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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299 | universetoday.compages | en | 3,590 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 379 | veritasium.compages | en | 2,816 Patreon | patreon |
| 728 | kiwisinclimate.orgpages | en | 417 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 766 | dresdencodak.compages | en | 1,224 Patreon | patreon, kofi |
| 1056 | astrobiscuit.compages | en | 861 Patreon | patreon, buymeacoffee |
| 1290 | scienceforthepeople.capages | en | 251 Patreon | patreon |
| 1645 | skypeascientist.compages | en | 517 Patreon | irs990, patreon |
| 1772 | isaacarthur.netpages | en | 473 Patreon | patreon |
| 2265 | flippingphysics.compages | en | 346 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 2394 | stellarium.orgpages | en | 142 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 2450 | scientifiquesenrebellion.frpages | fr | 128 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 2508 | science.mompages | en | 300 Patreon | patreon |
| 2531 | nighttime-imaging.eupages | en | 296 GitHub Sponsors + Patreon | github_sponsors, patreon |
| 2642 | pmsutter.compages | en | 279 Patreon | patreon |
| 2932 | primedisclosure.compages | en | 242 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 3173 | climatecafe.ecopages | en | 218 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 3656 | gwern.netpages | en | 266 Patreon | patreon, btc |
| 3885 | wonderfest.orgpages | en | 77 Patreon | irs990, patreon |
| 4053 | nauka.uapages | uk | 85 Patreon | patreon |
| 4074 | worldbuildingpasta.blogspot.compages | en | 103 Patreon | patreon |
| 4143 | sgclimaterally.compages | en | 148 Ko-fi | kofi |
| 4211 | ukma.edu.uapages | uk | 139 Patreon | buymeacoffee, patreon |
| 4267 | statedclearly.compages | en | 213 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 4405 | bplussquad.compages | en | 65 Patreon | patreon |
| 4512 | scienceforthepeople.orgpages | en | 72 Patreon | patreon |
| 4610 | emergencenetwork.orgpages | en | 45 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 4644 | climatechoirmovement.orgpages | en | 62 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 4721 | climatediscussionnexus.compages | en | 116 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 5009 | relaxmore.netpages | nl | 104 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 5303 | astrobackyard.compages | en | 93 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 5486 | zacklabe.compages | en | 87 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 5543 | finpinshop.compages | en | 86 Patreon | patreon |
| 5715 | orcabehaviorinstitute.orgpages | en | 81 Patreon | irs990, patreon, youtube |
| 6002 | chabd.compages | fr | 45 Tipeee | tipeee |
| 6080 | jameswebbtracker.compages | en | 72 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 6173 | southernfriedscience.compages | en | 70 Patreon | patreon |
| 6336 | scienceontaporwa.orgpages | en | 67 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 6660 | whatisemerging.compages | en | 61 Patreon | patreon |
| 7110 | destiny2.sciencepages | en | 54 Patreon | patreon |
| 7126 | noadsweather.compages | en | 54 Ko-fi | kofi |
| 7147 | xtremepape.rspages | en | 53 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 7231 | deepadaptation.infopages | en | 32 Open Collective + Patreon | opencollective, patreon |
| 7243 | ecomedics.co.ukpages | en | 52 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 7453 | stevestewartwilliams.compages | en | not published | substack |
| 7527 | heated.worldpages | en | not published | substack |
| 7697 | realityslaststand.compages | en | not published | substack |
| 7995 | knightstemplar.compages | en | not published | substack |
| 8187 | awesomesciencemedia.compages | en | 45 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 8320 | sciencefriday.compages | en | 34 Patreon | irs990, patreon |
| 8545 | mathvault.iopages | en | 41 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |