Investor Due Diligence Report
Certain thoughts on politics and culture: past, present, and future.
2K
200 paid
N/A
Pricing
$6/mo
$60/yr annual option
$954
200 paid subs
$954/mo – $954/mo(±0%)
1.5
8.0
0.47%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
~2x per week
2.0 posts/week
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oligarch Watch | 49K | N/A | $7/mo | substack |
| News from Underground by Mark Crispin Miller | 47K | N/A | Free | substack |
| Democracy Docket | 39K | N/A | Free | substack |
| CJ Hopkins | 33K | N/A | $5/mo | substack |
| Month | Subscribers | Est. Revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 2K | $1,097.1 | — |
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Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Consistent engagement across posts
Revenue Model
Active paid subscription tier
Subscriber threshold
2K subscribers — below the 6K category median (based on 759 newsletters)
Has paid tier
Active paid subscription offering
Peer monetization
100% of 390 similar-size peers in Politics have paid tiers
Pricing position
$6/mo vs $8.21/mo category average (1186 newsletters)
| Date | Monthly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | $6 | $60 |
Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.
| Engagement Rate |
| 42/100 |
| 30% |
| Paid Subscriber Ratio | 90/100 | 25% |
| Josh Cowen's Newsletter |
| 23K |
| N/A |
| Free |
| substack |