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Growth

~ Estimated

How do I stack up?

Newsletter subscribers

59K

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5.6K paid

Paid Subscriber Retention

+0.0%

net growth

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Engagement: 0.5%0.5 posts/wk #99 in category

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Subscriber Growth

Very Serious reports a rounded subscriber count of 59K. The platform doesn't expose finer-grained numbers, so week-to-week changes below the rounding threshold aren't visible in a chart.

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Engagement

~ Estimated

Avg Comments

23.0

Avg Likes

270.7

Engagement Rate

0.50%· ~294 likes + comments/post

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Quality Score

74Good (partial data)

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Engagement vs Politics

0.50% engagement rate

Score Breakdown

Engagement53/100(30%)

Paid Ratio100/100(25%)

Engagement Score

66Engaged

0100

0.50% engagement rate

~294 per post

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How Do I Stack Up?

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Subscriber Distribution

This newsletter

200

13K

115.2K

Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%

Bottom 25%: 200Median: 3KTop 25%: 13KTop 10%: 115.2K

59K places you in the top 25% of newsletters in this category.

vs Category Medians

Engagement Rate

0.50%

Above median

median: 0.00%

Posts per Week

0.5

Below median

median: 2.0

Publishing Consistency

64/100

At median

median: 70/100

Subscribers

59K

Above median

median: 3K

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

Publishing Pace

Bi-weekly

Consistent

Category Rank

#99 of 597

in Politics

Engagement Trend

Declining

based on recent posts

Publishing

~ Estimated

Publishing Frequency

Bi-weekly

Last published Sep 30, 2026

0.5 posts/week avg

Consistency:64Consistent

Politics Pricing

$6.25/mo median

At average

Monetization Readiness

Already monetizing

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