# 35 creators earned over $150K in 2016! **URL:** \ **Category:** Inspiration\ **Tags:** topearners, successful\ **Created:** [January 6, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/35-creators-earned-over-150k-in-2016/480 "2017-01-06T19:53:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ellie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/ellie/32/34_2.png) [@ellie](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/ellie)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/35-creators-earned-over-150k-in-2016/480/1 "2017-01-06T19:53:14Z")
As we approach a new year, we wanted to celebrate some creators on Patreon who have taken their creative careers to new levels. Read their stories [HERE](https://blog.patreon.com/top-earners-2016/)! If you are one of these creators, congratulations! If you aren’t quite there yet, don’t give up. I truly hope that this inspires you to aim high and never lose sight of making a living doing what you love. Cheers to a successful new year! 🍾 ---
**Author:** ![Lochy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/lochy/32/1217_2.png) [@Lochy](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/Lochy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/35-creators-earned-over-150k-in-2016/480/2 "2017-01-07T05:25:12Z")
Very inspiring, Ellie. Thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![haikujaguar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/haikujaguar/32/455_2.png) [@haikujaguar](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/haikujaguar)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/35-creators-earned-over-150k-in-2016/480/3 "2017-01-07T13:35:11Z")
It’s interesting how all of them (with one exception? Is that ‘blog post’ one all text?) are making some form of broadcast or interactive media: video, podcasting, tv shows, games. I wonder how many visual artists or writers are making good money? ---
**Author:** ![SierraLee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/sierralee/32/471_2.png) [@SierraLee](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/SierraLee)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/35-creators-earned-over-150k-in-2016/480/4 "2017-01-07T14:31:51Z")
Well, there’s at least one artist doing very well for herself: > **[Sakimi Chan is creating Art,Painting, Tutorials,Yaoi/Yuri/ Nude pinups | Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/sakimichan)** > > Become a patron of Sakimi Chan today: > Read 1530 posts by Sakimi Chan and get access to exclusive > content and experiences on the world’s largest membership > platform for artists and creators. I can’t think of any writers _that_ high, but NK Jemisin is doing well considering that she also has conventional sales from all her books: > **[N. K. Jemisin is creating Fiction | Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/nkjemisin)** > > Become a patron of N. K. Jemisin today: > Read 136 posts by N. K. Jemisin and get access to exclusive > content and experiences on the world’s largest membership > platform for artists and creators. I do agree that interactivity and certain types of community/media tend to produce greater engagement, though. I know of a creator who has made much more popular games than mine who created a Patreon account solely for his art: despite the fact that he’s a talented artist and definitely better known than me, his Patreon stayed at about $600. The main commonality I’d see between the people on the list is that they’ve mostly been in the business for a long time and built a large audience before joining Patreon, though. =P ---
**Author:** ![kameron\_hurley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/patreoncommunity/user_avatar/archive.patreoncommunity.com/kameron_hurley/32/178_2.png) [@kameron\_hurley](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/u/kameron_hurley)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 9:28pm UTC](https://archive.patreoncommunity.com/t/35-creators-earned-over-150k-in-2016/480/5 "2017-05-17T21:28:37Z")
Best writing income I’ve seen is actually Seanan McGuire, who keeps flying under the radar, at nearly $9k a month. But again, as with so many of us - she was able to leverage an existing fan base. [https://www.patreon.com/seananmcguire](https://www.patreon.com/seananmcguire) I routinely get stalled out at certain monetary milestones - we’re hovering at the $2,500 mark right now just like we did the $2k mark for a long time. If I’m going to up that, I need to diversify where I’m sharing content. I’ve be started a podcast and have been looking into sharing older patron-only video content on Youtube to draw more folks over. Kameron