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Engagement

~ Estimated

Avg Comments

297.0

Avg Likes

4.2K

Engagement Rate

0.16%· ~4515 likes + comments/post

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Typical for lists with 2.9M+ subscribers

Quality Score

100Good (partial data)

0100

Engagement vs Politics

0.16% engagement rate

Score Breakdown

Engagement100/100(30%)

Paid Ratio100/100(25%)

Publish Consistency100/100(10%)

Engagement Score

100Highly Engaged

0100

0.16% engagement rate

~4515 per post

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Subscriber Distribution

This newsletter

12K

46.2K

Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%

Bottom 25%: 1KMedian: 3KTop 25%: 12KTop 10%: 46.2K

2.9M places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.

vs Category Medians

Engagement Rate

0.16%

Above median

median: 0.01%

Posts per Week

14.9

Above median

median: 1.1

Publishing Consistency

84/100

Above median

median: 65/100

Subscribers

2.9M

Above median

median: 3K

Here's what we know about this newsletter's activity:

Publishing Pace

Daily

Very Consistent

Category Rank

#1 of 1210

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Engagement Trend

Building

too early to measure

Publishing

~ Estimated

Publishing Frequency

Daily

Last published Jul 14, 2026

14.9 posts/week avg

Consistency:84Very Consistent

Politics Pricing

$6/mo median

Below average(-17%)

Monetization Readiness

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