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The Contrarian

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Growth

~ Estimated

How do I stack up?

Subscribers

503K

37.7K paid

Weekly Growth

-1.5%

-1.5%vs last week

Paid Subscriber Retention

-3.5%

net churn

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Est. CPM Range

$28–$56

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Used by thousands of newsletter operators and advertisers

Engagement: 0.1%41.2 posts/wk #5 in category

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Engagement

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Avg Comments

22.5

Avg Likes

280.5

Engagement Rate

0.06%· ~303 likes + comments/post

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Typical for lists with 503K+ subscribers

Quality Score

87Good

0100

Engagement vs Finance

0.06% engagement rate

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Subscriber Distribution

This newsletter

2.6K

18K

Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%

Bottom 25%: 1KMedian: 2.6KTop 25%: 5KTop 10%: 18K

503K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.

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Engagement Rate

0.06%

Above median

median: 0.00%

Posts per Week

41.2

Above median

median: 1.0

Publishing Consistency

86/100

Above median

median: 68/100

Subscribers

503K

Above median

median: 2.6K

Publishing

~ Estimated

Publishing Frequency

Daily

Last published Mar 12, 2026

41.2 posts/week avg

Consistency:86Very Consistent

Finance Pricing

$1,963.41/mo avg

Below average(-100%)

Monetization Readiness

Already monetizing

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