Kickstarter Statistics and User Count (2023)

Kickstarter is an online crowdfunding platform that was founded in 2009. The platform allows individuals and organizations to raise funds for their creative projects, which can include everything from independent films to video games to art installations.

The way Kickstarter works is that creators create a project page on the platform, where they outline their project and set a funding goal. They can then offer rewards to backers who contribute to the project, such as early access to the finished product or exclusive merchandise.

If the project reaches its funding goal within a set timeframe, the funds are released to the creator, and they can begin work on their project. If the project does not reach its funding goal, no money is collected from backers, and the project is not funded.

Kickstarter has become a popular platform for creative individuals and small businesses who may have difficulty securing traditional funding for their projects. It has also been used to launch successful projects that have gone on to become commercial products, such as the Pebble smartwatch and the Exploding Kittens card game.

Kickstarter Statistics

Here are a few of the most interesting Kickstarter statistics and facts I was able to dig up including user counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

Kickstarter User Count

Number of Kickstarter users:

20.603 million users

Last updated 1/29/22

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Additional Statistics

Amount pledged to Kickstarter projects to date:

$5.6 billion

Last updated 3/10/21

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Total number of projects launched on Kickstarter:

516,810

Last updated 3/10/21

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Number of successfully funded Kickstarter projects:

177,767

Last updated 2/21/20

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Kickstarter success rate:

38.52%

Last updated 3/10/21

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Number of people that have successfully launched Kickstarter projects:

100,000

Last updated 7/25/17

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Number of unsuccessfully funded Kickstarter projects:

295,804

Last updated 2/21/20

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Number of Kickstarter projects that received 0% funding:

55,338

Last updated 2/21/20

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Number of countries that Kickstarter pledges have come from:

175

Last updated 11/20/17

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Number of repeat backers on Kickstarter:

6.5 million

Last updated 3/10/21

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Total number of pledges on Kickstarter to date:

59.572 million

Last updated 2/21/20

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Most money ever pledged  to a Kickstarter project:

$6.3 million (MST3K)

Last updated 12/12/15

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Average distance between backers and Kickstarter project creators:

2,317.09 miles

Last updated 2/9/16

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

12,107 

Last updated 7/25/17

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Average amount raised by successfully funded Kickstarter projects:

$21,698 

Last updated 7/25/17

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Median amount raised by successfully funded Kickstarter projects:

$5,050 

Last updated 7/25/17

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Total amount of money pledged to successfully funded Kickstarter projects:

$4.3 billion

Last updated 2/20/20

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

11,789,656 

Last updated 7/25/17

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Total number of pledges to successfully funded Kickstarter projects:

32,863,094 

Last updated 7/25/17

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Average number of Kickstarter backers for successfully funded projects:

255

Last updated 7/25/17

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Number of Kickstarter backers that have supported a creative project:

15 million

Last updated 8/21/18

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Amount that has been pledged to games projects on Kickstarter:

$1 billion

Last updated 4/16/19

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Amount that has been pledged to creative projects on Kickstarter:

$4 billion

Last updated 11/20/18

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Number of Kickstarter backers that have supported an art project:

2 million

Last updated 8/21/18

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Most successful Kickstarter game project to date:

Shenmue 3 ($6.3 million)

Last updated 1/15/2020

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