Crowdfunding Market Report 2026

The crowdfunding market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $20.34 billion in 2025 to $23.82 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.1%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rising entrepreneurial financing needs, increasing digital payment adoption, expansion of startup ecosystems, early acceptance of online fundraising models, growing awareness of community supported financing.

The crowdfunding market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $44.75 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.1%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing startup innovation funding demand, rising acceptance of peer supported financing, growth of regulated crowdfunding frameworks, expansion of platform based fundraising ecosystems, strengthening investor participation in alternative finance. Major trends in the forecast period include growing popularity of online fundraising platforms, rising adoption of equity and debt based crowdfunding models, increasing role of social media in campaign amplification, expansion of startup and innovation focused fundraising initiatives, strengthening acceptance of alternative funding mechanisms.

Increasing the use of social media platforms is expected to boost the growth of the crowdfunding market going forward. A social media platform offers a service to the general public for the purpose of disseminating communication, speech, news, or other content, usually in the form of messages, videos, pictures, or sound files. Social media acts as a tool to promote and publicize crowdfunding initiatives and also fetch funds for crowdfunding campaigns using an internet platform, as a result, the increasing use of social media increases the demand for crowdfunding. For instance, in January 2024, according to a report by We Are Social Ltd, a UK-based social media creativity and analytics company, social media user identities have grown by 5.6% in the past year, with 266 million new users joining social media for the first time throughout 2023. Therefore, increasing the use of social media platforms will drive growth of the crowdfunding market.

Major companies operating in the crowdfunding market are focused on developing new innovation products, such as crowdfunding campaigns to fund their fight against battery fires. For instance, in August 2023, Soteria, a US-based lithium-ion battery safety platform that includes both a technology to eliminate battery fires and a consortium to promote best practices for lithium-ion battery safety, launched a crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine to provide resources to develop and launch a line of inherently safe batteries for e-bikes and other devices. Soteria has assembled an organization of more than 125 top companies in the sector, such as NASA, Mercedes, Lenovo, and DuPont, to facilitate widespread access to its technologies. The campaign aims to raise funds from both accredited and non-accredited investors to support the development of Soteria's patented technology that prevents explosions in e-bikes, electric vehicles, and other devices by halting energy flow during a short circuit.

In May 2023, StartEngine Crowdfunding Inc., a US-based provider of equity crowdfunding services for startups and small businesses, acquired SeedInvest LLC for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, StartEngine aimed to expand its investor base and strengthen its position in the equity crowdfunding market by absorbing SeedInvest’s customer list, digital assets, and reputation, thereby consolidating its leadership in online capital formation. SeedInvest LLC is a US-based equity crowdfunding platform that connected startups seeking early-stage capital with retail and accredited investors through regulated online funding campaigns.

Major companies operating in the crowdfunding market report are GoFundMe Inc., Kickstarter PBC, Indiegogo Inc., Crowdcube Limited, Seedrs, Wefunder Inc., StartEngine Inc., AngelList LLC, Kiva, Fundable, Ulule, Pozible Pty Ltd, Crowdfunder, Fundly, Mightycause, RocketHub, Fundrise LLC, RealtyMogul LLC, Realcrowd Inc., Funderbeam Inc., CircleUp, Patreon Inc.

North America was the largest region in the crowdfunding market in 2025. Asia-pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the global crowdfunding market during the forecast period. The regions covered in the crowdfunding market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the crowdfunding market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The crowdfunding market includes revenues earned by entities through reward-based crowdfunding, prosocial lending-based crowdfunding, and Lending-based crowdfunding (LBC). The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. Only goods and services traded between entities or sold to end consumers are included.

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