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Top Humor Substacks by Revenue
Public estimates for the highest-revenue humor newsletters on Substack. Figures are rounded ranges, not exact totals.
| # | Publication | Author | Subs | Est. revenue | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrison Keillor and Friends | Garrison Keillor | ~148k | $180k – $340k / yr | Declining |
| 2 | W. Kamau Bell asks, "Who's With Me?" | W. Kamau Bell | ~143k | $170k – $310k / yr | Declining |
| 3 | caleb! by caleb | caleb hearon | ~86k | $160k – $300k / yr | Strong growth |
| 4 | Dave Barry’s Substack | Dave Barry | ~99k | $150k – $270k / yr | Strong growth |
| 5 | Day | Day | ~15k | $98k – $180k / yr | Strong growth |
| 6 | Bill Maher | Bill Maher | ~104k | $77k – $140k / yr | Strong growth |
| 7 | The Grudge Report | Bess Kalb | ~49k | $70k – $130k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 8 | Leo Skepi | Leo Skepi | ~52k | $64k – $130k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 9 | How To Subvert Subversion with Yuri Bezmenov | Yuri Bezmenov | ~29k | $58k – $120k / yr | Strong growth |
| 10 | Seeing Things | Liza Donnelly | ~146k | $58k – $120k / yr | Declining |
| 11 | Roro Subs | ROSIE ODONNELL | ~81k | $57k – $120k / yr | Strong growth |
| 12 | The Best Friend Experience with Jenny Mollen | JennyMollen | ~25k | $51k – $110k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 13 | The Adam Carolla Show | Adam Carolla | ~26k | $49k – $100k / yr | Strong growth |
| 14 | The Gene Pool | gene weingarten | ~20k | $48k – $100k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 15 | Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee | ~127k | $42k – $86k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 16 | You Have the Right to Remain Mouthy | The Mouthy Renegade Writer | ~47k | $39k – $81k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 17 | Mark Attwood's "Diary of a Conspiracy Theorist" | Mark Attwood | ~30k | $34k – $72k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 18 | Plump | President Plump | ~5.0k | $34k – $72k / yr | Not enough history |
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