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Letters from an American

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Engagement: 0.2%17.1 posts/wk #1 in category

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Engagement

~ Estimated

Avg Comments

377.4

Avg Likes

5.1K

Engagement Rate

0.18%· ~5460 likes + comments/post

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Typical for lists with 3M+ subscribers

Quality Score

100Good (partial data)

0100

Engagement vs Politics

0.18% engagement rate

Score Breakdown

Engagement100/100(30%)

Publish Consistency100/100(10%)

Engagement Score

100Highly Engaged

0100

0.18% engagement rate

~5460 per post

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How Do I Stack Up?

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Subscriber Distribution

This newsletter

200

13K

123K

Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%

Bottom 25%: 200Median: 3KTop 25%: 13KTop 10%: 123K

3M places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.

vs Category Medians

Engagement Rate

0.18%

Above median

median: 0.00%

Posts per Week

17.1

Above median

median: 2.6

Publishing Consistency

100/100

Above median

median: 71/100

Subscribers

Above median

median: 3K

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

Publishing Pace

Daily

Very Consistent

Category Rank

#1 of 567

in Politics

Engagement Trend

Building

too early to measure

Paid / Free Subscriber Split

FreePaid

Publishing

~ Estimated

Publishing Frequency

Daily

Last published Oct 16, 2026

17.1 posts/week avg

Consistency:100Very Consistent

Politics Pricing

$6.99/mo median

Below average(-28%)

Monetization Readiness

Already monetizing

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Recommendations Network

3 mutual

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