Best Research newsletters to sponsor in 2026
Updated October 14, 2026 · Newsletter Insights
We track 14 active Research newsletters across Substack, Beehiiv, and Ghost. Of those, 4 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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See what's includedResearch newsletters with detected sponsor history (4)
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Absurd Intelligence
2K subscribers · ghost
Recent advertisers: Local Trust, Labour
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OpenResearch.wtf
1K subscribers · ghost
Recent advertisers: PeerJ
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Feral Research
1K subscribers · ghost
Recent advertisers: Negentropic, Hestia
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The Quantified Uncertainty Research Institute Blog
1K subscribers · ghost
Recent advertisers: Rethink Priorities
Top Research newsletters by audience size (10)
Largest Research 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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Bernardo de Garcia
2K subscribers · ghost
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Center for Regulation, Policy and Governance
2K subscribers · ghost
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Utopia Educators
2K subscribers · ghost
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Pleasant Green
2K subscribers · ghost
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Green House Think Tank
1K subscribers · ghost
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Entralon Hub | Real Estate Think Tank & Global Community
1K subscribers · ghost
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Firm Returns
1K subscribers · ghost
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EX Research
1K subscribers · ghost
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AV Papachristos
200 subscribers · substack
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Global Technology Research
200 subscribers · substack
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