This statistic shows the amount of money pledged by Kickstarter project backers. As of October 2011, 445,184 backers had pledged 11 to 25 U.S. dollars towards creatived projects on the website. Only 615 people had pledged more than 5,000 U.S. dollars.
Distribution of crowdfunding pledge amounts on Kickstarter as of October 2011, based on number of pledges
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 given time limit.
Project creators have to be permanent U.S. residents to be eligible to start a Kickstarter project but projects can be backed from outside the United States.
According to Kickstarter, a backer is defined as a person who uses a credit card to pledge money to a project.
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Kickstarter. (October 11, 2011). Distribution of crowdfunding pledge amounts on Kickstarter as of October 2011, based on number of pledges [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222484/pledge-distribution-of-kickstarter-backers-by-amount/
Kickstarter. "Distribution of crowdfunding pledge amounts on Kickstarter as of October 2011, based on number of pledges." Chart. October 11, 2011. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222484/pledge-distribution-of-kickstarter-backers-by-amount/
Kickstarter. (2011). Distribution of crowdfunding pledge amounts on Kickstarter as of October 2011, based on number of pledges. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222484/pledge-distribution-of-kickstarter-backers-by-amount/
Kickstarter. "Distribution of Crowdfunding Pledge Amounts on Kickstarter as of October 2011, Based on Number of Pledges." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222484/pledge-distribution-of-kickstarter-backers-by-amount/
Kickstarter, Distribution of crowdfunding pledge amounts on Kickstarter as of October 2011, based on number of pledges Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222484/pledge-distribution-of-kickstarter-backers-by-amount/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Distribution of crowdfunding pledge amounts on Kickstarter as of October 2011, based on number of pledges [Graph], Kickstarter, October 11, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222484/pledge-distribution-of-kickstarter-backers-by-amount/
