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Kickstarter Projects Raised $913 Per Minute Last Year

Dylan LoveJan 9, 2014, 22:50 IST

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Kickstarter, the de facto crowdfunding platform, has just released its 2013 annual report. You can take a look here, but here are some highlights:

In 2013, 3 million people pledged $480 million to various projects.

Kickstarter raised $1.3 million per day, or $913 per minute.

Money was pledged from 214 countries/territories on all seven continents (they specifically mention that yes, there was even activity in Antarctica).

81,000 people donated to 10 or more projects.

975 would-be Uncle Pennybags individually donated to over 100 projects each.

Just shy of 20,000 Kickstarter projects successfully met their funding goal.