Commodity Metals
Precious Metals Price Race
Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium ranked by their LBMA auction price in USD per kilogram.
RANKING OVER TIME
USD/kg
Precious Metals Price Race
December 31, 1990
Leader Platinum
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#2 12.42K
#1 13.25K
#3 2.65K
#4 134.8
Visualized by
Latest ranking
August 3, 2026
#1 Gold 129.5K
#2 Platinum 51.98K
#3 Palladium 40.11K
#4 Silver 1.86K
Timeline
Key moments
- December 31, 1968
Gold leads at $1,347/kg
- August 3, 2026
Gold leads at $129,508/kg
Notes
Methodology
This adapter reads the LBMA free JSON price feeds (gold, silver, platinum, palladium), takes the latest published USD auction fix per metal, and converts USD per troy ounce to USD per kilogram. Deep annual history comes from the LBMA backfill; scheduled StoryOps runs append daily fixes so the district replays observed price moves.
Observed the LBMA USD auction fixes through 2026-08-03. Prices are the published USD/ozt fix converted to USD/kg (x32.1507466).
Reference
Sources
- LBMA precious metal prices — London Bullion Market Association