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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 | caleb! by caleb | caleb hearon | ~92k | $180k – $330k / yr | Strong growth |
| 2 | Garrison Keillor and Friends | Garrison Keillor | ~147k | $180k – $330k / yr | Declining |
| 3 | W. Kamau Bell asks, "Who's With Me?" | W. Kamau Bell | ~142k | $170k – $310k / yr | Declining |
| 4 | Dave Barry’s Substack | Dave Barry | ~103k | $150k – $290k / yr | Strong growth |
| 5 | respondendo | laurinha lero | ~62k | $140k – $260k / yr | Strong growth |
| 6 | Cartoons Hate Her | Cartoons Hate Her | ~64k | $130k – $230k / yr | Strong growth |
| 7 | Day | Day | ~17k | $110k – $210k / yr | Strong growth |
| 8 | Bronze Age Pervert Magenta Notebooks | Bronze Age Pervert | ~25k | $110k – $200k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 9 | Bill Maher | Bill Maher | ~108k | $77k – $140k / yr | Strong growth |
| 10 | The Grudge Report | Bess Kalb | ~49k | $70k – $130k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 11 | Leo Skepi | Leo Skepi | ~52k | $64k – $130k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 12 | How To Subvert Subversion with Yuri Bezmenov | Yuri Bezmenov | ~29k | $61k – $130k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 13 | Beyond Parody with Bridget Phetasy | Bridget Phetasy | ~23k | $57k – $120k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 14 | Roro Subs | ROSIE ODONNELL | ~82k | $57k – $120k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 15 | Seeing Things | Liza Donnelly | ~144k | $57k – $120k / yr | Declining |
| 16 | I Might Be Wrong | Jeff Maurer | ~40k | $52k – $110k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 17 | The Best Friend Experience with Jenny Mollen | JennyMollen | ~24k | $51k – $110k / yr | Declining |
| 18 | The Adam Carolla Show | Adam Carolla | ~27k | $50k – $100k / yr | Strong growth |
| 19 | Tretas Club | Tretas Club | ~3.0k | $49k – $100k / yr | Strong growth |
| 20 | The Gene Pool | gene weingarten | ~20k | $48k – $100k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 21 | Duffel Blog | Duffel Blog | ~19k | $47k – $97k / yr | Declining |
| 22 | Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee | ~127k | $42k – $86k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 23 | You Have the Right to Remain Mouthy | The Mouthy Renegade Writer | ~47k | $39k – $81k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 24 | Mark Attwood's "Diary of a Conspiracy Theorist" | Mark Attwood | ~31k | $36k – $74k / yr | Strong growth |
| 25 | Plump | President Plump | ~5.0k | $34k – $72k / yr | Not enough history |
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