Creator monetization platforms — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for creator monetization platforms, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026
  • ▲Beehiiv moved #10 → #9
  • ▼Fourthwall moved #9 → #10
  • ▲Ko-fi +4.6pp (58.9% → 63.5%)
  • ▲Buy Me a Coffee +3.3pp (41.1% → 44.4%)
  • ▲Substack +3pp (58.9% → 61.9%)
  • ▼Fourthwall -1.9pp (32.1% → 30.2%)
  • ▲Kajabi +1.8pp (41.1% → 42.9%)
  • ▲Gumroad +1.8pp (41.1% → 42.9%)
  • ▲Patreon +1pp (76.8% → 77.8%)
  • ▲Podia +1pp (33.9% → 34.9%)
Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026
  • ▲ INBeehiiv entered the top 10 (#12 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTTwitch left the top 10 (#8 → #12)
  • ▼Twitch moved #8 → #12
  • ▲Podia moved #10 → #7
  • ▼Gumroad moved #4 → #6
  • ▲Beehiiv moved #12 → #10
  • ▲Buy Me a Coffee moved #5 → #4
  • ▲Kajabi moved #6 → #5
  • ▼Stripe moved #7 → #8
  • ▲Beehiiv +9pp (21.4% → 30.4%)
  • ▲Substack +8.9pp (50% → 58.9%)
  • ▲Podia +8.9pp (25% → 33.9%)
  • ▲Fourthwall +7.1pp (25% → 32.1%)
  • ▲Patreon +5.4pp (71.4% → 76.8%)
  • ▲Buy Me a Coffee +5.4pp (35.7% → 41.1%)
  • ▲Kajabi +5.4pp (35.7% → 41.1%)
  • ▲Ko-fi +5.3pp (53.6% → 58.9%)
  • ▲Gumroad +1.8pp (39.3% → 41.1%)
  • ▼Twitch -1.8pp (28.6% → 26.8%)
Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

  • ▲ INPodia entered the top 10 (#14 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTBeehiiv left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
  • ▲Podia moved #14 → #10
  • ▼Beehiiv moved #10 → #12
  • ▲Kajabi moved #7 → #6
  • ▼Stripe moved #6 → #7
  • ▼Stripe -7.9pp (40% → 32.1%)
  • ▼Beehiiv -7.2pp (28.6% → 21.4%)
  • ▼Gumroad -6.4pp (45.7% → 39.3%)
  • ▼Fourthwall -6.4pp (31.4% → 25%)
  • ▼Patreon -5.7pp (77.1% → 71.4%)
  • ▼Twitch -5.7pp (34.3% → 28.6%)
  • ▲Podia +5pp (20% → 25%)
  • ▼Substack -4.3pp (54.3% → 50%)
  • ▼Buy Me a Coffee -4.3pp (40% → 35.7%)
  • ▼Kajabi -4.3pp (40% → 35.7%)
Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026
  • ▼Beehiiv moved #7 → #10
  • ▲Stripe moved #8 → #6
  • ▼Kajabi moved #5 → #7
  • ▲Twitch moved #10 → #8
  • ▲Buy Me a Coffee moved #6 → #5
  • ▼Kajabi -9pp (49% → 40%)
  • ▲Stripe +7.3pp (32.7% → 40%)
  • ▼Beehiiv -6.1pp (34.7% → 28.6%)
  • ▲Twitch +5.7pp (28.6% → 34.3%)
  • ▼Gumroad -5.3pp (51% → 45.7%)
  • ▼Buy Me a Coffee -2.9pp (42.9% → 40%)
Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026
  • ▲Kajabi moved #6 → #5
  • ▼Buy Me a Coffee moved #5 → #6
  • ▲Stripe moved #9 → #8
  • ▼Fourthwall moved #8 → #9
  • ▲Stripe +4.1pp (28.6% → 32.7%)
  • ▼Ko-fi -3.8pp (58.9% → 55.1%)
  • ▼Buy Me a Coffee -3.5pp (46.4% → 42.9%)
  • ▲Kajabi +2.6pp (46.4% → 49%)
  • ▼Substack -2pp (57.1% → 55.1%)
  • ▼Fourthwall -1.5pp (32.1% → 30.6%)
  • ▼Patreon -1pp (78.6% → 77.6%)
  • ▲Gumroad +1pp (50% → 51%)
  • ▼Beehiiv -1pp (35.7% → 34.7%)
Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026
  • ▲ INStripe entered the top 10 (#13 → #9)
  • ▲ INTwitch entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTCircle left the top 10 (#8 → #11)
  • ▼ OUTPodia left the top 10 (#10 → #13)
  • ▲Stripe moved #13 → #9
  • ▼Circle moved #8 → #11
  • ▼Podia moved #10 → #13
  • ▲Beehiiv moved #9 → #7
  • ▼Fourthwall moved #7 → #8
  • ▲Twitch moved #11 → #10
  • ▼Circle -6.3pp (34.9% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Podia -4.9pp (31.7% → 26.8%)
  • ▼Substack -3.2pp (60.3% → 57.1%)
  • ▼Twitch -3.1pp (31.7% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Fourthwall -2.8pp (34.9% → 32.1%)
  • ▼Patreon -2.4pp (81% → 78.6%)
  • ▼Gumroad -2.4pp (52.4% → 50%)
  • ▲Beehiiv +2.4pp (33.3% → 35.7%)
  • ▲Kajabi +2pp (44.4% → 46.4%)
  • ▲Stripe +1.6pp (27% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Ko-fi -1.4pp (60.3% → 58.9%)
  • ▼Buy Me a Coffee -1.2pp (47.6% → 46.4%)
Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026
  • ▼Beehiiv moved #7 → #9
  • ▲Ko-fi moved #3 → #2
  • ▼Substack moved #2 → #3
  • ▲Buy Me a Coffee moved #6 → #5
  • ▼Kajabi moved #5 → #6
  • ▲Fourthwall moved #8 → #7
  • ▲Circle moved #9 → #8
  • ▼Kajabi -5pp (49.4% → 44.4%)
  • ▼Substack -4.6pp (64.9% → 60.3%)
  • ▼Beehiiv -3.1pp (36.4% → 33.3%)
  • ▼Fourthwall -1.5pp (36.4% → 34.9%)
  • ▼Circle -1.5pp (36.4% → 34.9%)
Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026
  • ▼Circle moved #7 → #9
  • ▲Beehiiv moved #8 → #7
  • ▲Fourthwall moved #9 → #8
  • ▼Circle -3.6pp (40% → 36.4%)
  • ▲Ko-fi +2.6pp (57.1% → 59.7%)
  • ▼Gumroad -2.5pp (55.7% → 53.2%)
  • ▼Beehiiv -2.2pp (38.6% → 36.4%)
  • ▼Kajabi -2pp (51.4% → 49.4%)
  • ▼Podia -1.8pp (34.3% → 32.5%)
  • ▼Patreon -1.1pp (82.9% → 81.8%)
  • ▲Buy Me a Coffee +1.1pp (45.7% → 46.8%)
Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

  • ▲ INPodia entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
  • ▼ OUTGhost left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
  • ▲Circle moved #8 → #7
  • ▼Beehiiv moved #7 → #8
  • ▲Podia moved #11 → #10
  • ▼Ghost moved #10 → #11
  • ▼Ghost -8.1pp (36.7% → 28.6%)
  • ▼Substack -7.8pp (73.5% → 65.7%)
  • ▼Buy Me a Coffee -7.4pp (53.1% → 45.7%)
  • ▼Fourthwall -7.2pp (42.9% → 35.7%)
  • ▼Beehiiv -6.3pp (44.9% → 38.6%)
  • ▼Ko-fi -6.2pp (63.3% → 57.1%)
  • ▼Kajabi -5.7pp (57.1% → 51.4%)
  • ▼Gumroad -5.5pp (61.2% → 55.7%)
  • ▼Patreon -4.9pp (87.8% → 82.9%)
  • ▼Circle -4.9pp (44.9% → 40%)
  • ▼Podia -2.4pp (36.7% → 34.3%)
Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon77.8%
  • #2Ko-fi63.5%
  • #3Substack61.9%
  • #4Buy Me a Coffee44.4%
  • #5Kajabi42.9%
  • #6Gumroad42.9%
  • #7Podia34.9%
  • #8Stripe31.7%
  • #9Beehiiv30.2%
  • #10Fourthwall30.2%
Sep 7, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon77.8%
  • #2Ko-fi63.5%
  • #3Substack61.9%
  • #4Buy Me a Coffee44.4%
  • #5Kajabi42.9%
  • #6Gumroad42.9%
  • #7Podia34.9%
  • #8Stripe31.7%
  • #9Beehiiv30.2%
  • #10Fourthwall30.2%
Sep 6, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon77.8%
  • #2Ko-fi63.5%
  • #3Substack61.9%
  • #4Buy Me a Coffee44.4%
  • #5Kajabi42.9%
  • #6Gumroad42.9%
  • #7Podia34.9%
  • #8Stripe31.7%
  • #9Beehiiv30.2%
  • #10Fourthwall30.2%
Sep 5, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon77.8%
  • #2Ko-fi63.5%
  • #3Substack61.9%
  • #4Buy Me a Coffee44.4%
  • #5Kajabi42.9%
  • #6Gumroad42.9%
  • #7Podia34.9%
  • #8Stripe31.7%
  • #9Beehiiv30.2%
  • #10Fourthwall30.2%
Sep 4, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon76.8%
  • #2Ko-fi58.9%
  • #3Substack58.9%
  • #4Buy Me a Coffee41.1%
  • #5Kajabi41.1%
  • #6Gumroad41.1%
  • #7Podia33.9%
  • #8Stripe32.1%
  • #9Fourthwall32.1%
  • #10Beehiiv30.4%
Sep 3, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon71.4%
  • #2Ko-fi53.6%
  • #3Substack50%
  • #4Gumroad39.3%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee35.7%
  • #6Kajabi35.7%
  • #7Stripe32.1%
  • #8Twitch28.6%
  • #9Fourthwall25%
  • #10Podia25%
Sep 2, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon71.4%
  • #2Ko-fi53.6%
  • #3Substack50%
  • #4Gumroad39.3%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee35.7%
  • #6Kajabi35.7%
  • #7Stripe32.1%
  • #8Twitch28.6%
  • #9Fourthwall25%
  • #10Podia25%
Sep 1, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon71.4%
  • #2Ko-fi53.6%
  • #3Substack50%
  • #4Gumroad39.3%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee35.7%
  • #6Kajabi35.7%
  • #7Stripe32.1%
  • #8Twitch28.6%
  • #9Fourthwall25%
  • #10Podia25%
Aug 31, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon71.4%
  • #2Ko-fi53.6%
  • #3Substack50%
  • #4Gumroad39.3%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee35.7%
  • #6Kajabi35.7%
  • #7Stripe32.1%
  • #8Twitch28.6%
  • #9Fourthwall25%
  • #10Podia25%
Aug 30, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon71.4%
  • #2Ko-fi53.6%
  • #3Substack50%
  • #4Gumroad39.3%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee35.7%
  • #6Kajabi35.7%
  • #7Stripe32.1%
  • #8Twitch28.6%
  • #9Fourthwall25%
  • #10Podia25%
Aug 29, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon71.4%
  • #2Ko-fi53.6%
  • #3Substack50%
  • #4Gumroad39.3%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee35.7%
  • #6Kajabi35.7%
  • #7Stripe32.1%
  • #8Twitch28.6%
  • #9Fourthwall25%
  • #10Podia25%
Aug 28, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon71.4%
  • #2Ko-fi53.6%
  • #3Substack50%
  • #4Gumroad39.3%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee35.7%
  • #6Kajabi35.7%
  • #7Stripe32.1%
  • #8Twitch28.6%
  • #9Fourthwall25%
  • #10Podia25%
Aug 27, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon71.4%
  • #2Ko-fi53.6%
  • #3Substack50%
  • #4Gumroad39.3%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee35.7%
  • #6Kajabi35.7%
  • #7Stripe32.1%
  • #8Twitch28.6%
  • #9Fourthwall25%
  • #10Podia25%
Aug 26, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon71.4%
  • #2Ko-fi53.6%
  • #3Substack50%
  • #4Gumroad39.3%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee35.7%
  • #6Kajabi35.7%
  • #7Stripe32.1%
  • #8Twitch28.6%
  • #9Fourthwall25%
  • #10Podia25%
Aug 25, 202628 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v7
  • #1Patreon71.4%
  • #2Ko-fi53.6%
  • #3Substack50%
  • #4Gumroad39.3%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee35.7%
  • #6Kajabi35.7%
  • #7Stripe32.1%
  • #8Twitch28.6%
  • #9Fourthwall25%
  • #10Podia25%
Aug 24, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7
  • #1Patreon77.1%
  • #2Ko-fi54.3%
  • #3Substack54.3%
  • #4Gumroad45.7%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee40%
  • #6Stripe40%
  • #7Kajabi40%
  • #8Twitch34.3%
  • #9Fourthwall31.4%
  • #10Beehiiv28.6%
Aug 23, 202635 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7
  • #1Patreon77.1%
  • #2Ko-fi54.3%
  • #3Substack54.3%
  • #4Gumroad45.7%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee40%
  • #6Stripe40%
  • #7Kajabi40%
  • #8Twitch34.3%
  • #9Fourthwall31.4%
  • #10Beehiiv28.6%
Aug 22, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7
  • #1Patreon77.6%
  • #2Ko-fi55.1%
  • #3Substack55.1%
  • #4Gumroad51%
  • #5Kajabi49%
  • #6Buy Me a Coffee42.9%
  • #7Beehiiv34.7%
  • #8Stripe32.7%
  • #9Fourthwall30.6%
  • #10Twitch28.6%
Aug 21, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7
  • #1Patreon78.6%
  • #2Ko-fi58.9%
  • #3Substack57.1%
  • #4Gumroad50%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee46.4%
  • #6Kajabi46.4%
  • #7Beehiiv35.7%
  • #8Fourthwall32.1%
  • #9Stripe28.6%
  • #10Twitch28.6%
Aug 20, 202663 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4-7
  • #1Patreon81%
  • #2Ko-fi60.3%
  • #3Substack60.3%
  • #4Gumroad52.4%
  • #5Buy Me a Coffee47.6%
  • #6Kajabi44.4%
  • #7Fourthwall34.9%
  • #8Circle34.9%
  • #9Beehiiv33.3%
  • #10Podia31.7%
Aug 19, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4-7
  • #1Patreon81.8%
  • #2Substack64.9%
  • #3Ko-fi59.7%
  • #4Gumroad53.2%
  • #5Kajabi49.4%
  • #6Buy Me a Coffee46.8%
  • #7Beehiiv36.4%
  • #8Fourthwall36.4%
  • #9Circle36.4%
  • #10Podia32.5%
Aug 18, 202677 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4-7
  • #1Patreon81.8%
  • #2Substack64.9%
  • #3Ko-fi59.7%
  • #4Gumroad53.2%
  • #5Kajabi49.4%
  • #6Buy Me a Coffee46.8%
  • #7Beehiiv36.4%
  • #8Fourthwall36.4%
  • #9Circle36.4%
  • #10Podia32.5%
Aug 17, 202670 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4-7
  • #1Patreon82.9%
  • #2Substack65.7%
  • #3Ko-fi57.1%
  • #4Gumroad55.7%
  • #5Kajabi51.4%
  • #6Buy Me a Coffee45.7%
  • #7Circle40%
  • #8Beehiiv38.6%
  • #9Fourthwall35.7%
  • #10Podia34.3%
Aug 16, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4
  • #1Patreon87.8%
  • #2Substack73.5%
  • #3Ko-fi63.3%
  • #4Gumroad61.2%
  • #5Kajabi57.1%
  • #6Buy Me a Coffee53.1%
  • #7Beehiiv44.9%
  • #8Circle44.9%
  • #9Fourthwall42.9%
  • #10Ghost36.7%
Aug 15, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4
  • #1Patreon87.8%
  • #2Substack73.5%
  • #3Ko-fi63.3%
  • #4Gumroad61.2%
  • #5Kajabi57.1%
  • #6Buy Me a Coffee53.1%
  • #7Beehiiv44.9%
  • #8Circle44.9%
  • #9Fourthwall42.9%
  • #10Ghost36.7%
Aug 14, 202649 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4
  • #1Patreon87.8%
  • #2Substack73.5%
  • #3Ko-fi63.3%
  • #4Gumroad61.2%
  • #5Kajabi57.1%
  • #6Buy Me a Coffee53.1%
  • #7Beehiiv44.9%
  • #8Circle44.9%
  • #9Fourthwall42.9%
  • #10Ghost36.7%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/creator-monetization-platforms/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

[ORBATOR]

© 2026 Orbator. All rights reserved.