I noticed that people have started digging into Bitcoin's history again after it broke $99,655 in November 2024. Search trends show that everyone is interested in one thing: how much was this BTC worth in 2009 and how much money could have been made by those who bought it at the very beginning.

The fact is, the first Bitcoin trades took place on October 5, 2009. Information about that price remains on the Bitcoin Talk forum — participants were asking for $1 for 1,309 bitcoins. That is, one BTC was worth approximately $0.00764. If someone had bought 10 bitcoins back then and held onto them until today, they could have made nearly a million dollars. Yes, the Bitcoin rate in 2009 was laughably low by today's standards.

It’s interesting to see how this developed further. By the end of 2010, the price rose to $0.30. Then in 2011, it increased to $4.25, and in 2012, it was already $13.51. But 2013 was just crazy — Bitcoin skyrocketed from $13.51 to $751 in a year. A growth of 5,457 percent! In November of the same year, a local maximum of around $1,163 was seen.

In 2014, there was a crash of 57 percent, dropping to $320. Then it recovered. 2017 was again explosive — increased by 1,370 percent, almost reaching $20,000 in December. And 2018 collapsed again by 73 percent.

Then 2020 — growth of 302 percent to $28,949. 2021 was even higher, up to $46,306. 2022 fell by 64 percent. 2023 recovered to $43,196. And in 2024 — growth of 123 percent to the current $78.21K as of May 2026.

Thinking about the scale: Bitcoin’s price in 2009 was less than a cent, and now we’re talking about $78,000. That’s just wild growth. Someone who invested even a small amount at the very beginning could have become a millionaire. That’s why everyone is so interested in the history of prices now.