The data displays the share of successfully funded projects on Kickstarter. As of August 6 2018, the success rate of fully funding a project on the crowdfunding website was 36.29%. Overall, over 3.8 billion USD have gone into successfully launched projects.
Kickstarter - additional information
Although the concept of crowdfunding is not new per se, having been previously used in history, the rise of the internet has allowed for unprecedented global outreach when pursuing crowd-supported financing. As of 2017, there are hundreds of platforms that allow individuals or companies to reach out to their peers, some of them allowing for a large range of purposes and others catering to highly specialized niches, such as charity, scientific experiments, social impact, gaming, real estate or startups.
