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Top Culture Substacks by Revenue
Public estimates for the highest-revenue culture newsletters on Substack. Figures are rounded ranges, not exact totals.
| # | Publication | Author | Subs | Est. revenue | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vale Tutto - di Selvaggia Lucarelli | Selvaggia Lucarelli | ~230k | $980k – $1.6M / yr | Strong growth |
| 2 | ✿ shit you should care about ✿ | shit you should care about | ~690k | $620k – $1.1M / yr | Strong growth |
| 3 | The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad | Suleika Jaouad | ~231k | $500k – $920k / yr | Strong growth |
| 4 | House Inhabit | Jessica Reed Kraus | ~441k | $480k – $880k / yr | Declining |
| 5 | Happy Doggo | Niall Harbison | ~138k | $360k – $660k / yr | Strong growth |
| 6 | Things That Don't Suck | Andrea Gibson | ~210k | $310k – $570k / yr | Strong growth |
| 7 | Dr Stacey Patton | Dr Stacey Patton | ~50k | $290k – $550k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 8 | The Audacity. | Roxane Gay | ~188k | $270k – $490k / yr | Strong growth |
| 9 | Dean Blundell | Dean Blundell | ~82k | $240k – $440k / yr | Strong growth |
| 10 | GOOD MOVIE | Shea Serrano | ~127k | $210k – $390k / yr | Declining |
| 11 | Hung Up | Hunter Harris | ~188k | $200k – $380k / yr | Declining |
| 12 | internet princess | rayne fisher-quann | ~149k | $200k – $360k / yr | Strong growth |
| 13 | Outspoken with Dr Naomi Wolf | Dr Naomi Wolf | ~114k | $160k – $300k / yr | Declining |
| 14 | Alexandria | Richard Spencer | ~11k | $130k – $250k / yr | Strong growth |
| 15 | After School by Casey Lewis | Casey Lewis | ~90k | $130k – $250k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 16 | ⚜️ The Shallontourage ⚜️ | Shallon Lester | ~4.0k | $130k – $230k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 17 | I Fucking Love Australia | I Fucking Love Australia | ~95k | $120k – $220k / yr | Strong growth |
| 18 | Oldster Magazine | Sari Botton | ~86k | $120k – $220k / yr | Mostly flat |
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