As of January 2025, the games category was the most successful on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter in terms of funded projects. Over 47,000 projects in this category achieved their funding goals. Following closely, the music category saw over 35,000 successfully funded projects. In contrast, the journalism category had just 1,534 successful projects, making it the least funded category on the platform.
Number of successfully funded projects on Kickstarter as of January 2025, by project category
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