 58.2 | 38.3 |
| 2016 | -14.3 | 18.7 | -4.8 | 7.6 | 18.5 | 26.7 | -7.2 | -7.9 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 6.4 | 29.2 |
| 2015 | -32.1 | 16.9 | -4.0 | -3.3 | -2.5 | 14.3 | 8.2 | -19.2 | 2.6 | 33.1 | 20.1 | 14.1 |
| 2014 | 8.1 | -30.9 | -21.9 | 0.6 | 38.4 | 0.8 | -9.2 | -13.2 | -21.0 | -12.6 | 11.7 | -15.3 |
| 2013 | 51.1 | 63.5 | 178.7 | 57.9 | -14.0 | -22.4 | 13.5 | 22.0 | -0.8 | 47.5 | 468.6 | -32.7 |
| 2012 | 16.1 | -11.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 29.1 | 39.8 | 8.7 | 22.1 | -9.7 | 12.2 | 7.5 |
| 2011 | 73.3 | 65.4 | -8.8 | 346.1 | 149.7 | 84.2 | -17.1 | -38.6 | -37.3 | -36.8 | -8.6 | 59.0 |
| 2010 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 35.8 | -11.6 | 3.2 | 211.0 | 8.2 | 44.1 |
| Avg | 8.5 | 12.9 | 9.8 | 33.0 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 9.8 | -0.6 | -3.1 | 25.7 | 35.8 | 10.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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BTC seasonality — average by calendar month
Bitcoin has monthly history back to 2010. November carries the highest average at +35.8%, but the median November is +8.5% and 10 of 16 have finished green: +469% in 2013 does most of the lifting. The steadier month is October — positive in 11 of 16 years, median +13.0%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. August is the soft spot, down in 11 of 17 with a median of -7.9%. Across its full record it has closed 58% of months higher, swings ±51.9% in an average month and has fallen 93.1% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +8.5% | +12.9% | +9.8% | +33.0% | +17.3% | +5.9% | +9.8% | -0.6% | -3.3% | +25.7% | +35.8% | +10.1% |
| Win rate | 62%/16 | 69%/16 | 50%/16 | 75%/16 | 56%/16 | 56%/16 | 71%/17 | 35%/17 | 44%/16 | 69%/16 | 62%/16 | 50%/16 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
BTC risk & extremes
BTC drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Bitcoin's best month?+
Bitcoin's strongest completed month on record is November 2013, at +468.64%.
What was Bitcoin's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is August 2011, at -38.58%.
Is Bitcoin up this year?+
Bitcoin is down 10.66% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Bitcoin's 1-year return?+
-29.80% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Bitcoin's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 93.1%, measured on month-end closes since 2010.
Which calendar month is historically best for Bitcoin?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2010. An average is not a forecast.
About Bitcoin
Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency by market value, worth about $1.6 trillion. The granddaddy of crypto — invented by a ghost, run by no one, and still setting the tempo for everything else on this site. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2010) would be about $115.6 million today.
Did you know?
- On 22 May 2010 someone paid 10,000 BTC for two pizzas — crypto's most expensive lunch, celebrated yearly as Bitcoin Pizza Day.
- Creator “Satoshi Nakamoto” vanished in 2011 and has never moved their estimated ~1M BTC.
- Supply is hard-capped at 21 million coins; the last one is due to be mined around the year 2140.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.