Ethereum (ETH) All-Time High
Ethereum's all-time high is $4,954, set on August 24, 2025. Hourly data currently places ETH at $2,464, roughly 50.3% short of the record.
- Current price $2,464
- Below all-time high 50.3%
- Market cap $297B
Price as of 05:39 UTC August 26, 2026 · updated hourly
The record is 1 year old. It was printed on August 24, 2025, measured from daily highs in a CoinMarketCap series that opens August 8, 2015 — back when ETH cost less than a dollar.
ETH all-time high facts
| All-time high (daily data) | $4,954 — August 24, 2025 |
| Time since all-time high | 1 year |
| Current price | $2,464 |
| Distance from ATH | −50.3% |
| Market cap | $297B |
| Record low (within data coverage) | $0.4209 — October 21, 2015 |
| Data coverage begins | August 8, 2015 |
Data: CoinMarketCap · Compiled and maintained by Snket Desai under the Editorial & Data Policy
Prior cycle peaks
Ethereum has produced two earlier tops durable enough to reign as the all-time high for a year or more. Each shows up as a distinct summit in the Ethereum price history.
| Peak date | Price at peak |
|---|---|
| January 13, 2018 | $1,433 |
| November 16, 2021 | $4,892 |
Frequently asked questions
What is Ethereum's all-time high price?
$4,954 is the mark, dated August 24, 2025 in CoinMarketCap's daily records.
How far below its all-time high is Ethereum?
About 50.3% separates today's $2,464 price from the $4,954 record (checked 05:39 UTC on August 26, 2026).
What was Ethereum's previous cycle peak?
$4,892, reached November 16, 2021 — a top that went unbeaten for over a year before the current record replaced it.
Keep exploring
Trace the road between records in the Ethereum price history, brush up on what "all-time high" means in crypto, or line this record up against Bitcoin, Solana, Cardano.