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Avg Comments

339.2

Avg Likes

4.9K

Engagement Rate

0.18%

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48K

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Bottom 25%: 1KMedian: 3KTop 25%: 13KTop 10%: 48K

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

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Engagement Rate

0.18%

Above median

median: 0.01%

Posts per Week

13.8

Above median

median: 1.1

Publishing Consistency

88/100

Above median

median: 64/100

Subscribers

2.9M

Above median

median: 3K

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Publishing Pace

Daily

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Daily

Last published May 13, 2026

13.8 posts/week avg

Consistency:88Very Consistent

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