Litecoin price

Today’s Litecoin price, chart, and market data

Price data
$52.12	Current price
$4.04B	Market cap
-3.4%	24h change
-54.3%	1y change

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Updated on 2026-09-10T15:36:07.115414+00:00, Source: CoinGecko

Litecoin market overview

Price data

Price data
$52.12	Current price
$410.26 -87.3%	All-time high (May 09, 2021)
$4.04B	Market cap
$276.21M -12.3%	Transaction volume (24h)

Price performance

Price performance
--3.4%	Day
++1.9%	Week
++15.9%	Month
--54.3%	Year

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Price performance of Litecoin

Year	Return
2026	-32%
2025	-21%
2024	+35%
2023	+8%
2022	-54%
2021	+14%
2020	+205%
2019	+35%
2018	-87%
2017	+5,023%
2016	+26%
2015	+27%
2014	-89%
2013	+479%

Monthly price performance

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Total
2026	-17.0	-16.6	-2.5	+3.9	-5.4	-17.8	+5.7	+5.3	+11.1	–	–	–	-32.4
2025	+30.8	-2.4	-32.2	-0.7	+0.2	+2.6	+25.7	+0.2	-3.6	-12.7	-9.8	-6.3	-20.7
2024	-8.1	+10.7	+37.9	-18.9	+1.1	-11.2	-4.3	-9.4	+6.8	+3.7	+44.2	-4.8	+35.1
2023	+34.6	+2.9	-5.2	+2.1	+1.4	-8.1	+11.1	-28.1	-3.0	+5.6	+1.0	+4.7	+7.9
2022	-26.5	-5.3	+27.0	-23.3	-31.1	-22.6	+12.6	-12.0	+1.8	+2.8	+37.3	-10.6	-54.1
2021	+2.7	+30.7	+13.6	+30.6	-33.1	-15.5	+1.7	+15.1	-13.4	+30.9	+8.4	-28.2	+14.3
2020	+60.9	-11.7	-35.1	+25.3	-2.3	-12.1	+36.3	+10.6	-27.4	+18.0	+46.6	+63.2	+205.0
2019	+1.1	+42.3	+33.9	+10.9	+60.3	+23.6	-32.7	-28.7	-16.2	+7.5	-16.1	-12.8	+34.8
2018	-25.2	+31.6	-44.9	+27.6	-23.0	-32.6	+5.5	-27.1	+2.4	-20.1	-31.2	-7.8	-86.8
2017	-7.9	-3.6	+83.4	+132.9	+47.4	+66.8	-1.9	+49.6	-28.1	+3.2	+56.2	+146.8	+5,023.0
2016	-12.0	+14.3	-6.0	+18.2	+26.1	-13.0	+0.7	-3.9	+2.1	+4.3	-2.7	+12.0	+26.0
2015	-29.7	-1.4	-8.8	-16.5	+24.9	+126.4	+11.3	-38.7	+5.4	+32.1	+0.9	-4.4	+26.6
2014	-13.1	-34.6	-6.9	-19.3	+3.7	-18.5	-18.8	-31.2	-12.9	-15.7	-4.3	-23.9	-88.9
2013	–	–	–	+1.4	-26.5	-3.8	+6.0	-14.4	-10.6	-2.7	+1,495.0	-35.8	+478.8

Highlights

Average annual price performance

397.8%

Best year

2017

5,023.0%

Worst year

2014

88.9%

About Litecoin

What is Litecoin?

Litecoin is a fork of Bitcoin and was one of the first alternative coins to emerge alongside it. Several years ago, Litecoin positioned itself as “silver” to Bitcoin’s “digital gold.” It has also frequently served as a testing ground for potential upgrades to the Bitcoin protocol, allowing new features to be trialed on the Litecoin network first.

Key data
Sector	Currency
Key feature	Fast Transactions
Founder	Charlie Lee
Published	2011
Social media	1.26M followers
Links	Website Whitepaper

Technical details
Blockchain	Litecoin Blockchain
Consensus mechanism	Proof of Work
Staking	No
Open source	Yes
Energy consumption	High
Transactions per second	56 TPS

Our Litecoin rating

Our opinion

A few years ago, Litecoin was highly regarded in the crypto scene, as it was not only one of the first alternative networks to Bitcoin, launched in 2011, but also served extensively as a “crash-test dummy” for Bitcoin. Today, however, it’s difficult to see real utility or justification for Litecoin’s continued existence. The network—and therefore the digital currency—is scarcely used, and even founder Charlie Lee stepped down from his role as founder and lead developer back in 2017. As a long-term investment, we consider Litecoin uninteresting, though we fondly remember the early days. Together with Bitcoin, Litecoin was undoubtedly one of the pioneers in the crypto space and played an important role in testing various upgrades for the Bitcoin protocol.

by Philipp Duringer

Founder of coinbird.com

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Frequently asked questions about Litecoin

What is the current price of Litecoin?

The current price of Litecoin is $52.12. Over the past 24 hours, the price is down 3.4%, with a trading volume of $276.21M. Litecoin is the 25th largest cryptocurrency by market cap, currently at $4.04B.

What was the all-time high of Litecoin?

The Litecoin (LTC) cryptocurrency all-time high is $410.26. This price was reached on May 09, 2021. The current price is $52.12, a difference of -87.3% from the all-time high.

Why is Litecoin rising?

The increase in Litecoin's price can be attributed to a variety of factors. These include changes in market sentiment, the liquidation of positions, investor activity, relevant news, or other external influences.

Is it worth investing in Litecoin?

Litecoin (LTC) has fallen by 54.3% over the past 12 months, making it a poor investment over that period. Whether this trend continues depends on many external factors, including supply and demand. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future results.

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