Kickstarter Publishing Statistics 2026
Kicksonar has tracked 22,767 ended Kickstarter Publishing campaigns. 14,752 reached their funding goal — a 64.8% success rate — raising a combined $225M from 2,865,237 backers, averaging $10K pledged per campaign. Use these Publishing benchmarks to set a realistic goal and gauge demand before launching.
The benchmarks below are computed from Kicksonar's full history of ended Kickstarter Publishing 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 Publishing.
How hard is it to get funded in Publishing on Kickstarter?
64.8% of ended Kickstarter Publishing campaigns reached their funding goal, in line with the 62.9% Kickstarter-wide average. That makes getting funded in Publishing about as hard than the typical Kickstarter category. Of 22,767 ended Publishing campaigns, 14,752 succeeded and 8,015 fell short.
What's a realistic funding goal for a Publishing campaign?
Successful Kickstarter Publishing campaigns raised a median of $5K (average $15K). 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 Publishing campaigns by funds raised
Kickstarter Publishing FAQ
What percentage of Kickstarter Publishing projects succeed?
64.8% of the 22,767 ended Kickstarter Publishing campaigns tracked by Kicksonar reached their funding goal (14,752 successful, 8,015 failed).
How much money do Kickstarter Publishing campaigns raise?
Kickstarter Publishing campaigns have raised a combined $225M from 2,865,237 backers, averaging $10K per campaign.
What is a realistic funding goal for a Publishing Kickstarter?
Successful Publishing campaigns raised a median of $5K and an average of $15K — a useful reference range when setting your goal.
How many backers does a typical Publishing Kickstarter get?
Kickstarter Publishing campaigns average 126 backers each, totaling 2,865,237 backers across all tracked Publishing campaigns.