Kickstarter Photography Statistics 2026
Kicksonar has tracked 6,749 ended Kickstarter Photography campaigns. 3,634 reached their funding goal — a 53.8% success rate — raising a combined $50M from 482,784 backers, averaging $7K pledged per campaign. Use these Photography benchmarks to set a realistic goal and gauge demand before launching.
The benchmarks below are computed from Kicksonar's full history of ended Kickstarter Photography 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 Photography.
How hard is it to get funded in Photography on Kickstarter?
53.8% of ended Kickstarter Photography campaigns reached their funding goal, below the 62.8% Kickstarter-wide average. That makes getting funded in Photography harder than the typical Kickstarter category. Of 6,749 ended Photography campaigns, 3,634 succeeded and 3,115 fell short.
What's a realistic funding goal for a Photography campaign?
Successful Kickstarter Photography campaigns raised a median of $5K (average $13K). 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 Photography campaigns by funds raised
Kickstarter Photography FAQ
What percentage of Kickstarter Photography projects succeed?
53.8% of the 6,749 ended Kickstarter Photography campaigns tracked by Kicksonar reached their funding goal (3,634 successful, 3,115 failed).
How much money do Kickstarter Photography campaigns raise?
Kickstarter Photography campaigns have raised a combined $50M from 482,784 backers, averaging $7K per campaign.
What is a realistic funding goal for a Photography Kickstarter?
Successful Photography campaigns raised a median of $5K and an average of $13K — a useful reference range when setting your goal.
How many backers does a typical Photography Kickstarter get?
Kickstarter Photography campaigns average 72 backers each, totaling 482,784 backers across all tracked Photography campaigns.