Shiba Inu (SHIB)
Rank #34 · Meme · data since 2020-06-15 · last close 2026-09-09
Shiba Inu (SHIB) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1.5 | -15.1 | 3.0 | 4.5 | -11.3 | -23.9 | 12.1 | 7.5 | 3.8 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -10.8 | -26.3 | -11.2 | 6.9 | -3.2 | -10.8 | 8.9 | -2.1 | -2.9 | -15.3 | -16.5 | -17.4 |
| 2024 | -13.6 | 40.4 | 144.8 | -27.1 | 13.5 | -32.1 | -7.7 | -13.1 | 26.9 | 1.8 | 49.4 | -20.7 |
| 2023 | 46.2 | 1.7 | -9.8 | -6.9 | -14.8 | -12.0 | 12.0 | -5.7 | -8.1 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 24.8 |
| 2022 | -35.8 | 20.4 | 0.2 | -22.0 | -41.8 | -11.7 | 13.0 | 3.4 | -6.5 | 10.0 | -24.9 | -13.6 |
| 2021 | 16384.5 | 49.5 | 203.2 | 2960.6 | 425.2 | -5.0 | -29.3 | 9.9 | 4.8 | 830.3 | -29.1 | -29.6 |
| 2020 | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | 0.0 | -81.6 | -51.9 | -42.6 | -17.5 | 23.6 |
| Avg | 2728.2 | 11.8 | 55.0 | 486.0 | 61.3 | -13.6 | 1.3 | -11.7 | -4.8 | 131.7 | -5.3 | -5.5 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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SHIB seasonality — average by calendar month
Shiba Inu's record starts in 2020, so each calendar month rests on 7 observations — short enough to read as description rather than signal. January carries the highest average at +2728.2%, but the median January is -6.1% and only 2 of 6 have finished green: +16384% in 2021 carries the whole figure. The steadier month is February — positive in 4 of 6 years, median +11.1%. November is the soft spot, down in 4 of 6 with a median of -17.0%. Across its full record it has closed 43% of months higher, swings ±1931.9% in an average month and has fallen 96.2% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +2728.2% | +11.8% | +55.0% | +486.0% | +61.3% | -13.6% | +1.3% | -11.7% | -6.3% | +131.7% | -5.3% | -5.5% |
| Win rate | 33%/6 | 67%/6 | 67%/6 | 50%/6 | 33%/6 | 14%/7 | 57%/7 | 43%/7 | 33%/6 | 67%/6 | 33%/6 | 33%/6 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
SHIB risk & extremes
SHIB 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 Shiba Inu's best month?+
Shiba Inu's strongest completed month on record is January 2021, at +16384.47%.
What was Shiba Inu's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is August 2020, at -81.60%.
Is Shiba Inu up this year?+
Shiba Inu is down 23.93% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Shiba Inu's 1-year return?+
-59.18% 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 Shiba Inu's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 96.2%, measured on month-end closes since 2020.
Which calendar month is historically best for Shiba Inu?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 2020. An average is not a forecast.
About Shiba Inu
Shiba Inu is a meme token ranked #34 by market value, worth about $3.1 billion. The self-declared “Dogecoin killer” that built an entire ecosystem out of a meme and sheer audacity. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2020) would be about $339,787 today.
Did you know?
- Its anonymous creator sent half the supply to Vitalik Buterin, who burned ~410 trillion SHIB (worth ~$6.7B at the time).
- Buterin donated another chunk — around $1B worth — to India's COVID relief fund in 2021.
- Its best month on record was January 2021 at +16384.47%; its worst, August 2020 at -81.6%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.