Gold from ₹500 to ₹15,000 a gram: how long each level took

The climb, level by level

Gold stood at ₹404 when our daily record begins on 30 August 2000. It first closed at or above ₹500 on 22 May 2002 and at or above ₹15,000 on 28 January 2026. Prices are the India rate in rupees per gram; here is when each round figure first appeared.

Each row is the first daily close at or above the level, not the first intraday touch, and not a promise that the level held: Gold has since closed below nine of these levels after first reaching them. The record starts on 30 August 2000 at ₹404.

Fastest and slowest legs

• Fastest: from ₹10,000 to ₹12,000 took 44 days (2 September 2025 to 16 October 2025).
• Slowest: from ₹3,000 to ₹4,000 took 7.6 years (31 August 2012 to 24 March 2020).

The legs are not equal in percentage terms: ₹1,000 on top of ₹1,000 is a doubling, while ₹1,000 on top of ₹10,000 is 10%. The early legs look quick in rupees and slow in percentage, and the late ones are the reverse.

Where it stands

The highest close on record is ₹15,738 on 29 January 2026. On 20 October 2026 Gold was at ₹12,652, 19.6% below that peak and below the ₹15,000 level it first reached on 28 January 2026.

Reading the table

• Round numbers are a way to read history, not a signal. Nothing about ₹15,000 makes it more or less likely to hold than ₹15,001.
• A metal pays no income, so its price is the whole return; compare it with an index only after allowing for that.
• The series is the India rate per gram, which includes the rupee's moves against the dollar.

More reading:

• Gold and silver by calendar month since 2000
• How long gold and silver took to regain a peak

Source: WealthTicker's daily rupee price per gram, 30 August 2000 to 20 October 2026.