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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 26,281.61 (2026-07-10). The series starts 1971-02-05 and holds 13973 observations; the long-run mean is 3,317.84, the all-time high 27,093.90 (2026-06-02) and the low 54.87 (1974-10-03).

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.

Latest Snapshot

Updated
2026-07-11
Observations
13,973
Sample
1971-02-05 – 2026-07-10
Latest value
26,281.612026-07-10

Nasdaq Composite — year-end readings

Nasdaq Composite — year-end readings
DateValue
2026-07-1026,281.61
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 13973 observations — the full series is in the JSON: https://historyofmarket.com/api/nasdaq/composite.json

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Nasdaq Composite — Half a Century, Start to Now Chart

Data & Source

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

Yahoo Finance · Macrotrends · Robert Shiller · FRED · S&P Global · Nasdaq · NBER.

FAQ

What is the latest Nasdaq Composite reading?

26,281.61 as of 2026-07-10. The long-run average is 3,317.84.

What period does the Nasdaq Composite data cover?

1971-02-05 through 2026-07-10 — 13973 observations.

Where does this data come from?

History of Market combines public market and macro datasets including Yahoo Finance, Macrotrends, Robert Shiller, FRED, S&P Global, Nasdaq, and NBER. 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.