Alphabet (Google) vs Meta (Facebook): $1,000 invested since 2020

GOOGL vs META · Data through 2026-05-01

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$1,000 invested in 2020 would be worth

Alphabet (Google)Winner

$5,576

+457.6%

Meta (Facebook)

$3,113

+211.3%

The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $2,502(+150.2%)

Growth of $1,000

Alphabet (Google) vs. Meta (Facebook) vs. S&P 500, 2020 to present

Year-by-year comparison

Alphabet (Google) vs. Meta (Facebook), 2020 to present

YearAlphabet (Google)Meta (Facebook)
2020$1,000$1,000
2021$1,275$1,279
2022$1,889$1,551
2023$1,380$738
2024$1,956$1,932
2025$2,858$3,426
2026$4,754$3,573

Other start years

Alphabet (Google) vs Meta (Facebook) from a different starting point

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