Q&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on social media algorithms, studying music at Stanford, streaming, paying out $10B, creators, TikTok, influencers, AI, and more
The man who cofounded Patreon is tired of influencers making content to get clicks. He'd rather creators earn lifelong fans—and he has a plan for that. Bluesky: @vortexegg.com and @wired.com Bluesky:...
Patreon CEO Jack Conte says the platform paid out $10B+ to creators since its 2013 founding, creators now get $2B+ annually, and there are 25M+ paid memberships
@Patreon has crossed the $10B creator payout milestone since its 2013 launch — that's up from $1B in 2019 — Now more than 25M PAID memberships on its platform https://www.axios.com/...
Patreon rolls out an updated iOS app that lets users subscribe to a creator's membership plan via the web in addition to Apple's in-app purchases system
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Apple approves a Spotify iOS app update that lets US customers use other payment options beyond Apple's payment system; Patreon said it plans to do the same
or if — Apple approves the update. — www.theverge.com/news/659891/ ... Jay Peters / @jaypeters.net : Following yesterday's major Epic v. Apple ruling, Patreon tells me that it will update its iOS ap...
Patreon plans to test livestreaming within its mobile app and on the web with select users this week ahead of a wider rollout in summer 2025
Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch :
Patreon says it now has 6.7M+ paid podcast subscriptions, generating $472M+ in 2024 revenue, up 35% YoY, and signs podcasting deals with Sony Music and Wondery
Ashley Carman / Bloomberg :
Patreon's 2025 creator economy report shows the future may be direct-to-fan instead of direct-to-consumer, but the hurdles in place are more seismic than ever
The future may be direct-to-fan instead of direct-to-consumer, but the hurdles in place are more seismic than ever — Beware all studies.
Game emulator Delta adds an in-app link to pay outside of the App Store, via Patreon, likely the first US app to use Apple's External Purchase Link Entitlement
Details: www.macstories.net/news/an-app- ... Mastodon: John Voorhees / @johnvoorhees@mastodon.macstories.net : I love that Delta is closing out the year with another pioneering app feature that should...
Analysis: 16 of the biggest so-called undress and “nudify” websites have used sign-in infrastructure from Google, Apple, Discord, X, Patreon, or Line for months
Single sign-on systems from several Big Tech companies are being incorporated into deepfake generators, WIRED found.
After Apple's threats, Patreon memberships via its iOS app will be subject to Apple's 30% fee from November 2024; creators must switch to subscription billing
if you're paying with iPhone Hamish McKenzie / On Substack : The price of payments — Today, Patreon is in the unenviable position of explaining to creators … Ashley King / Digital Music News : The ‘...