Distribution of benefits of crowdfunding in Europe as of December 2013, by categories

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 31, 2014

This statistic the views of crowdfunding professional and private users in selected European countries, with regard to the benefits of crowdfunding for various categories of businesses as of December 2013. Approximately 74 percent of respondents perceived high benefits from crowdfunding for the innovation field.

How high are the potential benefits of crowdfunding for jobs, growth, investors, entrepreneurs and research?

Characteristic	Small	Medium	High	N/A
Innovation	3.5%	17.5%	73.6%	5.5%
Entrepreneurs & SMEs	5.6%	21.9%	67.1%	5.4%
Social entrepreneurs	6.6%	29.3%	57.4%	6.6%
R&D	10.8%	31%	51.4%	6.8%
Growth and jobs	15.5%	35.8%	43.7%	5%
Small retail investors	14.8%	33.7%	42.1%	9.4%

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Release date

March 2014

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

October to December 2013

Number of respondents

893 respondents

Age group

Special properties

crowdfunding platforms managers

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source adds further information regarding methodology: "Breakdown of the sample: 414 crowdfunding (CF) contributors; 152 current/future project owners; 81 CF platform managers, 91 CF associations representatives; also contributing: banks, venture capitalists and angel investors.

Geographical breakdown of the sample: 254 France, 151 Germany, significant contribution from Italy, the UK, Spain, Austria and Belgium (all between eight and five percent of the sample). Malta and Norway not represented in consultation."

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