ReaderFunded · top domains
Measured, not voted · 2 November 2026 · how it is measured
Ranked by what their readers pay: the paying supporters and the published yearly revenue on funding pages verified both ways, the site linking to the page and the page naming the site back. Every figure is one the named platform publishes; where it publishes nothing the row says so, and no estimate is shown as a number. Nothing here is paid for and nothing can be bought: a place on this list is evidence, and every row's evidence is one click away. Safe search is on: adult sites are left out and the list is numbered without them (turn off).
| # | domain | category | lang | revenue / yr | paying | platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | pbsspacetime.com | science | en | $293,071 Patreon | 7,780 Patreon | patreon |
| 46 | physicsgirl.org | science | en | not published | 22,726 Patreon | patreon |
| 291 | universetoday.com | science | en | not published | 3,590 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 369 | veritasium.com | science | en | not published | 2,816 Patreon | patreon |
| 560 | thethoughtemporium.com | science | en | $20,454 Patreon | 549 Patreon | patreon |
| 701 | kiwisinclimate.org | science | en | $20,763 Open Collective | 417 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 736 | dresdencodak.com | science | en | not published | 1,224 Patreon | patreon, kofi |
| 889 | simonoxfphys.com | science | en | not published | 984 Patreon | patreon |
| 1012 | astrobiscuit.com | science | en | not published | 861 Patreon | patreon, buymeacoffee |
| 1079 | kylehill.net | science | en | not published | 797 Patreon | patreon |
| 1234 | scienceforthepeople.ca | science | en | $15,798 Patreon | 251 Patreon | patreon |
| 1286 | electroverse.co | science | en | not published | 642 Patreon | patreon |
| 1572 | skypeascientist.com | science | en | $133,293 IRS 990 | 517 Patreon | irs990, patreon |
| 1698 | isaacarthur.net | science | en | not published | 473 Patreon | patreon |
| 1729 | welchlabs.com | science | en | not published | 464 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 1926 | scienceetonnante.com | science | fr | not published | 404 Tipeee | tipeee, youtube |
| 2161 | flippingphysics.com | science | en | not published | 346 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 2275 | stellarium.org | science | en | $10,637 Open Collective | 142 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 2334 | scientifiquesenrebellion.fr | science | fr | $16,621 Open Collective | 128 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 2395 | science.mom | science | en | not published | 300 Patreon | patreon |
| 2416 | nighttime-imaging.eu | science | en | not published | 296 GitHub Sponsors + Patreon | github_sponsors, patreon |
| 2518 | pmsutter.com | science | en | not published | 279 Patreon | patreon |
| 2793 | primedisclosure.com | science | en | not published | 242 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 3022 | climatecafe.eco | science | en | not published | 218 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 3482 | gwern.net | science | en | $5 on-chain (BTC) | 266 Patreon | patreon, btc |
| 3703 | wonderfest.org | science | en | $14,885 Patreon | 77 Patreon | irs990, patreon |
| 3868 | nauka.ua | science | uk | $5,121 Patreon | 85 Patreon | patreon |
| 3889 | worldbuildingpasta.blogspot.com | science | en | $1,825 Patreon | 103 Patreon | patreon |
| 3959 | sgclimaterally.com | science | en | not published | 148 Ko-fi | kofi |
| 4026 | ukma.edu.ua | science | uk | $415 Patreon | 139 Patreon | buymeacoffee, patreon |
| 4082 | statedclearly.com | science | en | not published | 213 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 4220 | bplussquad.com | science | en | $12,774 Patreon | 65 Patreon | patreon |
| 4324 | scienceforthepeople.org | science | en | $5,183 Patreon | 72 Patreon | patreon |
| 4423 | emergencenetwork.org | science | en | $108,858 Open Collective | 45 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 4457 | climatechoirmovement.org | science | en | $8,520 Open Collective | 62 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 4536 | climatediscussionnexus.com | science | en | not published | 116 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 4824 | relaxmore.net | science | nl | not published | 104 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 5119 | astrobackyard.com | science | en | not published | 93 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 5302 | zacklabe.com | science | en | not published | 87 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 5360 | finpinshop.com | science | en | not published | 86 Patreon | patreon |
| 5530 | orcabehaviorinstitute.org | science | en | $83,699 IRS 990 | 81 Patreon | irs990, patreon, youtube |
| 5655 | mingrammer.com | science | ko | not published | 77 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 5809 | chabd.com | science | fr | $4,668 Tipeee | 45 Tipeee | tipeee |
| 5897 | jameswebbtracker.com | science | en | not published | 72 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 5991 | southernfriedscience.com | science | en | not published | 70 Patreon | patreon |
| 6156 | scienceontaporwa.org | science | en | not published | 67 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 6477 | whatisemerging.com | science | en | not published | 61 Patreon | patreon |
| 6928 | destiny2.science | science | en | not published | 54 Patreon | patreon |
| 6944 | noadsweather.com | science | en | not published | 54 Ko-fi | kofi |
| 6966 | xtremepape.rs | science | en | not published | 53 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 7046 | deepadaptation.info | science | en | $5,828 Open Collective | 32 Open Collective + Patreon | opencollective, patreon |
| 7061 | ecomedics.co.uk | science | en | not published | 52 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 7271 | stevestewartwilliams.com | science | en | not published | not published | substack |
| 7347 | heated.world | science | en | not published | not published | substack |
| 7515 | realityslaststand.com | science | en | not published | not published | substack |
| 7813 | knightstemplar.com | science | en | not published | not published | substack |
| 8005 | awesomesciencemedia.com | science | en | not published | 45 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 8138 | sciencefriday.com | science | en | $1,378 Patreon | 34 Patreon | irs990, patreon |
| 8363 | mathvault.io | science | en | not published | 41 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 8628 | hypnomachie.com | science | fr | $2,892 Tipeee | 27 Tipeee | tipeee |
| 8652 | resistancedirectory.com | science | en | not published | 38 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 8861 | sciencespot.net | science | en | not published | 36 Buy Me a Coffee | buymeacoffee |
| 8886 | climateone.org | science | en | not published | 36 Patreon | patreon |
| 8958 | wolfscience.at | science | en | $1,805 Patreon | 27 Patreon | patreon |
| 8983 | compoundchem.com | science | en | $583 Patreon | 32 Patreon | patreon |
| 9048 | standingfortruthministries.com | science | en | not published | 35 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 9203 | rogue-scholar.org | science | en | not published | 33 Ko-fi | kofi |
| 9488 | mathsvideosaustralia.com | science | en | $1,283 Patreon | 25 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 9587 | climaximo.pt | science | en | $19,584 Open Collective | 17 Open Collective | opencollective |
| 9715 | thinkingispower.com | science | en | not published | 30 Patreon | patreon |
| 9718 | udtaleordbog.dk | science | not published | 30 Patreon | patreon | |
| 9812 | cocktailchemistrylab.com | science | en | not published | 29 Patreon | patreon, youtube |
| 9853 | abakcus.com | science | en | $1,042 Patreon | 24 Patreon | patreon |
| 9988 | sophsnotes.co.uk | science | en | not published | 28 Patreon | patreon |