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Something like 350 of the top 1000 creators have their financials public. There are several in that list that likely bring in less than $100 per month for Patreon. That tail has to be pretty long and flat to justify 230 employees and any hope of the type of growth that many investors demand.


The list is not sorted by earnings but number of subscribers. So the 1000th most profitable content creator is unlikely to be on that list.

Also, they have three different fees. The 5% to 12% fees are on top of the CC fees and money transfer fees. https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027674431

Ex: Someone with 500 subscribers at 3$ per month after CC fees on the middle 8% tier is 120$ per month to Patreon.




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