goldprice.devGold reached its record daily close of $5,513.43 per troy ounce on 28 January 2026. This is the highest close in our daily US dollar data, which begins on 2 January 1996.
| Close | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| All-time high close | $5,513.43 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Latest close | $4,023.87 | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Below the high | -27.0% |
Based on daily closes
This record uses a daily close. Trading prices can rise above the close during the day, making the intraday high a separate, larger figure. We use closes because our history API provides them for every day since 1996.
Years with the most closing records
As of 16 October 2026, 2025 had the most record closes in our data with 58, followed by 2024 with 45 and 2011 with 40. No record closes occurred between 2012 and 2019: gold did not close above its August 2011 high of $1,909.37 until 26 July 2020.
Yearly record closes
| Year | Record closes | Highest record that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | $5,513.43, 28 Jan 2026 |
| 2025 | 58 | $4,533.21, 26 Dec 2025 |
| 2024 | 45 | $2,785.51, 30 Oct 2024 |
| 2023 | 2 | $2,117.72, 3 Dec 2023 |
| 2020 | 8 | $2,069.45, 6 Aug 2020 |
| 2011 | 40 | $1,909.37, 22 Aug 2011 |
| 2010 | 31 | $1,421.47, 6 Dec 2010 |
| 2009 | 29 | $1,220.28, 2 Dec 2009 |
| 2008 | 24 | $1,015.05, 16 Mar 2008 |
| 2007 | 21 | $842.66, 30 Dec 2007 |
| 2006 | 30 | $717.35, 11 May 2006 |
| 2005 | 25 | $527.70, 12 Dec 2005 |
| 2004 | 18 | $455.60, 3 Dec 2004 |
| 2003 | 2 | $417.25, 31 Dec 2003 |
| 1996 | 11 | $415.25, 2 Feb 1996 |
Gold's first close above each level
Gold first closed above $1,000 on 14 March 2008, then $2,000 on 4 August 2020, over twelve years later. Later milestones came much faster: $3,000 on 18 March 2025, $4,000 on 8 October 2025 and $5,000 on 25 January 2026, ten months after $3,000.
First close to reach each price
| Price | First close at or above | Close |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 1 Dec 2005 | $502.30 |
| $1,000 | 14 Mar 2008 | $1,003.08 |
| $1,500 | 20 Apr 2011 | $1,501.37 |
| $2,000 | 4 Aug 2020 | $2,031.14 |
| $2,500 | 16 Aug 2024 | $2,508.14 |
| $3,000 | 18 Mar 2025 | $3,031.79 |
| $3,500 | 2 Sep 2025 | $3,529.92 |
| $4,000 | 8 Oct 2025 | $4,011.78 |
| $4,500 | 23 Dec 2025 | $4,503.39 |
| $5,000 | 25 Jan 2026 | $5,039.86 |
| $5,500 | 28 Jan 2026 | $5,513.43 |
Earlier record closes
A record stands until gold closes above it. The August 2011 close of $1,909.37 stood for almost nine years. The next record, $2,069.45 on 6 August 2020, held until 1 December 2023. Record closes became frequent from 2024, with the latest on 28 January 2026.
The live figures above show the gap between the record and the latest daily close, so you can track gold's distance from its high.
curl "https://api.goldprice.dev/v1/bars?symbol=XAU-USD-SPOT&interval=1d&from=2011-08-22&to=2015-12-31" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY"