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| type | entity_type | name | domain | status | tracked_by | created | key_metrics | ||||||
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| entity | company | Dropout | entertainment | active | clay | 2026-03-11 |
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Dropout
Creator-owned streaming platform focused on comedy content. Reached 1M+ subscribers by October 2025 after near-bankruptcy to profitability turnaround. Led by CEO Sam Reich. Maintains dual-platform strategy with YouTube presence for acquisition and owned platform for monetization.
Timeline
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2024-08-01 — Profiled by Variety as part of emerging indie streaming category alongside Nebula and Critical Role
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2025-10-XX — Reached 1M+ subscribers milestone
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2026-03-01 — CVL Economics analysis reveals 1M+ subscribers generating $80-90M revenue with 40-45% EBITDA margins and 40 full-time employees, achieving $3.0-3.3M revenue per employee. Platform maintains stable pricing for 3+ years, grandfathers legacy subscriber rates, encourages password sharing, and distributes profits to all contributors including unsuccessful auditionees. Estimated to have reached 50-67% penetration of total addressable market.
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2025-10-01 — Crossed 1M paid subscribers (31% YoY growth); launched $129.99/year superfan tier at fan demand; Game Changer S7 premiere reached 1M views in 2 weeks (most-watched episode ever); ARR north of $30M with 40-45% EBITDA margins
Relationship to KB
- creator-owned-streaming-infrastructure-has-reached-commercial-scale-with-430M-annual-creator-revenue-across-13M-subscribers
- creator-owned-streaming-uses-dual-platform-strategy-with-free-tier-for-acquisition-and-owned-platform-for-monetization
- indie-streaming-platforms-emerged-as-category-by-2024-with-convergent-structural-patterns-across-content-verticals