Polkadot (DOT) price: chart and year-by-year history

What happened to the price of Polkadot

Polkadot trades at $0.8440 today — −98.5% from its $55.09 high set in November 2021. A fall that deep means something simple: returning to that level would take a 65× rise.

From low to high

Polkadot (DOT) price high and low

Over 6 years the price of Polkadot has moved between $0.6330 and $55.09. The low came in October 2025, the high in November 2021.

The deepest DOT drawdown

The deepest fall on monthly closes was −98.2%: from the peak in October 2021 to the bottom in July 2026, taking 57 months. A useful number: it shows what holding through would have meant.

How long since the high

It has been 61 months since that high, and the price has not returned to it.

What the years show

Best and worst year for Polkadot

The best full year was 2021 at +188%. The worst was 2022 at −83.8%. Of 5 full years, 2 closed up and 3 closed down.

Falling years outnumber rising ones — but the spread between the best and worst year matters more than the count: that is what tells you what to be ready for.

DOT price in 2026

The current year stands at −52.8%, ranging from $0.7230 to $2.34.

Months: how many closed up

How many months DOT closed up

Of 74 closed months, 29 finished up and 45 finished down — 39% of months were rising ones. The average month returned +1.5%.

Strongest and weakest month for Polkadot

The strongest month on record was November 2024 at +126%; the hardest was May 2021 at −36.3%.

Does DOT have a seasonal pattern

Which month Polkadot rose in most often

On average DOT did best in November: +20.9% across 6 observations, 3 of them positive. It did worst in June: −20.4% across 6 observations.

Why the number of observations beats the average percentage

We print the number of observations next to the percentage for a reason. 6 observations is 6 observations: on a sample that size a pattern cannot be told apart from coincidence. Interesting to look at, not something to plan around.

How to use this

What these numbers do not say

Everything above is the past. It does not say where the price goes next, but it does show the range to be ready for: $0.6330 to $55.09, with a drawdown of −98.2%.

Where to check the DOT price across exchanges

What is useful right now comes down to three things, all of them computed from live data rather than history.

The DOT price gap between exchanges

DOT costs different amounts on different exchanges, and that gap is visible in the cross-exchange scanner: it shows where the coin is cheaper and where it is dearer right now.

How much DOT you can actually buy at that price

Before a large purchase it is worth checking the order books — they show how much you can actually take at a given price, not just the best offer.

Moving DOT between platforms

And if the coin has to move between venues, the transfers section shows which network is cheaper.

How we count