# Robert Kiyosaki: Gold to $3,000 by May 16, 2021

Updated Sep 29, 2026 · Web page: https://predictionverifier.com/predictions/robert-kiyosaki-gold-3k-by-2021/

Robert Kiyosaki's prediction that Gold would reach $3,000 by May 16, 2021 did not come true. Gold's best close before the deadline was $2,063 on August 6, 2020, 31% below the target. Robert Kiyosaki made the call on X on May 16, 2020, when Gold was at $1,741. The target needed a 72% rise in one year.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | Missed |
| Person | [Robert Kiyosaki](https://predictionverifier.com/people/robert-kiyosaki/) |
| Asset | [Gold (XAU)](https://predictionverifier.com/assets/gold/) |
| Outlet | X |
| Said on | May 16, 2020 |
| Quote | “GOLD @$1700. Predict $3000 in 1 year.” |
| Price when said → target | $1,741 → $3,000 |
| Change | +72% from the price when said |
| Deadline | May 16, 2021 |
| Deciding close | Best close before the deadline: $2,063 (Aug 6, 2020) |
| Source | [X](https://zycrypto.com/rich-dad-poor-dad-robert-kiyosaki-predicts-bitcoin-at-75000-in-three-years/) |
| Archive | [Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20250712155539/https://zycrypto.com/rich-dad-poor-dad-robert-kiyosaki-predicts-bitcoin-at-75000-in-three-years/) |
| How we check | [How we check predictions](https://predictionverifier.com/how-we-check-predictions/#touch) |
| Public ID | #b3801 |

## What was said

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://predictionverifier.com/people/robert-kiyosaki/) · Author, Rich Dad Poor Dad; Co-founder, The Rich Dad Company · 22 predictions · 3 hit · 14 missed · 5 open

X, May 16, 2020 · [Source](https://zycrypto.com/rich-dad-poor-dad-robert-kiyosaki-predicts-bitcoin-at-75000-in-three-years/) · [Archive](https://web.archive.org/web/20250712155539/https://zycrypto.com/rich-dad-poor-dad-robert-kiyosaki-predicts-bitcoin-at-75000-in-three-years/)

> GOLD @$1700. Predict $3000 in 1 year.

In the same post Kiyosaki said the economy was dying, the Fed was incompetent and the next bailout would be trillions in pensions, and that he had bought more gold, silver and Bitcoin.

## How we checked this

The prediction comes true if any daily close from May 16, 2020 to May 16, 2021, inclusive, is at or above $3,000. Prices are daily spot closes in USD per troy ounce, not intraday highs.

- Price when said: $1,741 (May 15, 2020) · [price data](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/XAU%3D)
- Deciding close: $2,063 (Aug 6, 2020) · [price data](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/XAU%3D)

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## More from Robert Kiyosaki

- [Robert Kiyosaki: Silver to $200 by Dec 31, 2026](https://predictionverifier.com/predictions/robert-kiyosaki-silver-200-by-2026/) · Open · $93.11 → $200 · Deadline Dec 31, 2026 · #20d39
  “I am still calling for silver to hit $200 an ounce in 2026.”
- [Robert Kiyosaki: Bitcoin to $250,000 by Dec 31, 2026](https://predictionverifier.com/predictions/robert-kiyosaki-bitcoin-250k-by-2026/) · Open · $102,286 → $250,000 · Deadline Dec 31, 2026 · #6f9f1
  “My target price for Bitcoin is $250 k in 2026.”
- [Robert Kiyosaki: Silver to $100 by Dec 31, 2026](https://predictionverifier.com/predictions/robert-kiyosaki-silver-100-by-2026/) · Hit · $48.30 → $100 · Deadline Dec 31, 2026 · #f4a37
  “Silver $100 in 2026”
- [Robert Kiyosaki: Bitcoin to $1,000,000 by Dec 31, 2035](https://predictionverifier.com/predictions/robert-kiyosaki-bitcoin-1m-by-2035/) · Open · $84,962 → $1,000,000 · Deadline Dec 31, 2035 · #6214d
  “I strongly believe, by 2035, that one Bitcoin will be over $ 1 million, Gold will be $30,000, and silver $3,000 a coin”
- [Robert Kiyosaki: Gold to $30,000 by Dec 31, 2035](https://predictionverifier.com/predictions/robert-kiyosaki-gold-30k-by-2035/) · Open · $3,327 → $30,000 · Deadline Dec 31, 2035 · #9405d
  “I strongly believe, by 2035, that one Bitcoin will be over $ 1 million, Gold will be $30,000, and silver $3,000 a coin”

## Other Gold predictions

- [Ed Yardeni: Gold to $5,000 by Dec 31, 2026](https://predictionverifier.com/predictions/ed-yardeni-gold-5k-by-2026/) · Hit · $3,886 → $5,000 · Deadline Dec 31, 2026 · #6976a
  “We are now aiming for $5,000 in 2026”
- [Peter Schiff: Gold to $5,000 by Oct 25, 2014](https://predictionverifier.com/predictions/peter-schiff-gold-5k-by-2014/) · Missed · $1,702 → $5,000 · Deadline Oct 25, 2014 · #b9b4a
  “Runaway public spending combined with excessively loose monetary policy by the Federal Reserve and other global central banks will push gold to $5,000 per ounce within the next two years, noted investor Peter Schiff said Thursday.”

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