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Nasdaq Composite · Century — Nasdaq Composite — Half a Century, Start to Now

Composite, 50 years — The Nasdaq Composite's full half-century arc.

Opened at 100 on 5 February 1971; now above 16,000. The line runs parallel to the rise of American technology.

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What this page answers

The latest reading for the Nasdaq Composite is — (2026-08-28). The series starts 1971-02-05 and holds 14008 observations; the long-run mean is 3,372.82, the all-time high 27,093.90 (2026-06-02) and the low — (2026-08-28).

Opened at 100 on 5 February 1971; now above 16,000. The line runs parallel to the rise of American technology. The data is refreshed by the History of Market pipeline and published as a stable JSON endpoint for research, citation, and AI-agent use.

The plate

Nasdaq Composite · Century — Nasdaq Composite — Half a Century, Start to Now010,00020,00019801990200020102020
Plate II.1 Opened at 100 on 5 February 1971; now above 16,000. The line runs parallel to the rise of American technology. 2026-08-29

Latest Snapshot

Updated
2026-08-29
Observations
14,008
Sample
1971-02-05 – 2026-08-28

Nasdaq Composite — year-end readings

Nasdaq Composite — year-end readings
DateValue
2026-08-28—
2025-12-3123,241.99
2024-12-3119,310.79
2023-12-2915,011.35
2022-12-3010,466.48
2021-12-3115,644.97
2020-12-3112,888.28
2019-12-318,972.60
2018-12-316,635.28
2017-12-296,903.39
2016-12-305,383.12
2015-12-315,007.41
2014-12-314,736.05
2013-12-314,176.59
2012-12-313,019.51
2011-12-302,605.15
2010-12-312,652.87
2009-12-312,269.15
2008-12-311,577.03
2007-12-312,652.28
2006-12-292,415.29
2005-12-302,205.32
2004-12-312,175.44
2003-12-312,003.37
2002-12-311,335.51
2001-12-311,950.40
2000-12-292,470.52
1999-12-314,069.31
1998-12-312,192.69
1997-12-311,570.35
1996-12-311,291.03
1995-12-291,052.13
1994-12-30751.96
1993-12-31776.80
1992-12-31676.95
1991-12-31586.34
1990-12-31373.80
1989-12-29454.80
1988-12-30381.40
1987-12-31330.50
1986-12-31348.80
1985-12-31324.90
1984-12-31247.10
1983-12-30278.60
1982-12-31232.41
1981-12-31195.84
1980-12-31202.34
1979-12-31151.14
1978-12-29117.98
1977-12-30105.05
1976-12-3197.88
1975-12-3177.62
1974-12-3159.82
1973-12-3192.19
1972-12-29133.73
1971-12-31114.12

Showing the 56 most recent of 14008 observations — the full series is in the JSON: https://historyofmarket.com/api/nasdaq/composite.json

Data & Source

GET /api/nasdaq/composite.json — Canonical dataset endpoint.

Exchange closing prices · Company filings · Robert Shiller · FRED · NBER.

FAQ

What is the latest Nasdaq Composite reading?

— as of 2026-08-28. The long-run average is 3,372.82.

What period does the Nasdaq Composite data cover?

1971-02-05 through 2026-08-28 — 14008 observations.

Where does this data come from?

History of Market combines public market and macro datasets — exchange closing prices, company filings, Robert Shiller, FRED, NBER, and the UBS Global Investment Returns Yearbook (Dimson–Marsh–Staunton). The exact endpoint for this panel is linked below.

How often is it updated?

Daily-tier datasets refresh after the U.S. market close, with a broader weekly refresh on Sunday. The timestamp shown on this page comes from the JSON payload.

Can I use the data?

Yes, for research and education with attribution to History of Market. Upstream data sources retain their own terms.