Below is a brief summary of the crowdfunding statistics Kickstarter released today. 2012 was certainly a stellar year for this young company which turned 3 years old in April. We are looking forward to 2013:
- 2,241,475 pledged a total of $319,786629 for 18,109 successfully funded projects
- This generate a pledge rate of $606.76 per minute for 2012.
- 570,672 out of the 2.2 Million backed two or more projects.
- 50,047 out of the 2.2 Million backed ten or more projects.
- 425 out of the 2.2 Million backed 100 or more projects.
- There were project backers from 177 countries or 90% of all the countries in the world.
- Music had the most funded projects with 5,067
- Games had the most money pledged with $83 Million.
- Art, Film, Music, Publishing and Theater each had more than 1,000 funded projects.
- 17 Projects Raised over $1 Million.
- 10% of the films at Sundance are funded by Kickstarter (or 19 selected; four win top prizes)
- FUBAR hits the New York Times Best Sellers List
- There is a a Kickstarter Popsicle now.
- Incident in New Baghdad nominated for an Oscar
- Double Fine Adventures Game goes large and kicks off games: 561,574 backers, $83,144,565 pledged, 2,796 projects.
And much, much more here.
| Category | Launched | Successful | Pledged___ | Pledges___ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art | 3,783 | 1,837 | $10,477,939 | 155,782 |
| Comics | 1,170 | 542 | $9,242,233 | 177,070 |
| Dance | 512 | 381 | $1,773,304 | 23,807 |
| Design | 1,882 | 759 | $50,124,041 | 536,469 |
| Fashion | 1,659 | 434 | $6,317,799 | 83,067 |
| Film & Video | 9,600 | 3,891 | $57,951,876 | 647,361 |
| Food | 1,828 | 688 | $11,117,486 | 138,204 |
| Games | 2,796 | 911 | $83,144,565 | 1,378,143 |
| Music | 9,086 | 5,067 | $34,953,600 | 522,441 |
| Photography | 1,197 | 427 | $3,283,635 | 46,550 |
| Publishing | 5,634 | 1,666 | $15,311,251 | 262,738 |
| Technology | 831 | 312 | $29,003,932 | 270,912 |
| Theater | 1,787 | 1,194 | $7,084,968 | 95,225 |