Kickstarter

Kickstarter

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Kickstarter remains one of the largest and most recognizable crowdfunding platforms, especially for launch-driven projects such as products, games, publishing, and creative works. It is not OSS-specific, but it is still an important benchmark for understanding goal-based crowdfunding, backer dynamics, and fee structures in the broader funding landscape.

Area Funding
Category Crowdfunding
Official websitehttps://www.kickstarter.com
X@kickstarter
OrganizationCorporation
Open source statusClosed source
Platform technologyClosed source crowdfunding marketplace
Monetization modelCrowdfunding campaigns with target goal
Payment methodsCredit card
Platform feesKickstarter charges a 5% platform fee on successful projects, plus payment-processing fees that are roughly 3%-5% depending on pledge size and country.
User activityKickstarter currently reports $9.2 billion pledged, 287,145 successfully funded projects, and 24.7 million total backers.
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