Pete Buttigieg's Substack
Investor Due Diligence Report
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Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Investor Due Diligence Report
Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
982K
~0%
Subscriber count is a platform estimate
290.2
3.3K
0.36%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Monthly
0.3 posts/week
61/100
Consistent (~27.2d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letters from an American | 3M | N/A | $5/mo | substack |
| Robert Reich | 1.1M | N/A | $6.5/mo | substack |
| Meidas+ | 886K | N/A | $10/mo | substack |
| Drop Site News | 817K | -0.1% | $12/mo | substack |
Platform Dependency
Hosted on substack subdomain
Publishing Consistency
Variable publishing frequency
Key Person
Single-author publication — key-person dependency
Audience Concentration
Consistent engagement across posts
Subscriber threshold
982K subscribers — above the 6K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
90% of 10 similar-size peers in Politics have paid tiers
Disclaimer: This report is generated automatically based on publicly available data and proprietary estimation models. Estimated subscriber counts are derived from engagement patterns and should be verified through direct disclosure. Revenue estimates are based on known pricing and estimated paid subscriber counts. This report is for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for investment decisions.
Score based on available components only.
| Component | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement Rate | 100/100 | 30% |
| Publishing Consistency | 43/100 | 10% |
| 712K |
| +0.1% |
| $12/mo |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier