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Patrick Wardle
@objective_seeTracked since May 2026
Creating Mac Security Tools.
Observed Aug 15, 2026 · staleModeled revenue
Paid members
2,122
2% · 30-day rate from 13 observed days
Total audience
3,250
incl. free followers
Estimated monthly gross
$4.2K
$2.1K–$6.4K modeled range
Starting price
$1/mo
7 membership tiers
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$1/mo2^0Every dollar counts, so mahalo! 🙏 At this tier, you'll gain official patron status and access to beta releases of all Objective-See tools.
$4/mo2^2Moving on up! At this tier level you'll get to directly influence Objective-See, by voting on new features and tools 🛠️
$8/mo2^3At this tier level you'll get early access to all (non-time sensitive) Objective-See blog posts ✍️ , as well as all other recieving all other lower-tier rewards!
$16/mo2^4Double-digits, you rock! At this tier, besides receiving all other lower-tier rewards, as a small token of your incredible support, your name will appear in the source code of new versions of Objective-See's open-source tools 👍
$64/mo2^664bit is all the rage, and at this tier, so are you!! As a mahalo for your incredible generosity, your name will appear in all new releases of Objective-See's tools that are distributed around the world 🌍 🔝 Of course, you'll also have access to all lower-tier rewards as well!
$256/mo2^8Whoa, stoked at your generosity 😍
Growth signals: Patrick Wardle
+2%
Membership2,122 paid members · 30-day rate from 13 observed days
2.1K2.1K2K
May 202617 weeks trackedNow
Patrick Wardle2.1K members · $4.2K/mo
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Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | Paid members | Gap vs Patrick Wardle | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  Patrick WardleProfileWritingPaid members position in Recommended cohort | 2,122 | Reference | Aug 15, 2026Stale |
| #2 |  Gina HäußgeWritingContent relevance + business context | 2,037 | 85 fewer | Aug 15, 2026 |
| #3 |  Wait But WhyWritingContent relevance + business context | 1,668 | 454 fewer | Aug 15, 2026Stale |
| #4 |  Action RetroWritingContent relevance + business context | 439 | 1.7K fewer | Aug 22, 2026 |
| #5 |  Jeff GeerlingWritingContent relevance + business context | 432 | 1.7K fewer | Aug 28, 2026 |
The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around Patrick Wardle; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.
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What they publish341Profile posts3 postsLast month0%Members-only
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Article Latest postPublic🍎👩🏻🎓 #OFTW v4August 16
August 16 0 likes 0 commentsSummer Update: #OFTW, Black Hat, DEF CON & BeyondAugust 1ArticleAugust 1Public 0 2New LuLu + macOS 26.6July 27ArticleJuly 27Public 0 5DoNotDisturb v2.1June 1ArticleJune 1Public 0 1#OFTW v4.0 ...Berlin!Thanks to your continued support, we’re able to keep expanding the opportunities and events offered by the Foundation. One example is our Objective For The We (#OFTW) events.ArticleJuly 30Public 0 0From #OBTS Scholar to Researcher: Catching macOS StealersApril 20ArticleApril 20Public 0 0"DoNotDisturb" v2.0 is out 🎉April 14ArticleApril 14Public 0 6Disappearing Messages That Don’t Disappear…AgainApril 10ArticleApril 10Public 0 3No Paste for You! Reverse Engineering Apple's ClickFix Protections (macOS 26.4)April 3ArticleApril 3Public 0 4Building a Firewall ...via Endpoint Security!?A new blog post is just up: https://objective-see.org/blog/blog_0x86.htmlArticleMarch 27Public 0 0Announcing RansomWhere? v2.0March 2ArticleMarch 2Public 0 9New Version: "What’s Your Sign" 🥳January 20ArticleJanuary 20Public 0 2
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