Put it in a savings account
$0
The 15-year time machine
How much could you make?
Real prices · Oct 14, 2011 → Oct 15, 2026
It's October 2011. You have $1,000 to invest.
Connecting to the game…
Playing as
It's October 2011. You have $1,000 to invest.
- 1Pick 3 companiesChoose ones you think did great over the last 15 years.
- 2$333 goes into eachYour $1,000 is split evenly between your picks.
- 3Jump to 2026See what it's worth now, next to a savings account.
Pick 3 companies
Search for a company or a brand you know. Try “Fortnite”, “Oreo” or “Xbox”.
October 15, 2026
Your $1,000 is now
$1,000
Your 3 picks
S&P 500 index fund
Savings account
Each line starts with $1,000 in October 2011. Hover or tap the chart to see any date.
Your 3 picks
What if you didn't buy stocks?
Hid it under your mattress
$1,000
Bought the whole market
$0
This round is one game per player.
The best picks unlock when the host reveals them.
Class leaderboard
Each player's best game. Updates live.
How much could you make?
The best picks were…
[REDACTED]
Money makers:
What $1,000 in each would be worth
If you had put all $1,000 into just one of these in October 2011.
The biggest flops
Not every famous company grows. These lost money or barely moved, even with dividends counted.
Host controls
Run the game
Join link
Game settings
Let new players joinTurn off once everyone is in.
Allow replaysOff means one game per player. The leaderboard counts each player's best game.
Show the best picks to playersKeep this off until everyone has played.
Players
Kick removes a player and their scores. They can join again. Kick and block also stops that name from being used again.
Leaderboard
Blocked names
Start a new class
Removes every player and every score so the next class starts fresh. Your settings and blocked names stay.