$1,000 in Ethereum in 2024 would be worth $1,072 today
That is a +7.2% return, or +2.6% a year over 2.7 years. It peaked at $2,054 and fell 67.6% from a high at the worst point.
Buys at that day's close. Fees and taxes are not included.
$1,000 in Ethereum on Jan 1, 2024 is worth $1,072 today. Holding through it meant sitting through a 67.6% drop at the worst point.
What happened after Jan 1, 2024
$1,000 bought 0.425163 ETH. The position hit its highest value of $2,054 on Aug 22, 2025 and its lowest of $626 on Apr 8, 2025. Today, with ETH at $2,521, it is worth $1,072.
The 67.6% 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 Ethereum overview compares every year side by side, and the DCA calculator shows what spreading the purchase out would have done instead.
Other coins in 2024
Frequently asked questions
- How much would $1,000 in Ethereum in 2024 be worth today?
- $1,072. $1,000 bought 0.425163 ETH at $2,352 on Jan 1, 2024, and ETH closed at $2,521 on Sep 13, 2026.
- What was the Ethereum price in 2024?
- $2,352 at the close of Jan 1, 2024, the first trading day of 2024 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?
- $2,054 on Aug 22, 2025. The lowest point was $626 on Apr 8, 2025, and the deepest fall from a peak was 67.6%.
- 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.