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Engagement: < 0.1%27.3 posts/wk #8 in category

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Engagement

~ Estimated

Avg Comments

0.1

Avg Likes

5.2

Engagement Rate

<0.01%· ~5 likes + comments/post

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Typical for lists with 146K+ subscribers

Quality Score

80Good (partial data)

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Engagement vs Technology

<0.01% engagement rate

Score Breakdown

Engagement65/100(30%)

Paid Ratio100/100(25%)

Publish Consistency77/100(10%)

Engagement Score

71Engaged

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<0.01% engagement rate

~5 per post

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Subscriber Distribution

This newsletter

10.3K

Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%

Bottom 25%: 1KMedian: 1KTop 25%: 2KTop 10%: 10.3K

146K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.

vs Category Medians

Posts per Week

27.3

Above median

median: 0.8

Publishing Consistency

91/100

Above median

median: 66/100

Subscribers

146K

Above median

median: 1K

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

Publishing Pace

Daily

Very Consistent

Category Rank

#8 of 498

in Technology

Engagement Trend

Building

too early to measure

Paid / Free Subscriber Split

FreePaid

Publishing

~ Estimated

Publishing Frequency

Daily

Last published Oct 14, 2026

27.3 posts/week avg

Consistency:91Very Consistent

Technology Pricing

$5/mo median

At average

Monetization Readiness

Already monetizing

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