Minus8 Patreon (2025)

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What is the average Patreon donation? ›

Plus, Patreon has seen that membership pages that offer tiers starting at $3 or $5 actually convert more fans to members than those starting at $1, and the average member pledge on Patreon is $7 per month. So, let those numbers guide you as you're setting up your prices.

The Patreon platform emerges as an ideal solution for both patrons and creators, offering a seamless and cost-free avenue to support and showcase creative endeavors. Creators can see when they can get their Patreon earnings and completely rely on the payment for further supporting and creating new content.

Some artists earn a lot of money each month. For example, Jenny Nicholson makes $31,000 a month but Jake Weddle makes $601 a month. Most people won't make that much money on Patreon. But if you're already creating art, you've got nothing to lose by giving it a shot.

On average, about half of responses shared across Patreon indicate that financial limitations are driving the choice. Among the areas that you have more control over as a creator, being unsatisfied with the benefits and engagement with the creator are the two most common categories.

Our average conversion, or the conversion that we see on average from off platform subscribers or people who are consuming your content regularly to actually becoming a Patreon member is anywhere between 0.005% and 2.5%.

In 2018, Patreon was accused of cracking down on ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) videos. On October 24, 2020, Patreon announced that it would ban all accounts "that advance disinformation promoting the QAnon conspiracy theory."

How much does the average person make on Patreon? The amount of money a creator can make on Patreon depends on factors such as the number of patrons, the type of content, and the pricing of their membership tiers. Patreon creators typically earn between $315 and $1.575 monthly.

Pricing plan

With the Pro Plan, the most popular plan, Patreon will take 8% of your total earnings plus additional fees, such as payout fees and applicable taxes, which we will discuss later on. For example, if a fan pledges $100 to a creator, Patreon takes $8 as its service fee.

It's free to list products on Patreon and you can do so even if you don't choose to offer paid memberships. We keep 5% of each transaction, plus payment processing, currency conversion, payout fees, and applicable taxes. Learn more about Commerce, along with pricing and feature details here.