Patreon’s rivalry with Substack is growing. Who will win over creators?

The Assault on Substack Takes Predictable Shape ⋆ Brownstone Institute

The Assault on Substack Takes Predictable Shape by Bill Rice at Brownstone Institute Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie doesn’t look like a Nazi sympathizer to me. What he is is one of the world’s great defenders of free speech. People like him are no doubt “a threat” to the world’s shadow rulers. For a while now I’ve been worried Substack would become a major target of the Censorship Industrial Complex for the hideous and dangerous crime of al…

Patreon’s rivalry with Substack is growing. Who will win over creators?

Substack and Patreon are vying to become creators’ primary revenue stream. For most influencers, payouts from platforms like Meta or Google aren’t enough to build a sustainable career. Rather than spending their days hawking products, many creators are turning to direct fan support, and two companies dominate that space: Patreon and Substack. Patreon’s latest move targets streamers. Its native livestreaming feature, currently in demo and set for…