As of November 2, 2022, games was the most-funded project category on Kickstarter, with 2.04 billion U.S. dollars pledged by project backers. On the other hand, the least funded category was dance with 15.88 million U.S. dollars. The category technology raised a total of 1.3 billion U.S. dollars, the third-largest amount of pledge money.
Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter.com as of November 2022, by project category (in million U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Kickstarter
Company metrics
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- Basic Statistic Key crowdfunding projects and dollars overview of Kickstarter 2022
- Premium Statistic Total amount of funding pledged on Kickstarter 2012-2022
- Premium Statistic Most successful categories on Kickstarter 2022
- Basic Statistic Distribution of unsuccessfully funded projects on Kickstarter 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of total and repeat project backers on Kickstarter 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of projects and amount pledged on Kickstarter 2021, by project category
Projects
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- Premium Statistic Most funded Kickstarter projects 2023
- Basic Statistic Distribution of Kickstarter funding amounts raised 2022
- Premium Statistic Kickstarter project funding success rate November 2022
- Premium Statistic Most-backed projects on Kickstarter 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of successful projects per category on Kickstarter 2022
- Premium Statistic Amount of funding pledged on Kickstarter by project category 2022
Gaming projects
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- Basic Statistic Most funded gaming projects on Kickstarter 2023
- Premium Statistic Successful dollars pledged towards games on Kickstarter 2012-2021
- Basic Statistic Successful dollars pledged towards video games on Kickstarter 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Most funded tabletop projects on Kickstarter 2021, by funds raised
- Premium Statistic Most funded mobile game projects on Kickstarter 2022, by funds raised
Diversity and equity
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- Average crowdfunding campaign timeframes 2011, by campaign stage and funding type
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- Project launches on Kickstarter based on amount raised on first day 2011-2015
- Kickstarter: fastest projects to reach 1 million U.S. dollars 2016
- Most funded UK projects on Kickstarter as of 2022, by amount pledged
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- Volume of crowdfunding transactions based on donations Spain 2013-2015
- Crowdfunding: most popular gaming genres June 2013 to May 2014
- Market size of the real-estate crowd funding market Oceania 2014-2017
- Market size of the reward-based crowdfunding market Oceania 2014-2017
- Market size of the donation-based crowd funding market Oceania 2014-2017
- Average crowdfunding campaign timeframes 2011, by campaign stage and funding type
- Alternative finance market breakdown in the UK 2014, by amount borrowed or raised
- Value of crowd-sourced funding investments in Australia 2020, by industry
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- Leading crowd-sourced funding platforms in Australia 2020, by funds raised
Kickstarter. (November 2, 2022). Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter.com as of November 2022, by project category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/
Kickstarter. "Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter.com as of November 2022, by project category (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/
Kickstarter. (2022). Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter.com as of November 2022, by project category (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/
Kickstarter. "Amount of Funding Pledged for Projects on Kickstarter.Com as of November 2022, by Project Category (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/
Kickstarter, Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter.com as of November 2022, by project category (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter.com as of November 2022, by project category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Kickstarter, November 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/