Best Media newsletters to sponsor in 2026
Updated May 19, 2026 · Newsletter Insights
We track 863 active Media newsletters across Substack, Beehiiv, and Ghost. Of those, 100 have detected sponsor history — they've run paid sponsorships from real advertisers in the past 12 months. The list below is the top 25 by current subscriber count.
For each newsletter, you can see recent advertisers (linked to a full sponsor history) and click through to the newsletter's detail page for audience metrics, pricing, and growth trends.
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Media newsletters with detected sponsor history (25)
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Popular Information
541K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: FTX US, Sensormatic, America PAC
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Steady
539K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Sue
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Racket News
453K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: MAGA Republican representative Marjo
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Big Think
391K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: WAKING UP
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The Ankler.
147K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: NAB Show, LETTERBOXD, Prime Video
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Are you f'ng kidding me?
110K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Chevron
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Died Suddenly's Substack
109K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Clarity
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Fix The News
77K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Gusto, Aisha, Zhang Weiwei
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On the Circuit
70K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Filmmakers Mart, Film
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Dean Blundell
66K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Russian State Media, Ground News, Pierre Gasly
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Read Max
63K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Squarespace, Kutcher's partner, Musk
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The Fucking News
59K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Alliance Defending Fr, Allnodes
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ICYMI by Lia Haberman
46K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Peloton, Kajabi, Sprout Social
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Why is this interesting?
32K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: McLaren, Tom Waits scribbled
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Press Gazette
32K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Amply, Google News Initiative, PA Media
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The Bluestocking
31K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Jones Foods
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The Industry
20K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Warner Bros, Snoop Dogg, Sesame Workshop
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Simon Owens's Media Newsletter
18K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Hilton Gregory Le, Marvel Studios, Wells Fargo
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Bug-eyed and Shameless
15K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Palestinians
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404 Media
15K subscribers · ghost
Recent advertisers: Flock Safety, PragerU, Google DeepMind changes
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The Concis
11K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Europe
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The Lunduke Journal of Technology
9K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: AA batteries
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Sree's Sunday Note
9K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Scroll.in, Muck Rack, Armory Square Ventures
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Alien Sideboob
8K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: JBG Smith
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Cafe Hysteria
8K subscribers · substack
Recent advertisers: Lenovo
Top Media newsletters by audience size (10)
Largest Media newsletters in the index that haven't run paid sponsorships in our coverage window. Still worth pitching — they have the audience.
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Raw America
265K subscribers · substack
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Seymour Hersh
238K subscribers · substack
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Public
209K subscribers · substack
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The Economist: Off the Charts
200K subscribers · substack
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News Not Noise
188K subscribers · substack
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Under the Desk News
184K subscribers · substack
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NextDraft
144K subscribers · substack
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FactsHQ
138K subscribers · substack
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Katie Couric
135K subscribers · substack
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The official Ryan McBeth Substack
132K subscribers · substack
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