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Engagement: 0.2%0.4 posts/wk #17 in category

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Engagement

~ Estimated

Avg Comments

11.7

Avg Likes

420.4

Engagement Rate

0.23%· ~432 likes + comments/post

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Typical for lists with 189K+ subscribers

Quality Score

67Fair (partial data)

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Engagement vs Culture

0.23% engagement rate

Score Breakdown

Engagement79/100(30%)

Publish Consistency32/100(10%)

Engagement Score

79Engaged

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0.23% engagement rate

~432 per post

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How Do I Stack Up?

vs 161 newsletters in Culture

Subscriber Distribution

This newsletter

200

9.8K

Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%

Bottom 25%: 200Median: 1KTop 25%: 2KTop 10%: 9.8K

189K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.

vs Category Medians

Engagement Rate

0.23%

Above median

median: 0.00%

Posts per Week

0.4

Below median

median: 0.9

Publishing Consistency

50/100

Below median

median: 66/100

Subscribers

189K

Above median

median: 1K

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

Publishing Pace

Monthly

Variable

Category Rank

#17 of 1563

in Culture

Engagement Trend

Consistent

based on recent posts

Paid / Free Subscriber Split

FreePaid

Publishing

~ Estimated

Publishing Frequency

Monthly

Last published Oct 16, 2026

0.4 posts/week avg

Consistency:50Variable

Culture Pricing

$5/mo median

Above average(+20%)

Monetization Readiness

Already monetizing

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