Patreon: Subscriber and Creator Statistics
Written by Brian Dean
Patreon launched in 2013 with a mission to help creatives monetize their content.
Within 18 months, 125,000 “patrons” were using the platform to make recurring payments to creators. And total monthly payments hit the $1 million landmark.
Patreon has continued to grow and now boasts more than 8 million active members. The platform supports a network of more than 279 thousand creators.
On this page, you’ll find the latest statistics on Patreon’s growth to date.
First, here’s a quick overview of what you’re about to read:
- Patreon Stats (Highlights)
- Patreon Monthly Active Members
- Creators on Patreon
- Lifetime Creator Earnings on Patreon
- Annual Creator Earnings on Patreon
- Monthly Creator Earnings on Patreon
- Most Popular Creators on Patreon
- Podcasters on Patreon
- Patreon Revenue
- Patreon Funding
- Patreon Valuation
- Patreon Employees
Patreon Stats (Highlights)
- Patreon hosts over 8 million patrons.
- Around 290,000 creators are supported by at least 1 paying member.
- Creators on Patreon have made over $8 billion to date.
- Patreon has raised a total funding of $412.1 million.
Patreon Monthly Active Members
According to the latest company update, Patreon hosts more than 8 million monthly active supporters, known as members. Paid members contribute financially to creators, generally gaining membership benefits in exchange. Patreon supports free and paid membership options.
Around 2 million new patrons have joined the platform since 2020.
Here’s an overview of the recent growth in the number of patrons:
| Year | Patreon Monthly Active Members |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 million |
| 2018 | 3 million |
| 2019 | 4 million |
| 2020 | 6 million |
| 2021 | 7 million |
| 2022 | 8 million |
Sources: Patreon, Fast Company, Patreon, TechCrunch, Patreon
Creators on Patreon
According to company data, Patreon hosts more than 250,000 creators.
Based on Graphtreon data, 279,566 creators have at least one paying member as of November 2024. That’s an increase of 3.45% since July 2024.
The number of paid Patreon creators has increased by 81.64% since August 2021. During that time, 125,658 new participants have joined the platform.
Here’s a table showing the growth in the number of Patreon creators since February 2017:
| Date | Paid Patreon Creators |
|---|---|
| February 2017 | 25,646 |
| August 2017 | 35,723 |
| February 2018 | 46,193 |
| August 2018 | 57,443 |
| February 2019 | 68,733 |
| August 2019 | 86,170 |
| February 2020 | 98,725 |
| August 2020 | 117,564 |
| February 2021 | 136,328 |
| August 2021 | 153,908 |
| February 2022 | 172,176 |
| August 2022 | 188,945 |
| February 2023 | 206,278 |
| August 2023 | 226,739 |
| February 2024 | 242,878 |
| November 2024 | 279,566 |
Sources: Patreon, Graphtreon
Lifetime Creator Earnings on Patreon
According to the latest company update, creators were paid $8 billion in earnings on Patreon (as of December 2021). That’s up from $3.5 billion of all-time creator earnings reported as of December 2021.
Source: Patreon,The Information
Annual Creator Earnings on Patreon
According to company data, creators on Patreon made a combined total of $800 million in 2020 (Patreon switched to reporting all-time creator earnings since then).
Overall creator earnings on the platform have increased by 60% since 2019.
Here’s a table showing collective creator earnings on Patreon since 2017:
| Year | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $150 million |
| 2018 | $300 million |
| 2019 | $500 million |
| 2020 | $800 million |
Sources: Patreon, TechCrunch
Monthly Creator Earnings on Patreon
Creators on Patreon earned a total of $24.31 million (excluding creators with hidden earnings; actual earnings may vary significantly) in October 2024. Monthly payouts have increased by 2.2% over the last year, up from $23.78 million in October 2023.
Here’s a table with estimated monthly payments to Patreon creators since January 2019:
| Date | Monthly Payouts on Patreon (excluding hidden earnings) |
|---|---|
| January 2019 | $12.44 million |
| July 2019 | $12.25 million |
| January 2020 | $12.77 million |
| July 2020 | $18.56 million |
| January 2021 | $21.2 million |
| July 2021 | $23.16 million |
| January 2022 | $24.16 million |
| July 2022 | $24.47 million |
| January 2023 | $24.18 million |
| July 2023 | $24.09 million |
| October 2023 | $23.78 million |
| January 2024 | $23.6 million |
| October 2024 | $24.31 million |
Source: Graphtreon
Most Popular Creators on Patreon
Currently, only 24 creators on Patreon receive sponsorship from more than 20,000 paying members each.
The top creator (ranked by number of paid members) on Patreon is Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast, a comedy podcast; 91,335 paid members sponsor the show.
Here’s a ranking of the 20 most popular creators on Patreon:
| Creator | Paid Members on Patreon (Monthly Earnings If Available) |
|---|---|
| Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast | 91,335 |
| Ilja Jusupov aka x4fab | 59,614 ($48,964) |
| Peter Boese | 59,146 ($45,236) |
| If Books Could Kill | 43,019 |
| Chapo Trap House | 41,766 |
| Jenny Nicholson | 39,583 |
| Dungeons and Daddies | 38,529 |
| the yard | 35,577 ($231,094) |
| Not Another D&D Podcast | 34,718 |
| The Basement Yard | 32,272 |
| Worlds Beyond Number | 30,987 |
| TrueAnon Podcast | 30,031 ($127,023) |
| HTHAZE | 27,686 |
| Crime in Sports / Small Town Murder | 27,599 |
| Have A Word Pod | 27,524 |
| ContraPoints | 26,215 |
| Cold Ones | 25,786 ($105,147) |
| Dead Meat | 24,722 |
| ShxtsNGigs Podcast | 23,324 |
| OS PRIMOS | 21,671 |
Source: Graphtreon
Podcasters on Patreon
According to company data, over 40 thousand podcasters have paying members on Patreon accounting for the 2nd biggest category.
In 2023, the earnings of podcasters on the Patreon platform reached $350 million.
Source: Patreon
Patreon Revenue
Patreon makes money by taking a cut of all creator earnings generated through the platform. Patreon currently takes between 5% and 12% of creator earnings (plus a payment processing fee), depending on the product plan.
Patreon generated an estimated revenue of $75-180 million in 2022.
That’s up from a revenue range between $60 million to $144 million in 2021.
| Year | Estimated revenue |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $12-15 million |
| 2018 | $30 million |
| 2019 | $50 million |
| 2021 | $60-144 million |
| 2022 | $75-180 million |
Sources: The Information, Contrary Research, TechCrunch
Patreon Funding
Patreon has completed 10 funding rounds so far, raising a combined total of $412.1 million.
59.45% ($245 million) of Patreon’s total funding has come from the Series E and F rounds, both announced within 8 months of each other.
Here’s a breakdown of Patreon funding activity since 2013:
| Funding round, Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Seed, August 2013 | $2.1 million |
| Series A, June 2014 | $15 million |
| Series B, January 2016 | $30 million |
| Series C, September 2017 | $59.4 million |
| Series D, July 2019 | $60 million |
| Series E, September 2020 | $90 million |
| Series F, April 2021 | $155 million |
Source: CB Insights
Patreon Valuation
Patreon’s valuation reportedly stands at $1.5 billion (that’s 70% drop from last public valuation of $4 billion in 2021).
As of the Series F funding round in April 2021, Patreon’s post-money valuation is $4 billion (up from $1.2 billion in September 2020).
Here’s an overview of the growth in Patreon’s post-money valuation since 2013:
| Funding round, Date | Post-Money Valuation |
|---|---|
| Seed, August 2013 | $7.99 million |
| Series A, June 2014 | $50.63 million |
| Series B, January 2016 | $148.38 million |
| Series C, September 2017 | $450 million |
| Series D, July 2019 | $660 million |
| Series E, September 2020 | $1.2 billion |
| Series F, April 2021 | $4 billion |
| Internal Valuation | $1.5 billion |
Sources: Crunchbase, Business Insider
Patreon Employees
Patreon has around 400 employees. The company has 2 offices in the US, including New York and San Francisco.
According to Comparably estimates, the average annual compensation at Patreon is $149,622. Patreon employees on the H1-B visa receive a median base salary of $200,000.
Sources: Built in NYC, Patreon, Comparably, H1B Salary Database.
Conclusion
You’ve reached the end of my roundup of Patreon stats for 2024.
The membership platform has experienced strong user growth during the pandemic but hasn’t grown much over the past years.
Yet, it remains a relevant company in the creator economy with more creators switching to the membership model.