Crowdfunding Global Market Report 2026

Crowdfunding involves raising funds from numerous individuals in small amounts over a short period, often via social networks, for specific causes or projects, utilizing online channels for widespread support.

Crowdfunding primarily comprises equity-based, debt-based, and other forms. Equity-based crowdfunding, also known as investment crowdfunding, serves as a means for startups and early-stage companies to secure funding. Platforms facilitating this include open service and managed service platforms, catering to diverse industries such as food and beverage, technology, media, real estate, healthcare, and more for fundraising purposes.

Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.

Tariffs impact the crowdfunding market indirectly by increasing the cost of technology infrastructure, payment gateway systems, cybersecurity tools, and platform development hardware, leading to higher operational costs for crowdfunding platforms. Regions with strong digital financial ecosystems such as North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific are most influenced across equity crowdfunding, peer to peer lending, and platform based fundraising segments. Higher tariffs may increase service charges and slow platform expansion. However, tariffs are also encouraging domestic fintech development, strengthening local payment ecosystems, and supporting regional innovation in alternative financing technologies.

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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.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

Crowdfunding Market Global Report 2026 from The Business Research Company provides strategists, marketers and senior management with the critical information they need to assess the market.

This report focuses crowdfunding market which is experiencing strong growth. The report gives a guide to the trends which will be shaping the market over the next ten years and beyond.

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The report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and country breakdowns, total addressable market (TAM), market attractiveness score (MAS), competitive landscape, market shares, company scoring matrix, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market's historic and forecast market growth by geography.

• The market characteristics section of the report defines and explains the market. This section also examines key products and services offered in the market, evaluates brand-level differentiation, compares product features, and highlights major innovation and product development trends.
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• The regulatory and investment landscape section provides an overview of the key regulatory frameworks, regularity bodies, associations, and government policies influencing the market. It also examines major investment flows, incentives, and funding trends shaping industry growth and innovation.
• The market size section gives the market size ($b) covering both the historic growth of the market, and forecasting its development.
• The forecasts are made after considering the major factors currently impacting the market. These include the technological advancements such as AI and automation, Russia-Ukraine war, trade tariffs (government-imposed import/export duties), elevated inflation and interest rates.
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• Expanded geographical coverage includes Taiwan and Southeast Asia, reflecting recent supply chain realignments and manufacturing shifts in the region. This section analyzes how these markets are becoming increasingly important hubs in the global value chain.
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Scope

• Markets Covered:1) By Type: Equity-Based Crowdfunding; Debt-Based Crowdfunding
• 2) By Platform Type: Open Service Platform; Managed Service Platform
• 3) By Application: Food And Beverage; Technology; Media; Real Estate; Healthcare
• Subsegments:
• 1) By Equity-Based Crowdfunding: Startup Equity Crowdfunding; Real Estate Equity Crowdfunding;
• 2) By Debt-Based Crowdfunding: Peer-To-Peer (P2P) Lending; Real Estate Debt Crowdfunding
• Companies Mentioned: 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.
• Countries: Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain
• Regions: Asia-Pacific; South East Asia; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; South America; Middle East; Africa
• Time Series: Five years historic and ten years forecast.
• Data: Ratios of market size and growth to related markets, GDP proportions, expenditure per capita,
• Data Segmentations: country and regional historic and forecast data, market share of competitors, market segments.
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