Kickstarter in the United States — Statistics 2026
Kicksonar has tracked 127,326 ended Kickstarter campaigns from the United States. 80,523 were successfully funded — a 63.2% success rate — raising a combined $2.5B from 19,424,217 backers, averaging $19K 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 62.8% Kickstarter-wide average. That makes getting funded from the United States about as hard than the global Kickstarter average. Of 127,326 ended campaigns from the United States, 80,523 succeeded and 46,803 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 127,326 ended Kickstarter campaigns from the United States tracked by Kicksonar reached their funding goal (80,523 successful, 46,803 failed).
How much do Kickstarter campaigns from the United States raise?
Kickstarter campaigns from the United States have raised a combined $2.5B from 19,424,217 backers, averaging $19K 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 153 backers each, totaling 19,424,217 backers across all tracked the United States campaigns.