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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 | W. Kamau Bell asks, "Who's With Me?" | W. Kamau Bell | ~144k | $190k – $350k / yr | Strong growth |
| 2 | Garrison Keillor and Friends | Garrison Keillor | ~149k | $190k – $350k / yr | Declining |
| 3 | caleb! by caleb | caleb hearon | ~77k | $150k – $270k / yr | Strong growth |
| 4 | Dave Barry’s Substack | Dave Barry | ~93k | $140k – $260k / yr | Strong growth |
| 5 | Bill Maher | Bill Maher | ~96k | $77k – $140k / yr | Strong growth |
| 6 | The Grudge Report | Bess Kalb | ~49k | $70k – $130k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 7 | Leo Skepi | Leo Skepi | ~52k | $64k – $130k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 8 | Day | Day | ~13k | $59k – $120k / yr | Strong growth |
| 9 | Seeing Things | Liza Donnelly | ~148k | $59k – $120k / yr | Declining |
| 10 | How To Subvert Subversion with Yuri Bezmenov | Yuri Bezmenov | ~28k | $59k – $120k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 11 | The Best Friend Experience with Jenny Mollen | JennyMollen | ~25k | $51k – $110k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 12 | The Gene Pool | gene weingarten | ~20k | $48k – $100k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 13 | The Adam Carolla Show | Adam Carolla | ~25k | $47k – $97k / yr | Strong growth |
| 14 | Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee | ~127k | $42k – $86k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 15 | You Have the Right to Remain Mouthy | The Mouthy Renegade Writer | ~47k | $39k – $81k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 16 | Plump | President Plump | ~5.0k | $34k – $72k / yr | Not enough history |
| 17 | Mark Attwood's "Diary of a Conspiracy Theorist" | Mark Attwood | ~30k | $34k – $70k / yr | Mostly flat |
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