Which asset has the highest return on investment (ROI) in the world? Bitcoin, Property, Art, Domain Name or Diamond?
The price of bitcoin has climbed as high as $63,729.5 on April 15th 2021. Today, Bitcoin has plunged 50% to near $31857 on 14th July 2021.
We would like to compare the Bitcoin return on investments (ROI) against other investment assets and their potential returns based on the year purchased, stored and sold figures, excluding other variables such as all costs and expenses, inflation, exchange rates, economic climate, politics, government regulations, interest rate etc.
We focused on the most expensive investment assets in the world such as Bitcoin, domain name, property, jewellery and art collection excluding stocks, equities, shares, bonds, securities, hedge funds etc.
INVESTMENT ASSET COMPARISON $USD:
1. BITCOIN:
We look at the bitcoin price movement for the last 10 years from Oct 11, 2009 to Oct 10, 2019, including the peak in Dec 18, 2017, a period of time that saw the price of bitcoin climb from $0.0009941 in Oct 11, 2009 to the highest world record price of USD $63,730 on April 15th 2021 based on the CoinMarketCap Price Index.
a. ) Invest In 2009, sold in July 10, 2021
July 10, 2021, 1 BTC = $34182
Oct 11, 2009, 1 BTC = $0.000994
Year Invest = 11.75 years
Net profit = $34182 - $0.000994 = $34182
ROI = Net Profit / Total Investment X 100
ROI = 34182/ $0.000994 X 100 = 3,438,832,898%
ROI = 3,438,832,898 / 11.75 = 292,666,630 % increase per year
b. ) Invest In 2009, sold in April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021, 1 BTC = $63730
Oct 11, 2009, 1 BTC = $0.000994
Year Invest = 11.5 years
Net profit = $63730 - $0.000994 = $63729.9
ROI = Net Profit / Total Investment X 100
ROI = 63729.9/ $0.000994 X 100 = 6,411,468,712%
ROI = 6,411,468,712 / 11.5 = 557,519,018 % increase per year
c. ) Invest In 2009, sold in 2019
"Ten years ago today(Oct 11, 2009), 5,050 btc were sold for $5.02 in the first market transaction for bitcoin. Today, they'd be worth $42,171,792.50. A rise of 838,078,685%." - Saifedean Ammous
Oct 10, 2019, 1 BTC = $8350.85
Oct 11, 2009, 1 BTC = $0.0009941
Year Invest = 10 years
Net profit = $8350.85 - $0.0009941 = $8350.849
ROI = Net Profit / Total Investment X 100
ROI = 8350.849 / $0.0009941 X 100 = 840,041,143%
ROI = 840,041,143 / 10 = 84,004,114 % increase per year ( 83,807,868.5% per year - Saifedean Ammous )
d. ) Invest In 2009, sold in 2017
Dec 18, 2017, 1 BTC = $19636.8
Oct 11, 2009, 1 BTC = $0.000994
Year Invest = 7.167 years
Net profit = $19636.8 - $0.000994 = $19636.7990
ROI = Net Profit / Total Investment X 100
ROI = 19636.7990/ $0.000994 X 100 = 1,975,533,099%
ROI = 1,975,533,099 / 7.167 = 275,642,961 % increase per year
2. WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE DOMAIN NAME:
The most expensive domain name in the world Cars.com sold for $872,320,000
Cars.com - Domain investor George Kirikos
$872,320,000 - registered on 1998 - sold in 2017
Year 1998 - purchase + renewal fees for Cars.com = $500 ( estimate)
Year 2017 - sold Cars.com = $872,320,000
Net profit: $872,320,000 - $500 = $872,319,500
ROI % : $872,319,500 / $500 x 100 = 174,463,900%
174,463,900% / 19 yr = 9,182,311 % increase value per year
ROI = 9,182,311 % increase per year
Other expensive domain names publicly reported are:
Insurance.com — $35.6 million.
VacationRentals.com — $35 million.
PrivateJet.com — $30.18 million.
Internet.com — $18 million.
360.com — $17 million.
Insure.com — $16 million.
Fund.com — £9.99 million.
Sex.com — $13 million.
Sources:
Coindesk.com
DNGeek.com
3. WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE ART IN THE WORLD:
A.) 'When Will You Marry' by Paul Gauguin - $300,000,000
1982 Purchase: NA
2015 Sold: $300,000,000 (33 years collection or increase $9,090,909/year average value).
ROI = 90,909 % increase per year
B.) The painting of Christ by Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci has sold for world record price $US400million ($US450 million includes the buyer's premium) at Christie's auction rooms in New York, beating the world's most expensive art 'When Will You Marry' by Paul Gauguin - $US300million.
'CHRIST' - BY LEONARDO DA VINCI
2005 Purchase: $10,000
2017 Sold: $400,000,000
Net Profit: $400,000,000 - $10,000 = $399,990,000
Percentage gain %: $399,990,000 / $10,000 x 100 = 3,999,900%
3,999,900% / 12 years = 333,325 % increase value per year
ROI = 333,325 % increase per year
4. WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE GEMSTONE DIAMONDS:
Pink Star Diamond - Chinese billionaire Chow Tai Fook
$71,200,000 - mined and cut in 1999 - sold in 2017 (18 years later or increase $3,955,556/year average value).
ROI = 39556 % increase per year
5. WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HOUSE:
Villa Leopolda - Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov
$750,000,000 - built in 1902 - sold in 2008 (106 years later or increase $7976/year average value). Prokhorov eventually backed out of deal, losing his $75 million deposit. Deal not completed.
ROI = 80 % increase per year
6. BULKINGHAM PALACE - MOST VALUABLE PALACE:
1703 = $272,435 USD (£198,858 - purchase, build 1761-1913)
2016 = $2,890,000,000 USD (£2,279,257,750 - Valued by Foxtons 2016)
2021 = $3,294,600,000 USD ($2,890,000,000 x $1.14(inflation rate 2016-2021) )
The original purchase, build and extension costs (incurred between 1761 and 1913) of around £33 million in today's value (ie 2010) or £43.23 million in 2020 or £198,858 ($272,435 USD) in 1761 - fgould
£1 (in 1761) = £218.19 (in 2020)
ie. £1 (in 2020) = 1/218.19 = £0.0046 (in 1761)
£43,230,000 (in 2020) = £43,230,000 x £0.0046 = £198,858 (in 1761)
If £1 = $1.37 USD
Building cost (in 1761) = 198858 x $1.37 = $272,435 USD (in 1761)
"Last year(2016), top real estate firm Foxtons valued Buckingham Palace at $2.89bn (£2.2bn) based on its size alone. If you factor in $2.15 billion (£1.64bn) for the artworks, antique furniture, luxury amenities, and so on, the palace is likely to be worth around $5.04 billion (£3.84bn)." - lovemoney
Year Invest 1703-2021 = 318 years
Net profit = $3,294,600,000 - $272,435 = $3,294,327,565
ROI = Net Profit / Total Investment X 100
ROI = $3,294,327,565 / $272,435 X 100 = 1,209,215% total
ROI = 1,209,215 / 318 = 3802 % increase per year
7. WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE EARRING DIAMONDS:
Apollo and Artemis diamonds - Buyers Undisclosed -
$57,400,000 - mined and cut in 19XX? - sold in MAY 2017 (unable to estimate $x,xxx,xxx/year average value)
ROI = NOT AVAILABLE
8. WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SKYSCRAPER HOME:
Apartment Skyscraper Antilia - Multimillionaire Mukesh Ambani
$1,000,000,000 - Owner Built in 2012 - Occupied in 2014 (No resale value available - unable to estimate $x,xxx,xxx/year average value)
ROI = NOT AVAILABLE
CONCLUSION: THE TOP RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) IN THE WORLD:
1st. Bitcoin: With ROI = 557,519,018 % increase per year if sold on April 15, 2021
Bitcoin: With ROI = 292,666,630 % increase per year if sold on July 10, 2021
2nd. Domain Name, Cars.com: With ROI = 9,182,311 % increase per year
3rd. Art "Christ": With ROI = 333,325 % increase per year
4th. Diamond, Pink Star Diamond: With ROI = 39,556 % increase per year
5th. Buckingham Palace: With ROI = 3802 % increase per year
6th. Residential, Villa Leopolda: With ROI = 80 % increase per year.
WARNING: The content of this article is not a professional investment advice. It's our own personal opinion only. Please refer to your professional financial advisors for accurate information.
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