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Most Funded Kickstarter Campaigns Ever: The Records and How They Did It

By Samit Patel · 11 November 2026 · 2 min read

Most Funded Kickstarter Campaigns Ever: The Records and How They Did It

The most funded Kickstarter campaign ever is Anker’s EufyMake E1 UV printer, which raised $46,762,258 in 2025. It beat Brandon Sanderson’s $41.7 million book campaign from 2022. Below are the record campaigns we’ve broken down, with what each one did and what you can copy.

The list

Most funded crowdfunding campaigns ranked: EufyMake E1 $46.8M; Brandon Sanderson $41.8M; Cyberpunk TCG $26.9M; Pebble Time $20.3M; Snapmaker U1 $20.2M; Neon Odyssey $15.2M+; Cosmere RPG $15.15M; Coolest Cooler $13.3M; Frosthaven $13.0M; Kingdom Death 1.5 $12.4M; Peak Design Tripod $12.1M; Flow Hive $12M+; Critical Role $11.4M; Exploding Kittens $8.8M; Ouya $8.6M; Fidget Cube $6.5M; Oculus Rift $2.4M
#CampaignPlatformYearRaisedBackers
1EufyMake E1 (Anker)Kickstarter2025$46,762,25817,822
2Brandon SandersonKickstarter2022$41,754,153185,341
3Cyberpunk TCGKickstarter2026$26,934,59847,636
4Pebble TimeKickstarter2015$20,338,98678,471
5Snapmaker U1Kickstarter2025$20,161,26520,206
6Neon OdysseyKickstarter2026$15.2M+46,000+
7Cosmere RPG (Brandon Sanderson)Kickstarter2024$15.15M55,000+
8Coolest CoolerKickstarter2014$13,285,22662,642
9FrosthavenKickstarter2020$12,969,60883,193
10Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5Kickstarter2016–17$12,393,13919,264
11Peak Design Travel TripodKickstarter2019$12,143,43527,168
12Flow HiveIndiegogo2015$12M+~25,000 orders
13Critical Role: Vox MachinaKickstarter2019$11,385,44988,887
14Exploding KittensKickstarter2015$8,782,571219,382
15OuyaKickstarter2012$8,596,47463,416
16Fidget CubeKickstarter2016$6,465,690154,926
17Oculus RiftKickstarter2012$2,437,4299,522
Most backers: Exploding Kittens 219,382; Brandon Sanderson 185,341; Fidget Cube 154,926; Critical Role: Vox Machina 88,887; Frosthaven 83,193; Pebble Time 78,471; Ouya 63,416; Coolest Cooler 62,642
Average pledge per backer: EufyMake E1 $2,624; Snapmaker U1 $997; Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5 $643; Flow Hive $556; Peak Design Travel Tripod $447; Pebble Time $259; Oculus Rift $256; Brandon Sanderson $225; Coolest Cooler $212; Frosthaven $156; Ouya $136; Critical Role: Vox Machina $128; Star Citizen (Kickstarter) $62; Fidget Cube $42; Exploding Kittens $40

Ranked by amount raised in a single campaign; linked names have a full teardown. Cyberpunk TCG (April 2026) is the third most funded Kickstarter ever and the biggest tabletop campaign. Other large campaigns exist beyond this list. Outside Kickstarter, Star Citizen has raised over $1 billion through its own site, and Pebble raised about $43M across three campaigns.

What the biggest campaigns have in common

  1. An audience before launch. Sanderson, Critical Role and Frosthaven arrived with fans; Anker and Peak Design with past customers. Most creators build theirs with a pre-launch email list.
  2. A low goal, funded fast. Exploding Kittens asked for $10,000 and hit it in eight minutes; Kingdom Death asked for $100,000 and hit $1M in 19 minutes.
  3. A reason to back on day one: early-bird pricing, exclusives or limited tiers.
  4. Milestones as press. “Fastest to $1M” and “most funded ever” headlines brought new backers mid-campaign.
  5. Delivery decides the reputation. Coolest Cooler and Ouya raised millions and still failed afterwards.

Indiegogo’s biggest

Flow Hive raised more than $12 million on Indiegogo in 2015 against an A$70,000 goal. For how Indiegogo works now, see our Indiegogo agency page.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most funded Kickstarter ever?

Anker’s EufyMake E1 UV printer, which raised $46,762,258 from 17,822 backers in 2025.

What was the previous Kickstarter record?

Brandon Sanderson’s four secret novels, $41.7 million in 2022. Before that, Pebble Time held it with $20.3 million in 2015.

What is the most backed Kickstarter?

Of the campaigns here, Exploding Kittens had the most backers: 219,382 in 2015.

What is the most funded Indiegogo campaign?

Flow Hive, with more than $12 million in 2015, is one of the biggest on Indiegogo.

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