• The dot-com bubble was a rapid rise in the value of American technology stocks, fueled by investments in internet companies in the late 1990s.

  • The value of stock markets rose exponentially during the dot-com bubble when the Nasdaq rose from under 1,000 to over 5,000 between 1995 and 2000.
  • Stocks went into a bear market after the bubble burst in 2001.
  • The Nasdaq index, which grew five times between 1995 and 2000, fell almost 77%, resulting in billions of dollars in losses.
  • The bubble also caused the bankruptcy of several Internet companies.