What if I had invested in Solana
Every lump sum scenario for Solana, start year by start year, using real prices and each month's exchange rate.
Solana, a cryptocurrency, grew 136-fold in dollar terms between April 2020 and November 2026, an average of +110.9% a year. At $94.11, the price is 60.4% below the $238 record set in November 2024. Of 79 possible purchase months since April 2020, only 53% would be in profit today for a lump sum.
Data: Yahoo Finance monthly closing prices, up to date as of (latest update November 5, 2026) MethodAuthor: Yann Avondo
If I had invested $1,000 as a lump sum in Solana in January 2021, today I would have $62,287
Over the same period
Worst moment: −95.2% between November 2021 and December 2022. To get this result, you had to hold on without selling.
Solana at a glance
Solana is a fast, low-cost blockchain launched in 2020. It lost more than 90% in the 2022 crash before rebounding sharply: a textbook case of the volatility of newer cryptocurrencies.
The ride was anything but smooth: between November 2021 and December 2022, Solana lost 95.2% of its value in dollar terms, and it took until November 2024 to regain that peak, 3 years later. Volatility is very high: the best calendar year, 2021, shows +11,171.4%, the worst, 2022, −94.2%; 3 of 5 years ended in the green. Over the same period, the MSCI World (price index) returned +14.1% a year in dollar terms: Solana left it far behind.
$1,000 invested in Solana, by start year
Bought in January, valued at the latest price. Click a year for the full story.
| Start | Worth today | Multiple | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| $497 | ×0.5 | −30.5% | |
| $927 | ×0.93 | −2.6% | |
| $9,448 | ×9.45 | +77.4% | |
| $553 | ×0.55 | −11.4% | |
| $62,287 | ×62 | +101.0% |
Lump sum or DCA in Solana?
Since January 2021, investing in Solana all at once (lump sum) multiplied the stake by ×62, +101.0% a year. Investing every month (DCA) multiplied the total contributions by ×3.03, an annual return (IRR) of +37.8%.
Here the lump sum did better: money invested early rode the whole rise. That is the most common outcome on an asset that goes up.
Frequently asked questions
What was the best year to invest in Solana?
Among the start years covered, 2021 gave the best result: $1,000 would have become $62,287. The weakest was 2025, worth $497 today. This ranking is only known with hindsight.
Are dividends included?
By default, the calculation follows the market price only. The "Reinvest dividends" option uses the adjusted price, which includes dividends paid and stock splits: the closest measure of what an investor actually earned.
Are exchange rates taken into account?
Yes. Solana trades in its own currency; every purchase and valuation is converted at that month's exchange rate. A US asset can gain in dollars and less in euros if the dollar weakened.
Are fees and taxes included?
No: results are before brokerage fees, fund fees and taxes. Your net result depends on the account you invest through.
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Before you have regrets
What this calculation does not tell you.
Hindsight bias
Picking Nvidia or Bitcoin today means picking known winners. Back then, nothing set them apart from hundreds of assets that went nowhere or vanished.
Holding on was the real test
The result assumes you never sold, including through the drawdowns shown above. Very few investors actually do.
The broad market, no bet required
The MSCI World never makes headlines, but it does not require guessing the winner. It is the fairest yardstick for any pick.
Method: past performance, computed from split-adjusted monthly closing prices (intra-month lows are smoothed out). Converted at each month’s exchange rate; no fees, no taxes. The MSCI World benchmark is the price index, excluding dividends. Sources: Yahoo Finance (prices, exchange rates, US Treasury bills), Eurostat (inflation), published regulated rates (Livret A). Not investment advice. NokxiHub.