# Robert Kiyosaki: Silver to $40 by May 16, 2025

Updated Sep 29, 2026 · Web page: https://predictionverifier.com/predictions/robert-kiyosaki-silver-40-by-2025/

Robert Kiyosaki's prediction that Silver would reach $40 by May 16, 2025 did not come true. Silver's best close before the deadline was $34.86 on October 22, 2024, 13% below the target. Robert Kiyosaki made the call on X on May 16, 2020, when Silver was at $16.62. The target needed a 141% rise in five years.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | Missed |
| Person | [Robert Kiyosaki](https://predictionverifier.com/people/robert-kiyosaki/) |
| Asset | [Silver (XAG)](https://predictionverifier.com/assets/silver/) |
| Outlet | X |
| Said on | May 16, 2020 |
| Quote | “Silver @ $17. Predict $40 in 5 years.” |
| Price when said → target | $16.62 → $40 |
| Change | +141% from the price when said |
| Deadline | May 16, 2025 |
| Deciding close | Best close before the deadline: $34.86 (Oct 22, 2024) |
| 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 | #3ab67 |

## What was said

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://predictionverifier.com/people/robert-kiyosaki/) · Author, Rich Dad Poor Dad; Co-founder, The Rich Dad Company · 23 predictions · 3 hit · 14 missed · 6 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/)

> Silver @ $17. Predict $40 in 5 years.

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, 2025, inclusive, is at or above $40. Prices are daily spot closes in USD per troy ounce, not intraday highs.

- Price when said: $16.62 (May 15, 2020) · [price data](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/XAG%3D)
- Deciding close: $34.86 (Oct 22, 2024) · [price data](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/XAG%3D)

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## More from Robert Kiyosaki

- [Robert Kiyosaki: Gold at or above $35,000 on Jun 29, 2031](https://predictionverifier.com/predictions/robert-kiyosaki-gold-35k-by-2031/) · Open · $4,089 → $35,000 · Deadline Jun 29, 2031 · #63b47
  “I still believe gold will be $35K in about 5 years.”
- [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”

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