Patreon in charts

Every chart is drawn from verified facts on the listing and public records, and compared with creator platforms and the rest of the directory. Open any chart for the full interactive version, the exact method, the raw data and its sources.

15charts with data

73%of what we track is filled in

4.3/5our rating, from facts

Money

What you pay, what you keep and how you get paid

Fee vs similar platforms

At 12.9%, Patreon is cheaper than 11% of the 9 creator platforms that charge a percentage fee (median 5%).

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At 12.9%, Patreon is cheaper than 11% of the 9 creator platforms that charge a percentage fee (median 5%).

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Of every $100 you earn on Patreon, you keep $86.80, before payment-processing, currency or withdrawal charges.

Open full chart Withdrawal methods vs peers

Patreon pays out 3 ways. Its rarest is Payoneer, which no other creator platforms we track offer.

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Patreon lets you withdraw from $10, a lower minimum than 60% of the 5 creator platforms with a dollar minimum (median $20).

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3 sourced figures for Patreon.

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Joining

Who can sign up, and where

Where you can join

Patreon accepts people in 197 of 200 countries and territories, all except Cuba, Iran and North Korea.

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Open in 197 countries and territories, Patreon reaches more places than 96% of the 471 platforms in the directory with known country rules (median 1).

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Quality

Ratings, badges, reviews and how much we know

Rating breakdown

Rated 4.3/5. Ahead of the creator platforms average on getting paid, access, track record and proof of earnings.

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Patreon scores above every other one of the creator platforms on getting paid, its strongest part.

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Patreon has 75 of 100 achievement points from 10 badges; the average for creator platforms is 45.4.

Open full chart Web traffic rank vs peers

patreon.com ranks #937 on the web, more visited than 83% of the 12 creator platforms we have a rank for.

Open full chart Profile completeness vs the type

We have 73% of what we track for Patreon, against an average of 68% for creator platforms.

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History

How old it is and what has happened since

Timeline

9 events from 2013 to 2026, across founded, earnings figures, our listing and listing changes.

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Founded in 2013 (about 13 years ago), Patreon is older than 58% of the 12 creator platforms with a known founding year.

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