XRP (XRP)
Rank #5 · Layer 1 · data since 2013-08-04 · last close 2026-10-26
XRP (XRP) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -10.6 | -16.4 | -2.6 | 2.0 | -2.5 | -22.0 | 2.1 | 30.0 | 8.0 | -12.2 | · | · |
| 2025 | 45.7 | -29.3 | -2.6 | 4.8 | -0.8 | 2.9 | 35.1 | -8.1 | 2.5 | -11.8 | -14.1 | -14.5 |
| 2024 | -18.2 | 16.6 | 7.2 | -20.4 | 3.4 | -8.0 | 30.9 | -9.1 | 8.0 | -16.6 | 282.9 | 6.8 |
| 2023 | 19.7 | -7.3 | 42.9 | -12.5 | 9.9 | -8.5 | 47.5 | -26.8 | 0.8 | 16.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | -25.6 | 26.5 | 4.3 | -28.3 | -27.9 | -21.2 | 14.2 | -13.6 | 46.3 | -3.2 | -12.2 | -16.9 |
| 2021 | 125.5 | -16.1 | 37.1 | 180.8 | -34.9 | -32.2 | 5.7 | 58.9 | -19.6 | 16.8 | -10.3 | -16.9 |
| 2020 | 24.2 | -4.4 | -24.2 | 21.7 | -4.1 | -13.5 | 48.0 | 8.4 | -14.0 | -1.6 | 179.2 | -66.9 |
| 2019 | -12.1 | 1.6 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 41.7 | -9.6 | -19.1 | -19.2 | -1.3 | 15.8 | -23.6 | -14.8 |
| 2018 | -49.5 | -22.2 | -43.4 | 63.5 | -26.9 | -23.9 | -6.7 | -22.9 | 73.4 | -22.9 | -19.2 | -2.7 |
| 2017 | -3.7 | -12.1 | 230.9 | 183.5 | 273.4 | 37.3 | -39.1 | 45.2 | -16.4 | 2.4 | 24.5 | 817.0 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 23.0 | -7.0 | -5.8 | -16.3 | 21.3 | -13.2 | -2.0 | 56.2 | -10.6 | -18.3 | -3.2 |
| 2015 | -40.7 | -9.1 | -38.0 | -2.3 | 4.1 | 41.6 | -28.1 | -4.3 | -31.9 | -15.9 | -9.1 | 46.8 |
| 2014 | -26.6 | -31.5 | -34.1 | -41.8 | -21.3 | -5.4 | 36.1 | -10.2 | -4.1 | 5.0 | 148.2 | 100.7 |
| 2013 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 3.5 | 73.4 | -44.8 | 489.1 | -19.1 |
| Avg | 2.4 | -6.2 | 13.0 | 26.6 | 15.2 | -3.2 | 8.7 | 2.1 | 13.0 | -5.5 | 78.3 | 62.9 |
| Median | -10.6 | -9.1 | -2.6 | 0.1 | -2.5 | -8.5 | 5.7 | -6.2 | 1.7 | -3.2 | -9.1 | -3.2 |
October so far: -12.2% against an average of -5.5% and a median of -3.2% across 13 completed Octobers, 5 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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XRP seasonality — average by calendar month
XRP has monthly history back to 2013. November carries the highest average at +78.3%, but the median November is -9.1% and only 6 of 13 have finished green. The steadier month is July — positive in 8 of 13 years, median +5.7%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. January is the soft spot, down in 8 of 13 with a median of -10.6%. Across its full record it has closed 42% of months higher, swings ±91.6% in an average month and has fallen 96% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2.4% | -6.2% | +13.0% | +26.6% | +15.2% | -3.2% | +8.7% | +2.1% | +12.9% | -5.5% | +78.3% | +62.9% |
| Win rate | 38%/13 | 31%/13 | 38%/13 | 54%/13 | 38%/13 | 31%/13 | 62%/13 | 36%/14 | 57%/14 | 38%/13 | 46%/13 | 38%/13 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
XRP risk & extremes
XRP 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 XRP's best month?+
XRP's strongest completed month on record is December 2017, at +817.01%.
What was XRP's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is December 2020, at -66.94%.
Is XRP up this year?+
XRP is down 28.95% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is XRP's 1-year return?+
-50.53% 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 XRP's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 96.0%, measured on month-end closes since 2013.
Which calendar month is historically best for XRP?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2013. An average is not a forecast.
About XRP
XRP is a layer 1 token, #5 by market value, worth about $82.3 billion. The banker's crypto: less “burn the system down”, more “make the system settle in five seconds”. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2013) would be about $24,521 today.
Did you know?
- All 100 billion XRP were created at launch in 2012 — none are mined.
- The SEC sued Ripple in 2020; a 2023 ruling found programmatic exchange sales were not securities offerings.
- Its best month on record was December 2017 at +817.01%; its worst, December 2020 at -66.94%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.