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Engagement

~ Estimated

Avg Comments

7.1

Avg Likes

179.5

Engagement Rate

0.02%· ~187 likes + comments/post

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Typical for lists with 1.1M+ subscribers

Quality Score

62Fair (partial data)

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Engagement vs Business

0.02% engagement rate

Score Breakdown

Engagement66/100(30%)

Publish Consistency51/100(10%)

Engagement Score

71Engaged

0100

0.02% engagement rate

~187 per post

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How Do I Stack Up?

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Subscriber Distribution

This newsletter

27.4K

Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%

Bottom 25%: 1KMedian: 2KTop 25%: 4KTop 10%: 27.4K

1.1M places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.

vs Category Medians

Posts per Week

2.5

Above median

median: 1.0

Publishing Consistency

82/100

Above median

median: 69/100

Subscribers

1.1M

Above median

median: 2K

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

Publishing Pace

~2x per week

Very Consistent

Category Rank

#14 of 766

in Business

Engagement Trend

Rising

Paid / Free Subscriber Split

FreePaid

Publishing

~ Estimated

Publishing Frequency

~2x per week

Last published Oct 15, 2026

Usually publishes Tue, Thu, Wed

2.5 posts/week avg

Consistency:82Very Consistent

Business Pricing

$5/mo median

Premium tier

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Already monetizing

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