Kickstarter Music Statistics 2026
Kicksonar has tracked 26,134 ended Kickstarter Music campaigns. 18,707 reached their funding goal — a 71.6% success rate — raising a combined $167M from 2,113,830 backers, averaging $6K pledged per campaign. Use these Music benchmarks to set a realistic goal and gauge demand before launching.
The benchmarks below are computed from Kicksonar's full history of ended Kickstarter Music 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 Music.
How hard is it to get funded in Music on Kickstarter?
71.6% of ended Kickstarter Music campaigns reached their funding goal, above the 62.9% Kickstarter-wide average. That makes getting funded in Music easier than the typical Kickstarter category. Of 26,134 ended Music campaigns, 18,707 succeeded and 7,427 fell short.
What's a realistic funding goal for a Music campaign?
Successful Kickstarter Music campaigns raised a median of $5K (average $9K). 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 Music campaigns by funds raised
Kickstarter Music FAQ
What percentage of Kickstarter Music projects succeed?
71.6% of the 26,134 ended Kickstarter Music campaigns tracked by Kicksonar reached their funding goal (18,707 successful, 7,427 failed).
How much money do Kickstarter Music campaigns raise?
Kickstarter Music campaigns have raised a combined $167M from 2,113,830 backers, averaging $6K per campaign.
What is a realistic funding goal for a Music Kickstarter?
Successful Music campaigns raised a median of $5K and an average of $9K — a useful reference range when setting your goal.
How many backers does a typical Music Kickstarter get?
Kickstarter Music campaigns average 81 backers each, totaling 2,113,830 backers across all tracked Music campaigns.