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Data updated 4 months ago
Engagement Rate
0.00%
Economics category average
Quality Score
Engagement vs Economics
0.00%category median
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Charles Hugh Smith's Substack hasn't published recently
Last post was 4 months ago. Growth, revenue and CPM projections assume ongoing activity, so they're hidden until posting resumes.
800 paid
We don't have enough growth data for Charles Hugh Smith's Substack yet. The average Economics newsletter has 2K subscribers.
Based on 166 Economics newsletters tracked
vs 12 newsletters in Economics
8K places you in the top 25% of newsletters in this category.
Posts per Week
2.2
median: 1.1
Publishing Consistency
64/100
median: 66/100
Subscribers
8K
median: 2K
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8K subs
Investinq
9K subs
System Change
9K subs
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Publishing Frequency
Previously ~2x per week
Inactive — last post 4 months agoUsually publishes Sat, Thu
Economics Pricing
$8/mo median
Below average(-13%)
Monetization Readiness
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