Ko-fi
Ko-fi is a creator support platform that enables artists, writers and developers to earn income through donations, memberships, and digital sales.
It supports one-time contributions and monthly memberships, integrates with 
PayPal and 
Stripe, offers goal and milestone tracking, supporter-only posts, and a built-in shop for digital products.
According to our data, Ko-fi is the 5th most popular donation tool on the web.
It has 8.1% of the donation market share and is detected on 0.07% of all websites.
💸 Pricing
Ko-fi is available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Donations
- Rank: 5
- Market share: 8.1%
🏆 Ko-Fi Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in Vietnam in the Donations category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Canada in the Donations category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Italy in the Donations category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the United States in the Donations category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the United Kingdom in the Donations category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Germany in the Donations category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Spain in the Donations category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in the Netherlands in the Donations category.
⚡ Sites Using Ko-Fi
We have data on 2,381 websites that use the Ko-fi donation tool. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Ko-fi is 
rutube.ru.
| # | Website | 🔗 | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rutube.ru |
#108 | Russia | Russian | |
| 2 |  addons.mozilla.org |
United States | American English | ||
| 3 | cults | #2,699 | France | English | |
| 4 | #3,598 | United States | English | ||
| 5 | chunkbase | #9,336 | United States | English | |
| 6 | #10,150 | American English | |||
| 7 | A0A4II0PS | #10,457 | English | ||
| 8 | #11,577 | English | |||
| 9 | omgubuntu | #13,493 | United Kingdom | British English | |
| 10 | itsfoss | #16,434 | India | English | |
| 11 | cambecc | #17,280 | English | ||
| 12 | #17,661 | Czech Republic | English | ||
| 13 | y2mate_official | #19,802 | Iceland | English | |
| 14 | Hey_Moustache | #21,283 | American English | ||
| 15 | #24,430 | United States | English | ||
| 16 | #24,768 | Vietnam | English | ||
| 17 | avidwiki | #27,673 | English | ||
| 18 |  rawcdn.githack.com |
neoascetic | English | ||
| 19 | #31,221 | American English | |||
| 20 | cdromance | #32,194 | American English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Ko-fi:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Blogs/Wiki category.
Most of the sites using Ko-fi are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
- United States 32.4%
- United Kingdom 14.1%
- Germany 9.2%
- Vietnam 7.4%
- France 4.1%
- Canada 3.6%
- Spain 3.5%
- Italy 3.3%
- Netherlands 3%
- Other 19.4%
Most Ko-fi users speak English, Vietnamese, or Spanish.
- English 77.3%
- Vietnamese 6.2%
- Spanish 4%
- German 3.8%
- Italian 1.9%
- French 1.8%
- Portuguese 0.6%
- Dutch 0.5%
- Chinese 0.4%
- Other 3.5%
The Ko-fi donation tool is especially popular on .com, .net, and .org top-level domains.
- .com 56.2%
- .net 6.7%
- .org 5.6%
- .co.uk 3.5%
- .de 2.9%
- .io 1.3%
- .vn 1.3%
- .info 1.1%
- .it 1%
- Other 20.4%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Ko-fi include blogs and wiki, entertainment, and games.
- Blogs/Wiki 27.4%
- Entertainment 9.1%
- Games 8.6%
- Marketing/Merchandising 6.1%
- Software/Hardware 5.7%
- Business 4.4%
- Internet Services 3.6%
- Sports 3.4%
- Education/Reference 3.2%
- Other 28.5%
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HelloAsso💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Ko-fi's headquarters?
Ko-fi is located in Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom.
Can I use Ko-fi for free?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
Which country uses Ko-fi the most?
The majority of Ko-fi users are from the United States.
Who uses Ko-fi?
According to our data, Ko-fi is used on thousands of sites, including rutube.ru, addons.mozilla.org, and cults3d.com.
How does Ko-fi compare to the competition?
Ko-fi is a fairly popular donation tool, ranking ahead of 22 other donation tools we track.
What are the alternatives to Ko-fi?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Ko-fi may include 
Buy Me a Coffee, 
Patreon, and 
GiveWP.
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,604,716 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.