From groundbreaking projects to inspiring stories, 2012 was a year of many memorable moments on Kickstarter.
To celebrate the year that was, our team put together this look back at some of our favorite projects and moments. We hope you enjoy!
Kickstarter
Let's begin with some numbers
In 2012 2,241,475 people
pledged a total of $319,786,629
and successfully funded 18,109 projects
Backers pledged $606.76 per minute to projects in 2012
Of the 2.2 million people who backed a project in 2012
570,672 people backed two or more projects
50,047 people backed ten or more projects
452 people backed 100 or more projects
People in 177 countries backed a project in 2012
That's 90% of the countries in the world
Of Kickstarter's 13 creative categories
Music had the most funded projects with 5,067
Games had the most money pledged at $83 million
Art, Film, Music, Publishing, and Theater each had more than 1,000 funded projects
Second Kickstarter-funded film to be nominated
Font integrated into bike lanes, billboards, and even the public library, then released online for free
Musopen and Open Goldberg Variations release recordings to the public domain
Friends make irreverent card game, sell 100,000+ copies, ruin family gatherings forever
188 backers help produce Paola Prestini’s Oceanic Verses
The cutest thing we saw all year
The New Yorker, The Daily Show, Portlandia, McSweeney's, The Onion, Funny or Die, and others make us laugh
Kickstarter-funded festival unites artists, creators, and technologists
The Lowline, Kulturpark, and Logan Parklet create new urban environments
Turns out, there are even more squirrels than we thought
| Category | Launched | Successful | Pledged | Pledges |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art | 3,783 | 1,837 | $10,477,939 | 155,782 |
| Comics | 1,170 | 542 | $9,242,233 | 177,070 |
| Dance | 512 | 381 | $1,773,304 | 23,807 |
| Design | 1,882 | 759 | $50,124,041 | 536,469 |
| Fashion | 1,659 | 434 | $6,317,799 | 83,067 |
| Film & Video | 9,600 | 3,891 | $57,951,876 | 647,361 |
| Food | 1,828 | 688 | $11,117,486 | 138,204 |
| Games | 2,796 | 911 | $83,144,565 | 1,378,143 |
| Music | 9,086 | 5,067 | $34,953,600 | 522,441 |
| Photography | 1,197 | 427 | $3,283,635 | 46,550 |
| Publishing | 5,634 | 1,666 | $15,311,251 | 262,738 |
| Technology | 831 | 312 | $29,003,932 | 270,912 |
| Theater | 1,787 | 1,194 | $7,084,968 | 95,225 |
Thanks to everyone for making 2012 an unforgettable year. Here's to an amazing 2013!
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