Here are some of the more impressive Kickstarter statistics I’ve been able to dig up recently. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

One of the most innovative products to come out of this most recent digital revolution is one that is aimed at spotlighting other innovative projects. For over five years, Kickstarter has been an excellent resource for inventors and creators to solicit the financial support of others in their niche in hopes of making their dreams reality. We can thank Kickstarter for tens of thousands of funded projects including the Pebble smartwatch and Oculus Rift.

With a site dedicated to crowdfunding projects, there are certainly plenty of Kickstarter stats available to sift through. Here we go…

Kickstarter Facts

Kickstarter Website: kickstarter.com
Year Kickstarter launched: 2009
Kickstarter Headquarters: Brooklyn, NY
Kickstarter Creators: Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, Charles Adler

What is Kickstarter?

Kickstarter helps artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators find the resources and support they need to make their ideas a reality. To date, tens of thousands of creative projects — big and small — have come to life with the support of the Kickstarter community. (source)

Kickstarter Statistics

How many Kickstarter users:

15.566 million users

Last updated 12/5/18

Amount pledged to Kickstarter projects to date:

$4 billion

Last updated 12/5/18

Number of successfully funded Kickstarter projects:

155,035

Last updated 12/5/18

Number of people that have successfully launched Kickstarter projects:

100,000

Last updated 7/25/17

Number of unsuccessfully funded Kickstarter projects:

268,758

Last updated 12/5/18

Number of Kickstarter projects that received 0% funding:

55,336

Last updated 12/5/18

Number of countries that Kickstarter pledges have come from:

175

Last updated 11/20/17

Number of repeat backers on Kickstarter:

5 million

Last updated 12/5/18

Total number of pledges on Kickstarter to date:

49.943 million

Last updated 12/5/18

Most money ever pledged to a Kickstarter project:

$6.3 million (MST3K)

Last updated 12/12/15

Average distance between backers and Kickstarter project creators:

2,317.09 miles

Last updated 2/9/16

Number of Kickstarter creators who have run more than one successfully funded project:

12,107

Last updated 7/25/17

Average amount raised by successfully funded Kickstarter projects:

$21,698

Last updated 7/25/17

Median amount raised by successfully funded Kickstarter projects:

$5,050

Last updated 7/25/17

Total amount of money pledged to successfully funded Kickstarter projects:

$2,790,010,435

Last updated 7/25/17

Number of Kickstarter backers who have pledged to a successfully funded project:

11,789,656

Last updated 7/25/17

Total number of pledges to successfully funded Kickstarter projects:

32,863,094

Last updated 7/25/17

Average number of Kickstarter backers for successfully funded projects:

255

Last updated 7/25/17

Number of Kickstarter backers that have supported a creative project:

15 million

Last updated 8/21/18

Amount that has been pledged to creative projects on Kickstarter:

$4 billion

Last updated 11/20/18

Number of Kickstarter backers that have supported an art project:

2 million

Last updated 8/21/18

Get the Full Report

This report is a digital collection of the most interesting Kickstarter statistics I have curated over the years as of December 2018. 70 of them including stats for:

Users
Projects
Funding
Successes
Etc.- all in one place

I try to go through each and every stat regularly and update as much as possible, but we all know that some stats are easier to track down than others. As always, every stat is linked to its original source and has the source date listed.

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Craig Smith

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DMR Publisher. Director of Marketing by day and I run this little site at night. Other interests include Disney, Sports, 80’s Nostalgia, LEGO, Star Wars and Tech Gadgets. Other sites include DisneyNews.us and VideoGamesStats.com.

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