Alternative finance market value by platform 2020

As of 2020, donation based crowdfunding contributed more than any other platform to the alternative finance market in the United Kingdom (UK). Alternative finance refers to instruments and channels, which developed outside of the traditional and highly regulated finance system, such as banks and capital markets. In 2020, the donation based crowdfunding contributed to the market with over 5.7 billion U.S. dollars in funding value.

Value of lending or funding in the alternative finance market in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by platform (in million U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	In million U.S. dollars
Donation based crowdfunding	5,769
P2P business lending	3,262
P2P property lending	1,312
Balance sheet business lending	755
Equity based crowdfunding	549
Invoice trading	462
P2P consumer lending	255
Real estate crowdfunding	84
Debt-based securities	72
Reward based crowdfunding	69
Mini bonds	30
Community shares	23

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Release date

June 2021

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

July 2020 to May 2021

Number of respondents

1,660 respondents

Special properties

Financial technology firms operating Crowdfunding, P2P/Marketplace Lending and related online capital raising activities.

Supplementary notes

The source added the following information: "in 2020, the data sample includes 654 firm-level observations in Europe, 53 in China, 342 in APAC (excluding China), 205 in LAC, 76 in MENA, 191 in SSA, 72 in the US and Canada, and 67 firms in the UK."

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