ReaderFunded · categories
The 50 most reader-funded science sites, measured, not voted, as of 2 November 2026. 308 funded sites with indexed pages. Category is a keyword heuristic over each site's titles and leads; search within it, see the full slice of the top 10,000, or read how it is measured.
| # | site | lang | paying | platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | pbsspacetime.compages | en | 7,780 Patreon | patreon |
| 46 | physicsgirl.orgpages | en | 22,726 Patreon | patreon |
| 291 | universetoday.compages | en | 3,590 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 369 | veritasium.compages | en | 2,816 Patreon | patreon |
| 560 | thethoughtemporium.compages | en | 549 Patreon | patreon |
| 701 | kiwisinclimate.orgpages | en | 417 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 736 | dresdencodak.compages | en | 1,224 Patreon | patreon, kofi |
| 889 | simonoxfphys.compages | en | 984 Patreon | patreon |
| 1012 | astrobiscuit.compages | en | 861 Patreon | patreon, buymeacoffee |
| 1079 | kylehill.netpages | en | 797 Patreon | patreon |
| 1234 | scienceforthepeople.capages | en | 251 Patreon | patreon |
| 1286 | electroverse.copages | en | 642 Patreon | patreon |
| 1572 | skypeascientist.compages | en | 517 Patreon | irs990, patreon |
| 1698 | isaacarthur.netpages | en | 473 Patreon | patreon |
| 1729 | welchlabs.compages | en | 464 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 1926 | scienceetonnante.compages | fr | 404 Tipeee | tipeee, youtube |
| 2161 | flippingphysics.compages | en | 346 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 2275 | stellarium.orgpages | en | 142 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 2334 | scientifiquesenrebellion.frpages | fr | 128 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 2395 | science.mompages | en | 300 Patreon | patreon |
| 2416 | nighttime-imaging.eupages | en | 296 GitHub Sponsors + Patreon | github_sponsors, patreon |
| 2518 | pmsutter.compages | en | 279 Patreon | patreon |
| 2793 | primedisclosure.compages | en | 242 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 3022 | climatecafe.ecopages | en | 218 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 3482 | gwern.netpages | en | 266 Patreon | patreon, btc |
| 3703 | wonderfest.orgpages | en | 77 Patreon | irs990, patreon |
| 3868 | nauka.uapages | uk | 85 Patreon | patreon |
| 3889 | worldbuildingpasta.blogspot.compages | en | 103 Patreon | patreon |
| 3959 | sgclimaterally.compages | en | 148 Ko-fi | kofi |
| 4026 | ukma.edu.uapages | uk | 139 Patreon | buymeacoffee, patreon |
| 4082 | statedclearly.compages | en | 213 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 4220 | bplussquad.compages | en | 65 Patreon | patreon |
| 4324 | scienceforthepeople.orgpages | en | 72 Patreon | patreon |
| 4423 | emergencenetwork.orgpages | en | 45 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 4457 | climatechoirmovement.orgpages | en | 62 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 4536 | climatediscussionnexus.compages | en | 116 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 4824 | relaxmore.netpages | nl | 104 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 5119 | astrobackyard.compages | en | 93 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 5302 | zacklabe.compages | en | 87 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 5360 | finpinshop.compages | en | 86 Patreon | patreon |
| 5530 | orcabehaviorinstitute.orgpages | en | 81 Patreon | irs990, patreon, youtube |
| 5655 | mingrammer.compages | ko | 77 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 5809 | chabd.compages | fr | 45 Tipeee | tipeee |
| 5897 | jameswebbtracker.compages | en | 72 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 5991 | southernfriedscience.compages | en | 70 Patreon | patreon |
| 6156 | scienceontaporwa.orgpages | en | 67 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 6477 | whatisemerging.compages | en | 61 Patreon | patreon |
| 6928 | destiny2.sciencepages | en | 54 Patreon | patreon |
| 6944 | noadsweather.compages | en | 54 Ko-fi | kofi |
| 6966 | xtremepape.rspages | en | 53 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |