What would $1000 invested in Apple in 2001 be worth today?
If you had invested $1,000 in Apple stock on Jan. 9, 2001, today, you would have $604,588, 23 years later. On the other hand, a similar investment in the Nasdaq index would be worth $6,080, and the S&P 500 worth $3,662. Since their launch, the iTunes software as well as the music store have come a long way ahead.
The closing price for Apple (AAPL) in 2001 was $0.33, on December 31, 2001. It was up 47.2% for the year. The latest price is $165.
A $1,000 investment could have purchased 7,692.31 shares of AAPL. The $1,000 investment in Apple stock at the time would be worth $1,455,538.90 today, based on a price of $189.22 for Apple at the time of writing.
These three are gigantic trillion-dollar companies today, but they weren't always that large. Apple debuted on the public markets in 1980. If you invested $1,000 in the company, then your investment would now be worth nearly $1.5 million.
However, as of the search date in 2024, the latest price is $185.58 [1]. Therefore, if you had invested $1,000 in Apple stock in 1990, it would be worth approximately $598,972.50 today.
iPod. In October 2001, Apple introduced its first iPod portable digital audio player. Then iPod started as a 5 gigabyte player capable of storing around 1000 songs.
CUPERTINO, CaliforniaāOctober 23, 2001āAppleĀ® today introduced iPodā¢, a breakthrough MP3 music player that packs up to 1,000 CD-quality songs into an ultra-portable, 6.5 ounce design that fits in your pocket.
What does that look like on a brokerage statement? Check out the above chart and you'll see that if you invested $1,000 in Apple stock 20 years ago, it would today be worth almost $530,000. The same $1,000 invested in the S&P 500 would have theoretically turned into $6,186 over the same period.
If you had invested $1,000 in Apple stock on Feb. 4, 1997, today, you would have $1,343,269. Likewise, if you had invested $1,000 in an index fund replicating Nasdaq, you would have $11,038. A similar $1,000 investment in an index fund that replicates the S&P 500 would be worth $6,140.
But if you were smart enough to invest $1,000 in Apple stock at the start of the year 2000, you'd be sitting on a monster gain of 21,230%. This means that modest investment would be worth a whopping $213,000 today (as of July 27).
What if you invested $10,000 in Apple in 1980?
Factoring in the company's five stock splits, these 454 shares would have increased to 101,696 shares, as of today. With Apple closing last week at $140.09, it means an initial $10,000 investment nearly 42 years ago would now be worth $14,246,593. Keep in mind that this figure doesn't take into account dividends paid.
If Apple never split its stock, a single share would have been worth around $1,800 as of 2021.
The lowest closing price for Apple (AAPL) all-time was $0.04, on July 8, 1982. The latest price is $166.16.
The bottom line on Microsoft stock
Have a look at the above chart and you'll see that if you put a grand into MSFT stock two decades ago, today it would be worth more than $24,000. The same amount invested in the S&P 500 20 years ago would theoretically be worth almost $6,500 today.
The closing price for Apple (AAPL) between 2000 and 2023 was $192.28, on December 29. It was up 24,153.9% in that time. The latest price is $165.
Had you invested $1,000 in Microsoft at its IPO, you would have acquired 47 shares at $21 per share. Adjusting for the stock splits, you'd actually have 13,536 shares today with a cost basis of $0.0729 per share. Given Microsoft now trades at $238.73 per share, that translates to a return of 327,401%.
The history of the iPhone development by Apple Inc. spans from the early 2000s to about 2010. The first iPhone was released in 2007. By the end of 2009, iPhone models had been released in all major markets.
| Steve Jobs | |
|---|---|
| Jobs introduces the iPhone 4 in 2010. | |
| Born | Steven Paul JobsFebruary 24, 1955 San Francisco, California, US |
| Died | October 5, 2011 (aged 56) Palo Alto, California, US |
| Resting place | Alta Mesa Memorial Park |
The iPhone (retroactively referred to as the iPhone 2G, iPhone 1, or original iPhone) is the first iPhone model and the first smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc.
In 2001, the aqua apple logo design came out. It had a 3D vibe, similar to Apple's new iPod look. The color palette has practically stayed the same ever since. The chrome version appeared in 2007, and the current grey logo was born 10 years later, in 2017.
Do iPods still exist?
The first version was released on November 10, 2001, about 81ā2 months after the Macintosh version of iTunes was released. Apple sold an estimated 450 million iPod products as of 2022. Apple discontinued the iPod product line on May 10, 2022. At over 20 years, the iPod brand is the oldest to be discontinued by Apple.
iPod started out as a Christmas present
The 5GB white-silver iPod was originally purchased as a Christmas present in December 2001 by Fred and Betty Goodwin for their son Joseph at a mall in Plano, Texas, at an Apple Store that had opened just before the iPod release. Back then, the iPod was sold for $399.
Indeed, Apple shares will never get back to $700, says The Economist.
| Discount Rate | Present Value | Future Value |
|---|---|---|
| 5% | $1,000 | $2,653.30 |
| 6% | $1,000 | $3,207.14 |
| 7% | $1,000 | $3,869.68 |
| 8% | $1,000 | $4,660.96 |
In 1980, had you invested a mere $1,000 in what went on to become the top-performing stock of S&P 500, then you would be sitting on a cool $1.2 million today.
