Kickstarter Food Statistics 2026
Kicksonar has tracked 15,260 ended Kickstarter Food campaigns. 5,965 reached their funding goal — a 39.1% success rate — raising a combined $123M from 1,156,768 backers, averaging $8K pledged per campaign. Use these Food benchmarks to set a realistic goal and gauge demand before launching.
The benchmarks below are computed from Kicksonar's full history of ended Kickstarter Food 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 Food.
How hard is it to get funded in Food on Kickstarter?
39.1% of ended Kickstarter Food campaigns reached their funding goal, below the 62.8% Kickstarter-wide average. That makes getting funded in Food harder than the typical Kickstarter category. Of 15,260 ended Food campaigns, 5,965 succeeded and 9,295 fell short.
What's a realistic funding goal for a Food campaign?
Successful Kickstarter Food campaigns raised a median of $11K (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 Food campaigns by funds raised
Kickstarter Food FAQ
What percentage of Kickstarter Food projects succeed?
39.1% of the 15,260 ended Kickstarter Food campaigns tracked by Kicksonar reached their funding goal (5,965 successful, 9,295 failed).
How much money do Kickstarter Food campaigns raise?
Kickstarter Food campaigns have raised a combined $123M from 1,156,768 backers, averaging $8K per campaign.
What is a realistic funding goal for a Food Kickstarter?
Successful Food campaigns raised a median of $11K and an average of $19K — a useful reference range when setting your goal.
How many backers does a typical Food Kickstarter get?
Kickstarter Food campaigns average 76 backers each, totaling 1,156,768 backers across all tracked Food campaigns.