If You Had Diamond Hands in 1996...

Apple (AAPL)

πŸ‘€ REGRET DETECTED

Your Regret Receipt

Ghost Profit

$20M

You bought AAPL at $0.13 (Jan 1, 1996) β†’ $256 today.

ROI +197069%1971.7Γ—

From $10,000.

VALUE

$20M

ROI

197,069%

RANGE

54.2%

DRAWDOWN

-50.0%

What do these mean?
VALUE: Final value at today's price
ROI: Percent return vs. your entry
RANGE: High–Low relative to Open
DRAWDOWN: From Year High to Year Low

Reality Slaps

You could've owned…

iPhone
19.7k
iPhones
MacBook Pro
9,853
MacBook Pros
NYC Rent Month
5,630
@$3,500
Vacation Trip
3,941
@$5,000
Rolex
1,970
@$10,000

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$256

Current market price

Price Context

Today (as of Jan 9, 2026)

TODAY

$256

1996 Open (Jan 1)

1996

$0.24

1996 Low

1996

$0.13

1996 High

1996

$0.26

πŸ“‹ How We Did The Math
Initial Investment$10,000
Growth Multiple1971.69x
Return (ROI)+197069.2%
Final Value$19,716,923.08
Total Ghost Profit$19,706,923.08
Data as of 2026-01-09T15:00:46.813Z. For entertainment only. Past performance is not advice.
Historical simulation for entertainment. Don't cry, it's just numbers.