Artificial Intelligence crypto YTD returns 2026
Updated September 20, 2026 · Data: CoinGecko
Benchmark — Bitcoin YTD -7.42% · Artificial Intelligence average +319.45%
Average YTD+319.45%
Median YTD+3.09%
BestAKE +9,576.88%
WorstDATA -88.39%
Coins tracked36
| Rank | Asset | Symbol | YTD Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akedo | AKE | +9,576.88% |
| 2 | Diem | DIEM | +838.19% |
| 3 | Unibase | UB | +281.50% |
| 4 | Pieverse | PIEVERSE | +218.42% |
| 5 | UnifAI Network | UAI | +217.36% |
| 6 | NEAR Protocol | NEAR | +179.19% |
| 7 | Allora | ALLO | +128.93% |
| 8 | Score | SN44 | +126.25% |
| 9 | lium | SN51 | +86.29% |
| 10 | Akash Network | AKT | +67.60% |
| 11 | Targon | SN4 | +59.83% |
| 12 | TAGGER | TAG | +55.64% |
| 13 | Quack AI | Q | +47.26% |
| 14 | Arweave | AR | +40.19% |
| 15 | Render | RENDER | +29.20% |
| 16 | Grass | GRASS | +27.78% |
| 17 | Bittensor | TAO | +21.58% |
| 18 | AIOZ Network | AIOZ | +4.05% |
| 19 | Chutes | SN64 | +2.13% |
| 20 | Internet Computer | ICP | -0.45% |
| 21 | io.net | IO | -2.70% |
| 22 | affine | SN120 | -6.94% |
| 23 | ZIGChain | ZIG | -8.17% |
| 24 | Theta Network | THETA | -17.96% |
| 25 | ChainOpera AI | COAI | -20.57% |
| 26 | MultiversX | EGLD | -25.50% |
| 27 | The Graph | GRT | -32.12% |
| 28 | EigenCloud (prev. EigenLayer) | EIGEN | -32.18% |
| 29 | KAITO | KAITO | -34.13% |
| 30 | Arkham | ARKM | -34.14% |
| 31 | Aethir | ATH | -37.51% |
| 32 | Theta Fuel | TFUEL | -39.89% |
| 33 | Qubic | QUBIC | -41.28% |
| 34 | Livepeer | LPT | -42.01% |
| 35 | Golem | GLM | -44.26% |
| 36 | Data Network | DATA | -88.39% |
New in 2026: Artificial Intelligence
Launched after January 1, 2026, these assets have no year-to-date return yet. They’re ranked by return since tracking began — not comparable to the YTD figures above.
| Rank | Asset | Symbol | Tracked since | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orbio.so | ORBIO | 2026-09-02 | +542.97% |
| 2 | Pearl | PRL | 2026-06-22 | +63.91% |
| 3 | Sentient | SENT | 2026-01-22 | -10.83% |
Artificial Intelligence coins average +319.45% year-to-date in 2026, with a median of +3.09% across 36 tracked assets. AKE leads at +9,576.88% while DATA trails at -88.39%. Each coin appears under one primary category assigned from CoinGecko’s own classification; specific narratives take priority over generic buckets. Updated September 20, 2026.
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