Kickstarter’s 2016 Year in Review

Launched in 2009, Kickstarter helps artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, and other creators find the resources and support they need to make their ideas a reality. To date, tens of thousands of creative projects have come to life with the support of the Kickstarter community.

The company is one of the most well-known crowdfunding platforms today, and they have highlighted some of their achievements and milestones from 2016 in their “Year in Review: 2016” slideshow. Some of its highlights are below, featuring the most notable projects and impressive stats from the Kickstarter universe in 2016.

• Funding for fashion, food, and publishing projects each surpassed $100 million
• 300,000+ part-time and full-time jobs created by Kickstarter projects (Learn More)
• 11,500 cyclists kept safe on streets of London (View Project)
• Fluorescent, artistic mountains in a desert (View Project)
• De La Soul’s first album in 12 years became #1 on rap music charts (View Project)
• A tube station in London was filled with cats instead of ads (View Project)
• Kickstarter launched in Singapore, Mexico, and Hong Kong
• Kickstarter Live was created to bring projects to life real-time with direct backer access (View Site)
• Six projects from Kickstarter are now permanently on display at London’s Design Museum (View Announcement)
• 19 Kickstarter-funded films at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival (View Announcement)

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