Kickstarter in the United States — Statistics 2026
Kicksonar has tracked 129,456 ended Kickstarter campaigns from the United States. 81,831 were successfully funded — a 63.2% success rate — raising a combined $2.5B from 19,892,865 backers, averaging $20K per campaign. Compare the United States's crowdfunding performance against other countries before planning a launch.
These benchmarks are computed from Kicksonar's full history of ended Kickstarter campaigns originating in the United States, sourced from public Kickstarter datasets. Use them to compare the United States against other countries and set realistic expectations before launching.
How hard is it to get funded on Kickstarter from the United States?
63.2% of ended Kickstarter campaigns from the United States reached their funding goal, in line with the 62.9% Kickstarter-wide average. That makes getting funded from the United States about as hard than the global Kickstarter average. Of 129,456 ended campaigns from the United States, 81,831 succeeded and 47,625 fell short.
What's a realistic funding goal for a campaign in the United States?
Successful Kickstarter campaigns from the United States raised a median of $5K (average $30K). The median is the more realistic target, since a few breakout campaigns pull the average up.
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What percentage of Kickstarter campaigns from the United States succeed?
63.2% of the 129,456 ended Kickstarter campaigns from the United States tracked by Kicksonar reached their funding goal (81,831 successful, 47,625 failed).
How much do Kickstarter campaigns from the United States raise?
Kickstarter campaigns from the United States have raised a combined $2.5B from 19,892,865 backers, averaging $20K per campaign.
What is a realistic funding goal for a Kickstarter in the United States?
Successful campaigns from the United States raised a median of $5K and an average of $30K — a useful reference range when setting your goal.
How many backers does a typical Kickstarter from the United States get?
Kickstarter campaigns from the United States average 154 backers each, totaling 19,892,865 backers across all tracked the United States campaigns.