there was big drop at end of july but his stats are upwards after that.
That's just the normal Patreon "dip" that happens with most creators every month, many times it has to do with soft declines on credit/debit cards that Patreon then resubmits throughout the month until they are successful. Always compare numbers to the same day of the month to check trends (i.e. always check how the 4th of the current month compares to other 4ths, or do the same with 30ths or 1sts, etc). Gumdrop's Patreon has dropped 45-51 subscribers in the past year (from 149 to 98 using end of month numbers, 129 to 84 from 13 Aug 2023 to 13 Aug 2024).