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Avg Comments
65.0
Avg Likes
1.5K
Engagement Rate
2.20%· ~1565 likes + comments/post
(comments + likes) / subscribers
Quality Score
Engagement vs Culture
2.20% engagement rate
Score Breakdown
Engagement Score
| Public |
| i'm PastaDear reader,Jul 1, 2026 | Public |
| TAIPEI STORY goes on tour, and some good booksDear reader,Jun 5, 2026 | Public |
| TAIPEI STORY and laughing at yourself on ben lerner, elif batuman, xiaolu guo, david sedaris, and doris sommer. and me!Apr 25, 2026 | Public |
| fall term, december tour, proto-indo-europeanDear readers,Nov 6, 2025 | Public |
| to rebehold the starsDear readers,Aug 26, 2025 | Public |
vs 159 newsletters in Culture
71K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.
Engagement Rate
2.20%
median: 0.00%
Posts per Week
0.1
median: 1.0
Publishing Consistency
63/100
median: 66/100
Subscribers
71K
median: 1K
Subscriber counts are rounded by the platform — step changes may not reflect actual growth
Publishing Frequency
Occasional
Last published Sep 8, 2026
0.1 posts/week avg
Culture Pricing
$5/mo median
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Monetization Readiness
Culture newsletters typically start charging at ~1K subscribers
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