Feature Ryan Lambie 7 Mar 2014 - 06:07
A documentary about a giant King Kong statue? A horror film about a shower curtain? It can only be Crowdfunding Friday...
On the 3rd March, Kickstarter passed a significant milestone in its five years of existence. Across a variety of projects, around 5.7 million people made pledges amounting to $1bn - a phenomenal sum, particularly when you consider that half of that cash was put forward within the past year. It's a sign, perhaps, of how established crowdfunding has become, and how quickly it's growing - particularly when we consider that Kickstarter is by no means the only platform of its type on the web.
You can find more statistics about Kickstarter's last five years here, as well as a few handy facts. We now know, for example, that $1bn will buy you 44,555 RoboCop statues, or alternatively, one Roman Colosseum. Meanwhile, here's this week's selection of crowdfunding projects.
A documentary about a giant King Kong statue? A horror film about a shower curtain? It can only be Crowdfunding Friday...
On the 3rd March, Kickstarter passed a significant milestone in its five years of existence. Across a variety of projects, around 5.7 million people made pledges amounting to $1bn - a phenomenal sum, particularly when you consider that half of that cash was put forward within the past year. It's a sign, perhaps, of how established crowdfunding has become, and how quickly it's growing - particularly when we consider that Kickstarter is by no means the only platform of its type on the web.
You can find more statistics about Kickstarter's last five years here, as well as a few handy facts. We now know, for example, that $1bn will buy you 44,555 RoboCop statues, or alternatively, one Roman Colosseum. Meanwhile, here's this week's selection of crowdfunding projects.
- 3/6/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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