2012 summary of Kickstarter's funding platform raised more than 24 billion yen from 2.24 million

People say that there are attractive proposals and projects that only have the power to realize it, people presenting to the site watching the site and asking for a contribution "Kickstarter"Announced the results of 2012. According to the summary, the project which succeeded in 2012 was 18,109 pieces, the aggregate amount of investment promised was about 28 billion yen ($ 319,768,629 dollars), of which the funds that could achieve the target amount and actually gather it Was about 24 billion yen ($ 247.3 million 1721 dollars), which is much higher than 2011.

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Firstly from the overall number. In 2012, 2,141,475 people promised a total investment of 319,768,629 dollars (about 28 billion yen), and 18,109 projects were able to achieve the target amount and actually gained capital contribution.


The sponsors' contribution was pace of 606 dollars (about 53,000 yen) per minute.


A total of 577,722 people contributed to more than 2 projects, and 54 47 people financed more than 10 projects. In addition, it was 452 people invested in more than 100 projects.


People who contributed are in 177 countries, which is 90% of the world's countries.


Of the Kickstarter categories, the most contributed category is music, the number of projects is 5067. The category with the largest contribution was the game, which gathered 83 million dollars (about 7.3 billion yen).


There were 17 projects that gathered more than 1 million dollars (about 87 million yen).


10% of the movies that were exhibited at the Sundance Film Festival were collected by Kickstarter.


Manga reproduced the history of America with zombiesFUBARWas on the New York Times bestseller list.


Ice candyPopsicleAlso Kickstarter taste appeared.


moviesIncident in New BaghdadWas nominated for the 2012 Academy Awards.


gameDouble Fine AdventureI was able to collect 300 million yen at the target amount of 35 million yen.


Kickstarter's investor isChattanoogaChange city font to original one.


Stanford University handled a successful project at Kickstarter as a caseStart class. Even now this class can be received free of charge.


Original in Georgiabus stopIt built.


You can make a map with your own aerial photographDIY mapping kitIs to shoot a photograph by skipping the camera with a balloon.


Dark SkyThe application forecasts the weather.


Air Quality EggHe succeeded in sensing a concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) in the air and making a community capable of talking about the quality of air.


MusopenIn the project, classical music was made public domain so that it can be used freely.


Card gamesCards Against HumanityHas become the top of the Amazon chart.


Open sourceRadiation detectorThe radiation level in various parts of Japan can be measured by.


Kentucky's sixth grade skipped cameras to outer space,Photograph takenSucceeded to do.


Make space suitsprojectThere was also.


A 17-year-old who got a gold medal in girls' boxing that became the first Olympic games in 2012T-RexClaressa also asked for investment with Kickstarter.


87 projects are outdoor art eventsBurning ManParticipate in.


Journalists who funded with Kickstarter now exist all over the world.


Musician'sAmanda PalmerHas fulfilled Billboard 's Top 10.


The world's firstPizza MuseumA project that raised funds with Kickstarter.


There is also a project that 1000 people including kindergarten children and students send ping-pong balls that wrote a picture to space.


People who are interested in computer, technology, digital art etc can gather and collaboratecommunityWas first made in Baghdad.


This is an open source robot that explores underwater in the worldOpenROV.


63 movies that were solicited by Kickstarter were actually released at the cinema.


Also through KickstarterProposal was doneThe thing of 2012 was the first time.


So the statistics for 2012 are like this. The aggregate investment amount promised was 319,768,629 dollars (about 28 billion yen), which was 221% of the previous year, the amount actually collected by actually achieving the target amount was 244,339,1721 dollars (about 24 billion yen) in the previous year 238% of the total investors, 2,244,145 employees, 134% of the previous year, page views 709 million times, 279% of the previous year and 86 million unique visitors, 252% of the previous year.


Looking at each category, projects in categories such as music, movies, art and dance are easy to succeed, but games, publications and fashion seem to tend to make it difficult for funds to gather.


Compared with the result of 2011, from the point of view of fund raising of the project, 2012 Kickstarter that made a significant leap from the point of view of the site exposure. There were words of appreciation as being an unforgettable year.


Pillow you can sleep anytime and anywhereOSTRICH PILLOWAlso achieved the target amount. Gwengne bent smartphone stand that gathered funds with Kickstarter and commercialized it "Une BobineLike GIGAZINE, we are planning to review more and more interesting products