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Patreon is a monetization platform co-founded in May 2013 by musician [[wikipedia:Jack_Conte|Jack Conte]] and developer Sam Yam. It is operated by '''Patreon, Inc.'''; which provides business tools for content creators to run subscription services and sell digital products. Patreon is most commonly known as a platform for various creators (artists, youtubers, etc.) to make money off their work in return for benefits such as getting content early, or accessing otherwise unavailable content. Patreon is often chosen by creators because of more creative freedom compared to other platforms like [[YouTube]]. It is also a more direct way to financially support them through subscription-based memberships and one time purchases.

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== Platform fees ==

'''[[wikipedia:Patreon|Patreon]]''' is a monetization platform co-founded in May 2013 by musician [[wikipedia:Jack_Conte|Jack Conte]] and developer Sam Yam. It is operated by '''Patreon, Inc.'''; which provides business tools for content creators to run subscription services and sell digital products. Patreon is most commonly known as a platform for various creators (artists, youtubers, etc.) to make money off their work in return for benefits such as getting content early, or accessing otherwise unavailable content. Patreon is often chosen by creators because of more creative freedom compared to other platforms like [[YouTube]]. It is also a more direct way to financially support them through subscription-based memberships and one time purchases.

==Platform fees==

As of August 4th, 2025, Patreon takes 5-12% from all purchases made within their platform. Creators can choose how purchases made on the [[Apple App Store|App Store]] version of Patreon will implement [[Apple|Apple's]] 15%-30%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Auto-renewable Subscriptions - App Store - Apple Developer |url=https://developer.apple.com/app-store/subscriptions/#revenue-after-one-year |website=developer.apple.com}}</ref> tax.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 Sep 2024 |title=How iOS in-app purchases work on Patreon |url=https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/27991664769677-How-iOS-in-app-purchases-work-on-Patreon |website=Patreon Help Center}}</ref>

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[[File:What-is-this-my-account-was-suspended.png|thumb|434x434px|Email from Patreon requesting information to "unsuspend" account]]

After suspension, users are informed that they can appeal the suspension, but this leads to personal information being asked, namely: a name, location, ISP, payment method (last 4 card digits). The image shows an example of this information being requested.

== References ==

[[Category:Patreon]]

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-Patreon is a monetization platform co-founded in May 2013 by musician [[wikipedia:Jack_Conte|Jack Conte]] and developer Sam Yam. It is operated by '''Patreon, Inc.'''; which provides business tools for content creators to run subscription services and sell digital products. Patreon is most commonly known as a platform for various creators (artists, youtubers, etc.) to make money off their work in return for benefits such as getting content early, or accessing otherwise unavailable content. Patreon is often chosen by creators because of more creative freedom compared to other platforms like [[YouTube]]. It is also a more direct way to financially support them through subscription-based memberships and one time purchases.
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-== Platform fees ==
+'''[[wikipedia:Patreon|Patreon]]''' is a monetization platform co-founded in May 2013 by musician [[wikipedia:Jack_Conte|Jack Conte]] and developer Sam Yam. It is operated by '''Patreon, Inc.'''; which provides business tools for content creators to run subscription services and sell digital products. Patreon is most commonly known as a platform for various creators (artists, youtubers, etc.) to make money off their work in return for benefits such as getting content early, or accessing otherwise unavailable content. Patreon is often chosen by creators because of more creative freedom compared to other platforms like [[YouTube]]. It is also a more direct way to financially support them through subscription-based memberships and one time purchases.
+==Platform fees==
 As of August 4th, 2025, Patreon takes 5-12% from all purchases made within their platform. Creators can choose how purchases made on the [[Apple App Store|App Store]] version of Patreon will implement [[Apple|Apple's]] 15%-30%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Auto-renewable Subscriptions - App Store - Apple Developer |url=https://developer.apple.com/app-store/subscriptions/#revenue-after-one-year |website=developer.apple.com}}</ref> tax.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 Sep 2024 |title=How iOS in-app purchases work on Patreon |url=https://support.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/27991664769677-How-iOS-in-app-purchases-work-on-Patreon |website=Patreon Help Center}}</ref>
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 [[File:What-is-this-my-account-was-suspended.png|thumb|434x434px|Email from Patreon requesting information to "unsuspend" account]]
 After suspension, users are informed that they can appeal the suspension, but this leads to personal information being asked, namely: a name, location, ISP, payment method (last 4 card digits). The image shows an example of this information being requested.
+== References ==
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+[[Category:Patreon]]