# Patreon

> Patreon is a membership platform that lets creators earn recurring income directly from their most dedicated fans instead of relying on advertising or platform algorithms. Founded in 2013 by musician Jack Conte and engineer Sam Yam, it lets podcasters, video makers, musicians, writers, illustrators and other creators charge patrons a monthly or per-creation fee in exchange for exclusive posts, community access, early releases and perks. The company has paid out more than $10 billion to creators, supports over 25 million paid memberships, and takes a percentage of creator earnings as its business model.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, USA
- **Founders:** Jack Conte (Co-founder & CEO), Sam Yam (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~400 employees
- **Products:** Membership / Tiers, Free membership tier, Native video hosting, Gifting, Memberful
- **Notable:** Paid out more than $10 billion to creators cumulatively, Surpassed 25 million paid memberships, Creators earn over $2 billion per year through the platform

## Products & services

- **Membership / Tiers** — Creators offer paid monthly membership tiers that give patrons access to exclusive posts, community, early access and perks.
- **Free membership tier** — A free member tier that lets creators build a top-of-funnel audience before converting them to paid.
- **Native video hosting** — On-platform video hosting so creators can publish and monetize video without sending fans elsewhere.
- **Gifting** — Patrons can gift a paid membership to someone else.
- **Memberful** — White-label membership software (acquired 2018) that lets creators sell memberships from their own sites.
- **Commerce / digital products** — Tools for creators to sell one-off digital products, merch and ticketed experiences beyond subscriptions.

## Achievements

- Paid out more than $10 billion to creators cumulatively
- Surpassed 25 million paid memberships
- Creators earn over $2 billion per year through the platform
- Reached a $4 billion valuation in its 2021 Series F
- Built a category - modern creator patronage - largely from scratch
- Acquired Subbable, Kit, Memberful and Moment to expand creator tooling

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — Introduced a single flat pricing plan for new creators with a 10% transaction fee.
- **2025-01** — Reported creators had surpassed $10 billion in cumulative payouts and over 25 million paid memberships.
- **2024-11** — Launched gifting, letting patrons buy a membership for someone else.
- **2024-01** — Rolled out free membership tiers and native video hosting to widen the funnel and keep monetization on-platform.
- **2023-10** — Acquired livestreaming/digital-ticketing platform Moment.

## Links

- Website: https://www.patreon.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/patreon
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Patreon
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/patreon
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patreon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patreon
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@patreon

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Last updated: 2026-08-06