Patreon powers membership businesses for creators.
Finally, creators get what they deserve.
In 2013, YouTube musician Jack Conte was looking for a solution to his problem: millions of people loved his videos, but only hundreds of dollars were hitting his bank account. This didn’t add up, so he drafted up an idea (hi, we’re Patreon) and brought it to his college roommate Sam Yam. Now it’s 2017, and Patreon is the solution to this same problem for over 50k creators.
Patreon In Numbers
1,000,000
monthly active patrons
50,000
monthly active creators
$150,000,000
projection of total creator earnings this year
$12
average pledge per patron
2x
Creators are doubling their income annually
Meet our creators
Kinda Funny is creating Internet videos and podcasts
“We couldn’t do this without Patreon. […] Patreon takes away the level of guesswork that will actually allow you to strategically plan and grow your business.”
Issa Rae is creating Web Series, Television Shows
“I first launched my Patreon page as a way to fund the content that we were putting out on a weekly basis. Now, we use Patreon as a membership program to not only fund content, but to hold local events and give supporters exclusive perks.”
Zach Weinersmith is creating SMBC Comics and Books
“It’s the most reliable and relaxing way to make a living for creators. Every other way to make money (ads, crowdfunding, merchandise, conventions…) is subject to seasonality and random fluctuations.”
Peter Hollens is creating Music Videos
“Patreon not only changed my life, but changed the lives of the people I employ, the 19 contractors and the full-time employees. Because of them, I’m able now to grow a digital media company and help foster this type of creation.”
Cyrille Aimee is creating Songs and Music videos
“To me, Patreon is the future of the music business. To cut out the middle man and make art accessible directly from the artist to the fan, is one of the beauties of internet.”
Wait But Why is creating high-quality blog posts
“Creating stuff online is still pretty new and the world hasn’t really figured out a good business model to make it sustainable. Patreon is the best solution to this problem that we’ve come across — a simple way for the people who really want to help support Wait But Why to do so.”
The Rubin Report is creating a talk show about big ideas and free speech.
“Joining Patreon was the single best career move I’ve ever made. We started a production company, got new equipment and built a home studio all in the last six months, and this is just the beginning. I’m truly beholden to nobody, well except my dog, and that’s really the greatest gift you can get as a content creator.”