What if you invested in Amazon in 1997?
AMZN · Technology · Data through 2026-03-01
If you invested $1,000 in Amazon in 1997
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $13,670(+1267%)
The S&P 500 returned $13,670 on the same $1,000. Amazon beat the market by $2,767,129.
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Growth of $1,000
Amazon vs. S&P 500 vs. US Dollar, 1997 to present
Year-by-Year Returns
$1,000 invested in Amazon starting January 1997
| Year | Price | Value | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | $0.08 | $1,000 | - |
| 1998 | $0.25 | $3,278 | +227.8% |
| 1999 | $2.92 | $38,979 | +1089.2% |
| 2000 | $3.23 | $43,042 | +10.4% |
| 2001 | $0.87 | $11,542 | -73.2% |
| 2002 | $0.71 | $9,460 | -18% |
| 2003 | $1.09 | $14,567 | +54% |
| 2004 | $2.52 | $33,600 | +130.7% |
| 2005 | $2.16 | $28,813 | -14.2% |
| 2006 | $2.24 | $29,880 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | $1.88 | $25,113 | -16% |
| 2008 | $3.88 | $51,800 | +106.3% |
| 2009 | $2.94 | $39,213 | -24.3% |
| 2010 | $6.27 | $83,607 | +113.2% |
| 2011 | $8.48 | $113,093 | +35.3% |
| 2012 | $9.72 | $129,627 | +14.6% |
| 2013 | $13.27 | $177,000 | +36.5% |
| 2014 | $17.93 | $239,127 | +35.1% |
| 2015 | $17.73 | $236,353 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | $29.35 | $391,333 | +65.6% |
| 2017 | $41.17 | $548,987 | +40.3% |
| 2018 | $72.54 | $967,260 | +76.2% |
| 2019 | $85.94 | $1,145,820 | +18.5% |
| 2020 | $100.44 | $1,339,147 | +16.9% |
| 2021 | $160.31 | $2,137,467 | +59.6% |
| 2022 | $149.57 | $1,994,313 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | $103.13 | $1,375,067 | -31.1% |
| 2024 | $155.20 | $2,069,333 | +50.5% |
| 2025 | $237.68 | $3,169,066 | +53.1% |
| 2026 | $239.30 | $3,190,667 | +0.7% |
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