Canada among top global contributors to Kickstarter's $1 bln in pledges
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has reported that its pledging activity surpassed the US$1 billion mark on March 3, 2014. Pledges were made by 5.7 million people in a range of charities, entrepreneurial businesses and other creative projects. Over half of total pledges to date were made in the past 12 months alone, the platform said. Pledging activity on Kickstarter has originated in 224 countries and territories, across all seven continents. The United States led in dollar contributions with US$663.3 million in total pledges. Canada took third spot on the global list, accounting for US$44.9 million in contributions to date.
4 March 2014•1 min read
