Patreon is a creator-membership and fan monetization platform that enables artists and independent creators to earn recurring income directly from their audiences through subscriptions. Patreon's Twitter Score is 32 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #30,049 (top 10%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Patreon was co-founded by Jack Conte and Sam Yam, launching in 2013 as a way for creators to receive ongoing funding from fans. The platform has since surpassed $10 billion in total payments to creators since its founding, according to CEO and co-founder Jack Conte, and per Axios reporting in 2025 had accumulated over 25 million paid memberships. In October 2023, Patreon acquired Moment, a ticketed livestream platform, to extend live-streaming capabilities to its creator base. Patreon also expanded its discovery feed to most of its 300,000 creators in 2026, with Axios reporting the related tools had contributed to over 1 million new member sign-ups per month since early testing.
Patreon has explored adjacent crypto territory: in October 2021, the company confirmed it was evaluating cryptocurrency and NFT features after creators expressed interest in offering memberships and benefits through tokens or coins. Patreon is privately held and, per Axios reporting in October 2023, had no immediate IPO plans at that time. The company has raised multiple funding rounds, including a $60 million round led by Thrive Capital with participation from Index Ventures, CRV, Freestyle, and DFJ, and a subsequent $90 million round at a $1.2 billion valuation led by New Enterprise Associates and Wellington, with Lone Pine, Glade Brook Capital, Thrive Capital, DFJ Growth, and Index Ventures also participating. Backers also include New Enterprise Associates.
Patreon has published 17,537 posts on the platform and has 228,161 followers as of August 2026. Patreon has been mentioned by 700 accounts, totaling 2,379 mentions. Patreon's portfolio includes The Kyiv Independent.
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The accounts that follow Patreon include 145 founders, 42 angel investors, 54 influencers and 15 VCs. Among them are Garry Tan, Alexis Ohanian, MrBeast, Matthew Graham, Lily Liu and Jacob.