Statistics · 2026 · Crypto
Crypto All-Time High Statistics (2026)
The median non-stablecoin in CoinGecko’s top 250 trades 82.4% below its all-time high. Of 212 coins on October 2, 2026, 155 (73.1%) sit at least 50% below a record and only 16 (7.5%) are within 10% of one. Bitcoin is 32.4% below its high, closer than the median altcoin at 82.7%.
Key takeaways
- The median coin is 82.4% below its all-time high, and 85 of 212 (40.1%) are 90% or more below.
- 16 coins (7.5%) are within 10% of a high (11 of them in the real-world-assets category) and 26 (12.3%) are within 25%.
- 59 coins (27.8%) set their all-time high in 2021, the most of any year.
- Among the 65 coins with a market cap of $1 billion or more, the median sits 73.1% below its high.
- 29 coins (13.7%) set an all-time high from July 4, 2026 to October 2, 2026, 10 of them in the real-world-assets category.
- Bitcoin is 32.4% below its high; the median of the other 211 coins is 82.7% below.
How far below their all-time highs are most cryptocurrencies?
On October 2, 2026, the median non-stablecoin in CoinGecko’s top 250 traded 82.4% below its all-time high. 155 of 212 coins (73.1%) sit at least 50% below their highs, and 85 sit 90% or more below. Only 16 are within 10% of a record.
1. Median distance from all-time high: 82.4%
The pool is the 212 coins left in CoinGecko’s top 250 by market cap after removing 35 members of CoinGecko’s stablecoin category and 3 more coins priced within 3% of $1.00 and within 1% of their high, a $1-peg signature. (WealthyBud data · 212 coins · October 2, 2026)
2. 155 of 212 coins (73.1%) are at least 50% below their high
85 (40.1% of the pool) are 90% or more below. (WealthyBud data · 212 coins · October 2, 2026)
3. The 50 largest coins sit 64.2% below their highs at the median; the other 162 sit 88.8% below
WealthyBud ranks the 212 pool coins by market cap and splits them at 50. The 50 largest coins are closer to their highs than the rest at the median. (WealthyBud data · 212 coins · October 2, 2026)
4. CoinGecko defines an all-time high as the highest point, in price or market capitalization, a coin has reached
Its glossary says: “The highest point (in price, in market capitalization) that a cryptocurrency has been in history.” Its methodology page gives the distance formula: “% Drop since ATH= (ATH Price – Current Price) / (ATH Price) * 100%.” A coin’s high dates from its own listing, so young coins have short histories.
5. 4 coins show a drop of 99.9% or more, and this page uses them as recorded
This page uses CoinGecko’s recorded highs as given and removes no coin by hand beyond the stablecoin and $1-peg rule above. The largest reading is a 100.0% drop; this page does not test why these coins fell. (WealthyBud data · 212 coins · October 2, 2026)
The same distance buckets, in plain sentences:
- 16 coins (7.5%) are within 10% of their high.
- 10 coins (4.7%) are 10% to 25% below their high.
- 31 coins (14.6%) are 25% to 50% below their high.
- 29 coins (13.7%) are 50% to 75% below their high.
- 41 coins (19.3%) are 75% to 90% below their high.
- 85 coins (40.1%) are 90% or more below their high.
How many coins are near an all-time high?
Near a high here means within 10% or within 25% of the recorded all-time high. On October 2, 2026, 16 of 212 pool coins (7.5%) were within 10%, and 26 (12.3%) were within 25%. 6 sat exactly at their high, 6 of them real-world-assets coins.
6. 16 coins (7.5%) are within 10% of an all-time high, and 26 (12.3%) are within 25%
That leaves 186 coins (87.7%) more than 25% below a high. 6 coins sit exactly at their high; 6 of them are in CoinGecko’s real-world-assets category (its 50 largest members in the dataset, so the count may undercount). (WealthyBud data · 212 coins · October 2, 2026)
7. 11 of the 16 coins within 10% belong to CoinGecko’s real-world-assets category
The count uses the 50 largest members of CoinGecko’s real-world-assets category in the dataset, so it can undercount smaller members. This page does not test why these coins sit near their highs. (WealthyBud data · 16 coins within 10% · October 2, 2026)
When did most coins set their all-time highs?
2021 is the most common year for an all-time high among the 212 pool coins, with 59 coins (27.8%). 132 coins (62.3%) set their highs in 2024 or later, and 10 did so before 2021. Counts use the year in CoinGecko’s recorded high date.
8. 59 coins set their all-time high in 2021
These coins now sit a median 95.1% below that high. (WealthyBud data · 212 coins · October 2, 2026)
9. 132 coins (62.3%) set highs in 2024 through 2026
Their median distance from the high is 59.1%. A coin listed recently has had less time to set an earlier high, so this count mixes recent strength with short histories. (WealthyBud data · 132 coins · October 2, 2026)
Year of all-time high, as recorded by CoinGecko:
- In 2016, 1 coin (0.5%) set an all-time high.
- In 2017, 3 coins (1.4%) set an all-time high.
- In 2018, 3 coins (1.4%) set an all-time high.
- In 2019, 1 coin (0.5%) set an all-time high.
- In 2020, 2 coins (0.9%) set an all-time high.
- In 2021, 59 coins (27.8%) set an all-time high.
- In 2022, 8 coins (3.8%) set an all-time high.
- In 2023, 3 coins (1.4%) set an all-time high.
- In 2024, 43 coins (20.3%) set an all-time high.
- In 2025, 40 coins (18.9%) set an all-time high.
- In 2026, 49 coins (23.1%) set an all-time high.
Which large coins are furthest from their highs?
Among the 65 pool coins with a market cap of $1 billion or more, Internet Computer sits furthest from its high, 99.5% below the May 10, 2021 record. The median large coin is 73.1% below its high, and 13 are 90% or more below.
| Rank | Coin | Market cap rank | Market cap | Below all-time high | All-time high date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internet Computer | #58 | $1.8B | 99.5% | May 10, 2021 |
| 2 | Polkadot | #54 | $2.1B | 97.8% | November 4, 2021 |
| 3 | Pi Network | #80 | $1.0B | 97.0% | February 26, 2025 |
| 4 | Algorand | #74 | $1.2B | 96.3% | June 20, 2019 |
| 5 | Worldcoin | #53 | $2.2B | 95.1% | March 9, 2024 |
| 6 | Ethereum Classic | #66 | $1.4B | 94.6% | May 6, 2021 |
| 7 | Shiba Inu | #36 | $3.5B | 93.2% | October 27, 2021 |
| 8= | Avalanche | #25 | $4.9B | 92.3% | November 21, 2021 |
| 8= | Cronos | #37 | $3.4B | 92.3% | November 23, 2021 |
| 10= | Cardano | #17 | $9.5B | 91.8% | September 1, 2021 |
| 10= | Bitcoin Cash | #22 | $6.3B | 91.8% | December 19, 2017 |
10. 41 of 65 large coins are at least 50% below their highs
The base is the 65 pool coins with a market cap of $1 billion or more, and 13 of them (20.0%) are 90% or more below. (WealthyBud data · 65 coins at $1B+ · October 2, 2026)
11. The median $1B+ coin is 73.1% below its high, against 82.4% for the full pool
Coins at $1 billion or more sit closer to their highs than the full pool at the median. (WealthyBud data · 65 coins at $1B+ · October 2, 2026)
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Which large coins hit new highs recently?
8 of the 65 pool coins with a market cap of $1 billion or more set an all-time high from July 4, 2026 to October 2, 2026. Across the full pool, 29 coins (13.7%) did, 10 of them real-world-assets coins.
12. 29 coins (13.7%) set an all-time high in the past 90 days
The window runs July 4, 2026 to October 2, 2026, based on the recorded high date. Their median distance from that high is 20.0%, so a recent record does not mean a coin is at its peak now. 10 of the 29 are in CoinGecko’s real-world-assets category (its 50 largest members in the dataset, so the count may undercount). (WealthyBud data · 212 coins · October 2, 2026)
13. 8 large coins ($1B+) set highs in the same window
3 of them are in the real-world-assets category. By market cap, the 8 are Figure Heloc, Hyperliquid, WhiteBIT Coin, Rain, Bitway, Circle USYC, Spiko Amundi Overnight Swap Fund (EUR), Venice Token. (WealthyBud data · 65 coins at $1B+ · October 2, 2026)
How does bitcoin’s drawdown compare with altcoins?
On October 2, 2026, bitcoin traded 32.4% below its all-time high, while the median of the other 211 pool coins traded 82.7% below theirs. 35 altcoins were closer to a high than bitcoin, and 176 were further away. The comparison uses CoinGecko’s recorded highs and current prices.
14. Bitcoin is 32.4% below its high; the median altcoin is 82.7% below
Bitcoin’s gap is 50.3 percentage points smaller than the median of the pool without it. The median altcoin’s gap is 2.6 times bitcoin’s. (WealthyBud data · 211 altcoins · October 2, 2026)
15. 35 of 211 altcoins (16.6%) are closer to their highs than bitcoin
176 are further away. Ether is 45.6% below its high. (WealthyBud data · 211 altcoins · October 2, 2026)
16. Bitcoin’s highest Coinbase daily close was $124,720 on October 5, 2025
The Coinbase Bitcoin series (CBBTCUSD) on FRED is a daily close. The figures come from WealthyBud’s stored copy of FRED series CBBTCUSD (Coinbase daily closes). (WealthyBud data · 4,288 daily closes · October 1, 2026)
17. Close to close, bitcoin is 32.0% below its record, against CoinGecko’s 32.4%
The October 1, 2026 close of $84,760 is 32.0% below the $124,720 record close. CoinGecko compares its current price with its own recorded high ($126,080 on October 6, 2025), which is above the highest daily close. The two figures use different bases and dates, and neither is wrong. The crypto bear market statistics page uses both. (WealthyBud data · 4,288 daily closes · October 1, 2026)
What this means for investors
For holders, a position in a typical coin starts from a distance. The median pool coin is 82.4% below its high, so a return to that price would need a gain of 468%. Check each coin’s own gap before assuming a recovery.
For comparing coins, read the year of the high next to the distance. A coin with a recent high may be young, and a coin far from a 2021 high has had years to recover. The tokenomics statistics and meme coin statistics pages break out supply and category effects.
For bitcoin buyers, Bitcoin sits closer to its high than the median altcoin. Its CoinGecko record dates from October 6, 2025. Browse the crypto hub for each coin’s data.
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