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Patreon

Creator membership and community platform

patreon.com

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded year: 2013
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 200–1,300
Industry: Online Services

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Latest news about Patreon

In short: Patreon laid off 20% of its workforce while surpassing $10 billion in creator payouts and launching major on-platform discovery tools.

Company announcements

May 5 Patreon

Patreon rolls out new discovery features

These include a mobile Home feed, Quips, collaboration tools, single identity, and safety features to help creators grow and fans discover content.

April 28 Patreon

Patreon launches new discovery feed

It features network tools to help creators grow audiences and fans discover new creators. Details are available via link.

March 30 Patreon

Patreon publishes Transparency Report 2026

Covers 2025 enforcement: 103,041 creators reviewed, 66,434 object actions, 1,989 suspensions, 3,165 removals. Details policy enforcement, copyright, privacy, government requests.

March 24 Patreon

Patreon receives Fast Company innovation award

Patreon is recognized for innovating in social media, empowering creators to own businesses and build algorithm-free communities.

Media coverage

July 23 Yahoo Finance

Patreon Is Laying Off 20 Percent Of Its Staff

While the company is trying to protect creators from AI, it still thinks the technology is changing how it does business.

April 8 Variety

Patreon Says Podcasters Earned $629 Million in 2025, Up 33%, as Platform’s Biggest Content Category Keeps Growing

Podcasts are booming on Patreon — with revenue generated by podcasters on the direct-to-fan platform...

March 22 TechSpot

Patreon rejects fair use claims for AI training, calls for creator compensation

LLM Paying Machine: Many AI startups and Big Tech players try to justify the theft of data and...

March 18 DiarioBitcoin

Patreon demands payments to creators and labels 'fair use' by AI companies as false - DiarioBitcoin

Jack Conte, CEO of Patreon, joined the debate on artificial intelligence strongly by rejecting that companies in the sector train models with works...

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