As of January 2024, the category of games was the most-funded project category on Kickstarter, with 2.36 billion U.S. dollars pledged by project backers. On the other hand, the least funded category was dance, with 16.28 million U.S. dollars. The category of technology raised a total of 1.48 billion U.S. dollars, the third-largest amount of pledge money.
Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter as of January 2024, by project category (in million U.S. dollars)
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Kickstarter. (January 29, 2024). Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter as of January 2024, by project category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/
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Kickstarter. "Amount of Funding Pledged for Projects on Kickstarter as of January 2024, by Project Category (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/
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Amount of funding pledged for projects on Kickstarter as of January 2024, by project category (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Kickstarter, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222455/amount-of-dollars-pledged-per-category-on-kickstarter/