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substack Business Media Kit Investor Report

Growth

~ Estimated

How do I stack up?

Newsletter subscribers

236K

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Weekly Growth

+2.2%

+2.2%vs last week

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Engagement: < 0.1%1.1 posts/wk #38 in category

Weekly

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Engagement

~ Estimated

Avg Comments

2.9

Avg Likes

59.8

Engagement Rate

0.03%· ~63 likes + comments/post

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Typical for lists with 236K+ subscribers

Quality Score

56Fair (partial data)

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Engagement vs Business

0.03% engagement rate

Score Breakdown

Engagement57/100(30%)

Growth Consistency41/100(15%)

Publish Consistency77/100(10%)

Engagement Score

62Engaged

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0.03% engagement rate

~63 per post

Trending in Business this week

Secret Strategist

90K subs+1.1%/wk

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174K subs+0.6%/wk

First 1000

89K subs+0.6%/wk

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How Do I Stack Up?

vs 280 newsletters in Business

Subscriber Distribution

This newsletter

26.1K

Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%

Bottom 25%: 1KMedian: 2KTop 25%: 4KTop 10%: 26.1K

236K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.

vs Category Medians

Posts per Week

1.1

Above median

median: 1.0

Publishing Consistency

72/100

At median

median: 67/100

Subscribers

236K

Above median

median: 2K

Publishing

~ Estimated

Publishing Frequency

Weekly

Last published Oct 13, 2026

Usually publishes Tue, Wed, Thu

1.1 posts/week avg

Consistency:72Consistent

Business Pricing

$5/mo median

Your newsletter: Free

Monetization Readiness

Business newsletters typically start charging at ~2K subscribers

Above the typical threshold

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