$1,000 in Shiba Inu in 2021

A $1,000 investment in Shiba Inu (SHIB) made in May 2021 would be worth about $441 as of May 2026 (latest complete month) — a ×0.44 return, or −15.1% per year. Adjusted for US inflation (CPI), that equals $355 in 2021 dollars. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested would have grown to $1,856.

In plain terms: after stripping out +24.4% US inflation since May 2021, today's $441 buys roughly what $355 bought back in 2021 — a ×0.35 gain in actual purchasing power.

Shiba Inu started trading in May 2021, so the calculation starts there rather than in January 2021.

Shiba Inu is an Ethereum-based memecoin launched in 2020 that briefly entered the top 10 by market cap during the autumn 2021 mania. Buying it near the hype peak remains one of the cleanest illustrations of what entering a memecoin late does to a portfolio.

Data as of · updated weekly

Worth today
$441
×0.44 · −15.1%/yr
Inflation-adjusted
$355
in 2021 dollars
S&P 500 instead
$1,856
same period, dividends reinvested
Gold instead
$2,593
same period, futures price

The actual numbers: Shiba Inu since 2021

SHIB price in May 2021$0.0000141
SHIB price as of May 2026$0.00000623
Nominal return×0.44 (−15.1%/yr)
US CPI inflation since May 2021+24.4%
Real (inflation-adjusted) return×0.35 (−18.7%/yr)
Same money in the S&P 500$1,856

Methodology: start-of-month prices, one-time purchase, no fees or taxes assumed. Full methodology.

What happened in 2021

2021 was the peak of the everything-rally: Bitcoin hit $69,000 in November, Ethereum $4,800, Dogecoin did a 100× into May, and memecoins minted and destroyed fortunes within months. Most assets bought mid-2021 were deeply underwater within a year.

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Year
Month
Worth today
$441
×0.44 · −15.1%/yr
Inflation-adjusted
$355
in 2021 dollars
S&P 500 instead
$1,856
dividends reinvested
Gold instead
$2,593
same period

Shiba Inu vs S&P 500 total return vs uninvested cash eroded by CPI. Monthly grid, start-of-month prices.

FAQ: Shiba Inu returns since 2021

How much would $1,000 invested in Shiba Inu in 2021 be worth today?

About $441 as of May 2026 — a ×0.44 return. Adjusted for inflation, that equals $355 in 2021 dollars. This assumes a one-time purchase in May 2021 at $0.0000141 and never selling.

What does “inflation-adjusted” mean here?

US consumer prices rose +24.4% between May 2021 and May 2026 (CPI). So $441 today buys roughly what $355 bought in 2021. We deflate by CPI to show the gain in actual purchasing power.

Did Shiba Inu beat the S&P 500 since 2021?

No. $1,000 in Shiba Inu is worth $441, while the same money in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested would be $1,856.

What was the average annual return of Shiba Inu since 2021?

−15.1% per year nominal (CAGR over 5 years), or −18.7% per year after CPI inflation.

Where does the data come from?

Crypto prices: Coin Metrics community data and Binance public market data. S&P 500: total-return index (^SP500TR). Inflation: US CPI (CPIAUCSL) from FRED. All series use a monthly grid and refresh weekly.

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Educational purposes only — not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell any asset. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Calculations assume a one-time purchase at the start-of-month price, no fees, no taxes and no selling.