Kickstarter Crafts Statistics 2026
Kicksonar has tracked 7,982 ended Kickstarter Crafts campaigns. 3,169 reached their funding goal — a 39.7% success rate — raising a combined $24M from 299,470 backers, averaging $3K pledged per campaign. Use these Crafts benchmarks to set a realistic goal and gauge demand before launching.
The benchmarks below are computed from Kicksonar's full history of ended Kickstarter Crafts campaigns, sourced from public Kickstarter datasets. Use them to gauge demand, set a realistic funding goal, and study the campaigns that raised the most in Crafts.
How hard is it to get funded in Crafts on Kickstarter?
39.7% of ended Kickstarter Crafts campaigns reached their funding goal, below the 62.8% Kickstarter-wide average. That makes getting funded in Crafts harder than the typical Kickstarter category. Of 7,982 ended Crafts campaigns, 3,169 succeeded and 4,813 fell short.
What's a realistic funding goal for a Crafts campaign?
Successful Kickstarter Crafts campaigns raised a median of $2K (average $7K). Because a few breakout campaigns pull the average up, the median is the more realistic target — a goal near or below it is generally more achievable than an outlier figure.
Top Crafts campaigns by funds raised
Kickstarter Crafts FAQ
What percentage of Kickstarter Crafts projects succeed?
39.7% of the 7,982 ended Kickstarter Crafts campaigns tracked by Kicksonar reached their funding goal (3,169 successful, 4,813 failed).
How much money do Kickstarter Crafts campaigns raise?
Kickstarter Crafts campaigns have raised a combined $24M from 299,470 backers, averaging $3K per campaign.
What is a realistic funding goal for a Crafts Kickstarter?
Successful Crafts campaigns raised a median of $2K and an average of $7K — a useful reference range when setting your goal.
How many backers does a typical Crafts Kickstarter get?
Kickstarter Crafts campaigns average 38 backers each, totaling 299,470 backers across all tracked Crafts campaigns.