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# Kickstarter Passes $1 Billion In Pledges Including 2 Grammy Winners
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/kickstarter-passes-1-billion-in-pledges-including-2-grammy-winners/
- Published: 2014-04-04T10:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-04-04T10:10:00.000Z
- Description: Kickstarter released its latest quarterly numbers this week. In the last 3 months, the crowdfunding giant passed the 1 billion mark in total pledges. To date,15,384 music projects have been. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/04/kickstarter-passes-1-billion-in-pledges-including-2
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Kickstarter released its latest quarterly numbers this week. In the last 3 months, the crowdfunding giant passed the 1 billion mark in total pledges. To date,15,384 music projects have been successfully funded for a total of $97.24 million. 12,477 music projects have not been funded since the inception of Kickstarter, with almost 10,000 of them failing to reach 20% of their goal.

Two Kickstarter creators took home Grammys this year: [Pacific Mambo Orchestra](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/32321230/pmo-first-studio-recording?ref=hypebot.com) and [Roomful of Teeth](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1326732924/roomful-of-teeth-makes-debut-album?ref=hypebot.com). In all, **4** Kickstarter projects were nominated a Grammy this year.

[1st Quarter 2014](https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/2014-the-first-quarter-in-numbers?ref=hypebot.com) overall Kickstarter stats.

- **Dollars pledged to projects:** $112,038,158
- **Average pledged per day:** $1,244,868
- **Successfully funded projects:** 4,497
- **Total backers:** 887,848
- **New backers:** 679,413

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