According to several different price projection models, the price of Shiba Inu is most likely to increase substantially by 2040 and 2050. According to the predictions of Coincodex, SHIB could reach a price of $0.0001652 and $0.0004662 by 2040 and 2050, respectively.
Shiba Inu is one of the most exciting cryptocurrency projects in the crypto market today, controlling a market cap of over $9 billion. Following its launch in 2020, the meme token went on a massive rally that saw SHIB gain a whopping 574,432% (compared to the US dollar). With such explosive growth in its rearview mirror and low price per unit, many investors are wondering how the token could perform in the long term.
In this article, we are going to outline different price scenarios for Shiba Inu and examine potential growth factors.
| 2025 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | |
| Coincodex’s SHIB price prediction | $0.0000278 | $0.0000316 | $0.0001652 | $0.0004662 |
| SHIB price prediction (5% yearly growth) | $0.0000167 | $0.0000203 | $0.0000331 | $0.0000538 |
| SHIB price prediction (S&P 500 historical 11.47% ROI)* | $0.0000177 | $0.0000274 | $0.0000811 | $0.00024 |
| SHIB price prediction (BTC historical 3 yr. avg. of 40%) | $0.0000223 | $0.0000855 | $0.002474 | $0.071548 |
*Price data was derived from the S&P 500’s average rate of return between 1974 and 2024.
Shiba Inu’s price history
Before we get to the predictions, let’s explore Shiba Inu’s price history to better understand where it could be headed in the future. Shiba Inu has delivered some of the most remarkable price performances in the history of crypto markets. Although the coin initially dropped by over 94% in its first year of trading, it skyrocketed in 2021, surging by an astonishing 43,220,000% and reaching an all-time high of $0.00008819 in October of that year.
Despite experiencing a prolonged downturn during the 2022 crypto winter, Shiba Inu remains significantly above its launch price of $0.00000000009404—by over 142,000 times.
At the time of writing, SHIB is trading at $0.0000159. Its extraordinary historical growth has led many investors to speculate on whether the meme coin can reach 1 dollar. While we believe this price target is overly ambitious, factors such as an accelerating SHIB burn rate and other key developments could still propel the coin to new heights in the future.
Shiba Inu price prediction for 2040
There are various approaches to projecting the future price movements of an asset. If we were to use SHIB’s historical yearly return of over 1,000% to predict its price in 2040, we would quickly arrive at an absurd figure—roughly $66.42 billion per SHIB, which is comically unrealistic.
Rather than relying on historical crypto growth rates that significantly skew projections, we’ve opted for a more balanced approach. We use the historical annualized return of the S&P 500 Index, a widely recognized investment benchmark. From 1974 through the end of 2024, the S&P 500 has delivered a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 11.47%.
Based on these metrics, SHIB could be worth $0.0000811 per token by 2040. This is a 510% increase from the current price, which would make Shiba Inu’s market cap around $47.8 billion, which would place it above Dogecoin, the original memecoin.
However, most crypto investors expect a bigger return on their investment than around 10% per year. Let’s apply Bitcoin’s 3-year average yearly growth of around 40% to Shiba Inu to see where it’s price would be in 2040 by following Bitcoin’s trajectory.
By 2040, Shiba Inu’s price would be around $0.002474, which is a massive increase of 15,560%. This would make it’s market cap $1.46 trillion, which is very unrealistic for a memecoin.
Shiba Inu price prediction for 2050
Let’s apply these same metrics to an even longer time scale as we analyze Shiba Inu’s price prediction for 2050.
If we model Shiba Inu after S&P 500’s 11.47% historical ROI, SHIB would grow by 1,509% to reach a price of $0.00024. This would place it among the top 5 cryptocurrencies, sharing a market capitalization with both XRP and USDT at aroudn $140 billion.
If we attempt to model SHIB after Bitcoin’s Bitcoin’s 3-year average yearly growth of 40%, we get into some ridicuous numbers if we give SHIB three decades to grow—it would grow from $0.0000159 to $0.071548. While this doesn’t seem too high, it’s important to consider what this means in terms of market cap. After 25 years, SHIB’s price would grow by 449,987% if it were to follow Bitcoin’s huge growth. This would imply a market capitalization of $42.21 trillion, which is tens of trillions above the most valuable companies in the world.
Price catalysts for Shiba Inu’s long-term growth
One of the most important potential price catalysts for Shiba Inu is the recently launched SHIB token burn process, which rolled out as a part of the Shibarium platform during the summer of 2023. Shibarium is a layer 2 solution for Shiba Inu that makes transactions faster and cheaper.
Shibarium burns SHIB as a part of each transaction made. Many analysts believe that this will drastically reduce the high token supply of Shiba Inu (589 trillion as of February 2025) over time and introduce deflationary pressure on the token’s price. The extent to which this could impact the value of SHIB remains to be seen, as it is impossible to predict how many SHIB will be burned once the Shibarum mainnet becomes more widely used. Some investors believe that Shiba Inu could become the next crypto to explode and reach the 1 cent or even $1 milestone thanks to Shibarium burns.
The bottom line: Shiba Inu coin’s price could very well explode in the future
While it’s impossible to predict Shiba Inu’s future price movements with certainty, it is safe to assume that the value of Shiba Inu will continue to grow, especially if crypto continues to gain traction among the mainstream crowd and the launch of Shibarium turns out to be a success.
If you are interested in shorter time frames instead, we suggest you follow our Shiba Inu price prediction that showcases potential price movements for a 5-day to a 1-year time period.
