Every Kickstarter project must be fully funded before its time expires or no money changes hands. A project on Kickstarter is counted as successful when the funding goal has been reached within the time limit.
Citation formats
Amount of funding pledged on Kickstarter 2025, by project category
As of January 2025, games emerged as the most-funded project category on Kickstarter, attracting **** billion U.S. dollars in backer pledges. In contrast, dance represented the least-funded category, garnering only million U.S. dollars. Technology ranked third, raising a total of **** billion U.S. dollars in pledges.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
Learn more about how ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ can support your business.
Kickstarter. (January 30, 2025). Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter as of January 2025, by project category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/
Kickstarter. "Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter as of January 2025, by project category (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 30, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/
Kickstarter. (2025). Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter as of January 2025, by project category (in million U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/
Kickstarter. "Amount of Funding Pledged for Projects on Kickstarter as of January 2025, by Project Category (in Million U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Jan 2025, /statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/
Kickstarter, Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter as of January 2025, by project category (in million U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter as of January 2025, by project category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Kickstarter, January 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/
