A comparison has emerged showing that Nvidia’s stock price rose approximately 138-fold over 10 years.
The figure of approximately 138억 won from an investment of 1억 won leaves a strong impression.
However, this comparison does not mean exactly the returns actually earned by an investor.
3-Line Summary
1. Nvidia’s stock price rose approximately 138-fold over 10 years
2. 1.58 dollars became 217.44 dollars
3. Actual returns may differ from the price comparison
1.58 Dollars on September 1, 2016, and 217.44 Dollars on September 1, 2026
According to reports by Hankyung and News1, the stock price of the U.S. semiconductor company Nvidia rose from 1.58 dollars on September 1, 2016, to 217.44 dollars on September 1, 2026. Comparing only the prices at the same two points in time results in approximately 138-fold growth.
Applying this simply to an investment of 1억 won 10 years earlier produces a calculated value of approximately 138억 won. In this comparison, Nvidia was presented as having a larger gain than Bitcoin, domestic semiconductor stocks, U.S. technology stocks, gold, and Eunpyeongma Apartment in Daechi-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
The reports explained that Nvidia was primarily a company focused on gaming graphics processing units (GPUs) in 2016, but emerged as a key semiconductor supplier for AI data centers alongside the growth of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) market. In other words, they attributed the background to the 10-year price change to the transformation of the company’s business areas and the expansion of AI demand.
The “138억 Won” Figure Omits Costs and Conditions
This figure is a simple comparison contrasting the price at that time with the price on September 1, 2026. It does not reflect exchange-rate fluctuations, taxes, transaction costs, or dividends. Therefore, it may differ from the returns in Korean won earned by an investor who actually held the stock during the same period.
In particular, when a calculation connects Nvidia’s stock price denominated in dollars with an investment amount in Korean won, the impact of exchange rates cannot be separated. Costs or taxes incurred when buying and selling stocks also make the price increase rate different from the amount actually left in the investor’s hands.
The real estate used as a comparison target is also difficult to convert simply in the same way. According to the reports, the calculated per-square-meter transaction price of the exclusive 84㎡ unit at Eunpyeongma Apartment rose approximately 2.9-fold, but real estate cannot be divided up and purchased arbitrarily in units of 1억 won like stocks or Bitcoin. Even when asset-specific price increase rates are placed side by side, this does not mean that the purchasing methods and cost structures were the same.
The clearest fact in these figures is the scale of Nvidia’s stock-price increase over 10 years. It is more accurate to read the expression “1억 won became 138억 won” as an assumption-based calculation showing that scale.
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