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Growth

~ Estimated

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Newsletter subscribers

153K

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9.1K paid

Weekly Growth

Stable

Paid Subscriber Retention

-0.6%

net churn

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Engagement: < 0.1%0.7 posts/wk #15 in category

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Engagement

~ Estimated

Avg Comments

3.8

Avg Likes

52.0

Engagement Rate

0.04%· ~56 likes + comments/post

(comments + likes) / subscribers

Typical for lists with 153K+ subscribers

Quality Score

68Fair

0100

Engagement vs Food

0.04% engagement rate

Score Breakdown

Engagement37/100(30%)

Paid Ratio100/100(25%)

Growth Consistency98/100(15%)

Publish Consistency39/100(10%)

Engagement Score

41Solid

0100

0.04% engagement rate

~56 per post

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How Do I Stack Up?

vs 78 newsletters in Food

Subscriber Distribution

This newsletter

200

63.5K

Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%

Bottom 25%: 200Median: 2KTop 25%: 6KTop 10%: 63.5K

153K places you in the top 10% of newsletters in this category.

vs Category Medians

Engagement Rate

0.04%

Above median

median: 0.00%

Posts per Week

0.7

Below median

median: 1.0

Publishing Consistency

56/100

Below median

median: 69/100

Subscribers

153K

Above median

median: 2K

Publishing

~ Estimated

Publishing Frequency

Weekly

Last published Oct 7, 2026

0.7 posts/week avg

Consistency:56Variable

Food Pricing

$5/mo median

Above average(+60%)

Monetization Readiness

Already monetizing

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