Kickstarter Film & Video Statistics 2026
Kicksonar has tracked 27,466 ended Kickstarter Film & Video campaigns. 18,040 reached their funding goal — a 65.7% success rate — raising a combined $356M from 3,495,711 backers, averaging $13K pledged per campaign. Use these Film & Video benchmarks to set a realistic goal and gauge demand before launching.
The benchmarks below are computed from Kicksonar's full history of ended Kickstarter Film & Video 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 Film & Video.
How hard is it to get funded in Film & Video on Kickstarter?
65.7% of ended Kickstarter Film & Video campaigns reached their funding goal, above the 62.9% Kickstarter-wide average. That makes getting funded in Film & Video easier than the typical Kickstarter category. Of 27,466 ended Film & Video campaigns, 18,040 succeeded and 9,426 fell short.
What's a realistic funding goal for a Film & Video campaign?
Successful Kickstarter Film & Video campaigns raised a median of $5K (average $19K). 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 Film & Video campaigns by funds raised
Kickstarter Film & Video FAQ
What percentage of Kickstarter Film & Video projects succeed?
65.7% of the 27,466 ended Kickstarter Film & Video campaigns tracked by Kicksonar reached their funding goal (18,040 successful, 9,426 failed).
How much money do Kickstarter Film & Video campaigns raise?
Kickstarter Film & Video campaigns have raised a combined $356M from 3,495,711 backers, averaging $13K per campaign.
What is a realistic funding goal for a Film & Video Kickstarter?
Successful Film & Video campaigns raised a median of $5K and an average of $19K — a useful reference range when setting your goal.
How many backers does a typical Film & Video Kickstarter get?
Kickstarter Film & Video campaigns average 127 backers each, totaling 3,495,711 backers across all tracked Film & Video campaigns.