Pete Buttigieg's Substack
Investor Due Diligence Report
substackPolitics
Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
960K
+0.4%
5130.0
22.7K
2.90%
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Monthly
0.3 posts/week
62/100
Consistent (~29.5d avg)
| Newsletter | Subscribers | Weekly Growth | Price | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Update | 2M | N/A | Free | substack |
| Drop Site News | 775K | N/A | $12/mo | substack |
| Adam Kinzinger | 474K | +0.1% | $9/mo | substack |
| Thinking about... | 453K | N/A | $7.5/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
960K subscribers — above the 6K category median for first paid tier
Has paid tier
No paid subscription tier yet
Peer monetization
100% 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% |
| Growth Consistency | 77/100 | 15% |
| 357K |
| -0.1% |
| $7/mo |
| substack |
Revenue Model
Pre-monetization — no paid subscription tier