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WWIBWN IPO scenarios

What would an IPO investment be worth now?

Compare investments made when companies first reached public markets through IPOs or direct listings.

23 scenarios$1,000 comparisonsHistorical outcomesUpdated market data
Top return$8,188,531.14

Microsoft at IPO produced the largest current result in this category.

Scenarios23

Different assets, stories and starting points to explore.

ImportantHigh risk

Historical returns do not predict future performance.

MSFTIPO

Microsoft at IPO

Microsoft before Windows, Office, enterprise licensing, cloud and AI.

$1,000 worth now$8,188,531.148,188.5x · 818,753% gain
Open Microsoft at IPO scenario
NVDAIPO

Nvidia at IPO

Nvidia before GPUs became central to gaming, data centres and AI infrastructure.

$1,000 worth now$5,716,861.555,716.9x · 571,586% gain
Open Nvidia at IPO scenario
AAPLIPO

Apple at IPO

Apple before the Mac, iPhone, App Store, services and ecosystem compounding.

$1,000 worth now$3,152,694.733,152.7x · 315,169% gain
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AMZNIPO

Amazon at IPO

From online-bookstore IPO through ecommerce, AWS and AI infrastructure.

$1,000 worth now$2,641,318.772,641.3x · 264,032% gain
Open Amazon at IPO scenario
NFLXIPO

Netflix

From DVD-by-mail IPO to global streaming leadership.

$1,000 worth now$665,229.01665.2x · 66,423% gain
Open Netflix scenario
TSLAIPO

Tesla at IPO

Tesla before EVs became mainstream and before manufacturing scale was proven.

$1,000 worth now$227,831.67227.8x · 22,683% gain
Open Tesla at IPO scenario
GOOGLIPO

Google

Search, ads, Android, YouTube and AI from the 2004 IPO.

$1,000 worth now$138,540.85138.5x · 13,754% gain
Open Google scenario
SHOPIPO

Shopify

Independent commerce before the pandemic boom and reset.

$1,000 worth now$58,119.1658.1x · 5,712% gain
Open Shopify scenario
METAIPO

Meta

Facebook before mobile ads, Instagram and AI targeting scaled.

$1,000 worth now$14,510.3114.5x · 1,351% gain
Open Meta scenario
HOODIPO

Robinhood

Retail trading culture after the pandemic boom cooled.

$1,000 worth now$3,105.403.1x · 211% gain
Open Robinhood scenario
RDDTIPO

Reddit

Community attention, ads and AI data licensing after IPO.

$1,000 worth now$3,039.063.0x · 204% gain
Open Reddit scenario
UBERIPO

Uber

Ride-hailing, delivery and the profitability turnaround after IPO.

$1,000 worth now$1,895.601.9x · 90% gain
Open Uber scenario
ZMIPO

Zoom

From its 2019 IPO through the pandemic boom and post-pandemic reset.

$1,000 worth now$1,732.741.7x · 73% gain
Open Zoom scenario
BABAIPO

Alibaba

China ecommerce, cloud growth and regulatory risk after the 2014 IPO.

$1,000 worth now$1,350.681.4x · 35% gain
Open Alibaba scenario
SNOWIPO

Snowflake

Cloud data growth tested against a rich software valuation.

$1,000 worth now$1,310.521.3x · 31% gain
Open Snowflake scenario
ABNBIPO

Airbnb

Travel marketplace strength after a demanding 2020 listing.

$1,000 worth now$1,294.311.3x · 29% gain
Open Airbnb scenario
DASHIPO

DoorDash

Delivery demand after pandemic habits met normalised expectations.

$1,000 worth now$1,179.301.2x · 18% gain
Open DoorDash scenario
COINIPO

Coinbase

A listed crypto gateway through brutal market cycles.

$1,000 worth now$568.080.6x · -43% return
Open Coinbase scenario
BYNDIPO

Beyond Meat

Plant-based food enthusiasm followed by slower adoption and a severe valuation reset.

$1,000 worth now$224.640.2x · -78% return
Open Beyond Meat scenario
PTONIPO

Peloton

A connected-fitness pandemic boom followed by a severe expectations reset.

$1,000 worth now$210.020.2x · -79% return
Open Peloton scenario
RIVNIPO

Rivian

A cautionary EV story about valuation, cash burn and execution.

$1,000 worth now$168.470.2x · -83% return
Open Rivian scenario
WEIPO

WeWork

A failed IPO, SPAC listing, bankruptcy and cancellation of the original public shares.

$1,000 worth now$0.000.0x · -100% return
Open WeWork scenario
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Why are IPO returns so different?

An IPO or direct listing gives public investors an early entry point, but not necessarily a cheap one. Returns depend on the listing valuation, business execution, competition and how expectations change after the company becomes public.

Long-term compoundersAmazon, Netflix and Google grew far beyond their original public-market businesses.
Modern platformsMeta, Shopify, Uber, Airbnb and Reddit show how digital platforms scale after listing.
High-expectation listingsSnowflake, DoorDash, Coinbase and Rivian illustrate the risk of demanding entry valuations.

How to read these comparisons

Each scenario uses its stated starting date and historical market data. Results may differ from actual transactions because of fees, taxes, liquidity, currency movements, execution prices and data availability.

WWIBWN is educational only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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