$1,000 in BNB in 2018 would be worth $86,149 today
That is a +8514.9% return, or +66.9% a year over 8.7 years. It peaked at $154,722 and fell 80.0% from a high at the worst point.
Buys at that day's close. Fees and taxes are not included.
$1,000 in BNB on Jan 1, 2018 is worth $86,149 today. Holding through it meant sitting through a 80.0% drop at the worst point.
What happened after Jan 1, 2018
$1,000 bought 118.3432 BNB. The position hit its highest value of $154,722 on Oct 8, 2025 and its lowest of $534 on Dec 7, 2018. Today, with BNB at $728, it is worth $86,149.
The 80.0% worst drawdown is the number to weigh against the headline. A holder who sold at the bottom of that fall never saw today's figure.
Other starting years
The same $1,000 at the start of a different year gives a very different answer. The BNB overview compares every year side by side, and the DCA calculator shows what spreading the purchase out would have done instead.
Other coins in 2018
Frequently asked questions
- How much would $1,000 in BNB in 2018 be worth today?
- $86,149. $1,000 bought 118.3432 BNB at $8.45 on Jan 1, 2018, and BNB closed at $728 on Sep 13, 2026.
- What was the BNB price in 2018?
- $8.45 at the close of Jan 1, 2018, the first trading day of 2018 in the data. The price moved a lot within the year; use the date picker to test a specific day.
- What was the peak value of that investment?
- $154,722 on Oct 8, 2025. The lowest point was $534 on Dec 7, 2018, and the deepest fall from a peak was 80.0%.
- Does this include fees or taxes?
- No. A typical 0.1% to 0.6% exchange fee would trim the result slightly, and any sale is a taxable event in most countries.