Best performing crypto by year
Which large cryptocurrencies gained or lost the most each calendar year, and how each coin's price evolved year by year.
| Year | Top 3 | Coins ranked |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | QNT +276%, JST +230%, NEAR +201% | 60 |
| 2025 | ZEC +759%, BCH +36%, BNB +26% | 58 |
| 2024 | PEPE +1,494%, SUI +577%, RAY +355% | 48 |
| 2023 | INJ +2,707%, SOL +918%, RAY +807% | 40 |
| 2022 | TRX -29%, QNT -44%, LTC -53% | 37 |
| 2021 | SOL +7,997%, AVAX +3,158%, DOGE +1,677% | 31 |
| 2020 | LINK +662%, ETH +623%, ADA +496% | 21 |
| 2019 | LINK +271%, BNB +124%, BTC +85% | 11 |
Price history by coin
- Bitcoin
- Ethereum
- BNB
- XRP
- Solana
- TRON
- Zcash
- Dogecoin
- Chainlink
- Cardano
- Stellar
- NEAR Protocol
- Bitcoin Cash
- Uniswap
- Litecoin
- Avalanche
- Sui
- Hedera
- Quant
- Bittensor
- Shiba Inu
- Ethena
- Aave
- Ondo
- Polkadot
- Worldcoin
- Internet Computer
- Pepe
- Ethereum Classic
- Arbitrum
- POL (ex-MATIC)
- Algorand
- JUST
- Jupiter
- Render
- Cosmos Hub
- PancakeSwap
- Filecoin
- NEXO
- Dash
- VeChain
- Injective
- Stacks
- Ether.fi
- Aptos
- Pyth Network
- Pudgy Penguins
- Curve DAO
- Official Trump
- LayerZero
- Artificial Superintelligence Alliance
- Virtuals Protocol
- Raydium
- Sei
- Celestia
- Pendle
- Lido DAO
- Tezos
- Bonk
- Sun Token
Figures are derived from weekly closing prices (USDT pairs, Binance public market data, latest point refreshed daily): highs and lows are the highest/lowest weekly close, not intraday extremes. Informational only — not financial advice. Methodology.