One of Patreon's recent updates did something rather stupid and misleading with the member count. The number displayed is the "total" member count, which includes people who no longer support the project.
Check their "about" tab and you should see the actual amount of people "supporting" in the "paid members" stat at the bottom. Of course with the "pay if you stay" system that this developer goes by, there may be much less supporters (just have to wait until February hits)
Somehow despite having an ever dwindling supporter base, he still hasn't managed to get a release out at all.