Dogecoin (DOGE)
Rank #12 · Meme · launched 2013-12-08 · data since 2017-11-09 · last close 2026-09-09
Dogecoin (DOGE) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -11.3 | -9.8 | -1.8 | 15.4 | -5.7 | -28.2 | -3.4 | 19.0 | 4.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 4.1 | -38.6 | -17.4 | 3.3 | 11.7 | -14.2 | 27.0 | 1.9 | 9.0 | -20.0 | -21.7 | -19.6 |
| 2024 | -12.1 | 49.0 | 87.5 | -39.4 | 19.2 | -21.7 | -2.0 | -17.0 | 12.8 | 41.5 | 160.8 | -25.0 |
| 2023 | 37.0 | -15.9 | -4.8 | 3.3 | -9.8 | -7.3 | 17.2 | -18.1 | -2.7 | 9.9 | 22.3 | 7.3 |
| 2022 | -16.9 | -5.7 | 3.5 | -7.8 | -32.6 | -22.7 | 2.5 | -9.9 | 0.5 | 105.7 | -15.8 | -34.3 |
| 2021 | 690.6 | 30.4 | 11.6 | 528.1 | -3.5 | -22.0 | -18.3 | 34.0 | -26.6 | 37.1 | -23.3 | -20.7 |
| 2020 | 17.4 | -6.7 | -18.9 | 34.4 | 5.8 | -10.2 | 40.0 | -0.6 | -17.8 | -3.8 | 40.7 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | -17.9 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 20.8 | 36.9 | -5.3 | -11.0 | -13.4 | -4.9 | 9.6 | -11.3 | -12.6 |
| 2018 | -33.0 | 0.1 | -53.2 | 84.8 | -34.8 | -26.5 | 17.9 | 62.8 | 23.2 | -36.3 | -42.5 | 8.4 |
| 2017 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 46.9 | 331.6 |
| Avg | 73.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 71.4 | -1.4 | -17.6 | 7.8 | 6.5 | -0.3 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 29.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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DOGE seasonality — average by calendar month
Dogecoin's record starts in 2017, so each calendar month rests on 9 observations — short enough to read as description rather than signal. January carries the highest average at +73.1%, but the median January is -11.3% and only 4 of 9 have finished green: +691% in 2021 carries the whole figure. The steadier month is April — positive in 7 of 9 years, median +15.4%. June is the soft spot, down in 9 of 9 with a median of -21.7%. Across its full record it has closed 46% of months higher, swings ±94.9% in an average month and has fallen 92.3% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +73.1% | +0.6% | +1.3% | +71.5% | -1.4% | -17.6% | +7.8% | +6.5% | -0.8% | +18.0% | +17.4% | +29.6% |
| Win rate | 44%/9 | 44%/9 | 44%/9 | 78%/9 | 44%/9 | 0%/9 | 56%/9 | 44%/9 | 50%/8 | 62%/8 | 44%/9 | 44%/9 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
DOGE risk & extremes
DOGE 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 Dogecoin's best month?+
Dogecoin's strongest completed month on record is January 2021, at +690.58%.
What was Dogecoin's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2018, at -53.16%.
Is Dogecoin up this year?+
Dogecoin is down 26.63% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Dogecoin's 1-year return?+
-64.18% 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 Dogecoin's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 92.3%, measured on month-end closes since 2017.
Which calendar month is historically best for Dogecoin?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 2017. An average is not a forecast.
About Dogecoin
Dogecoin is a meme token ranked #12 by market value, worth about $13.3 billion. A joke that refused to die. Started as satire of altcoin mania, ended up in the actual top ten. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2017) would be about $3,983 today.
Did you know?
- Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer built it in a matter of hours in 2013 as a parody.
- Elon Musk's 2021 SNL appearance as “The Dogefather” marked its most famous local top.
- Unlike Bitcoin, Dogecoin has no supply cap — about 5 billion new DOGE appear every year.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.