Categories/Philosophy
Top Philosophy Substacks by Revenue
Public estimates for the highest-revenue philosophy newsletters on Substack. Figures are rounded ranges, not exact totals.
| # | Publication | Author | Subs | Est. revenue | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | future/proof | DAN KOE | ~356k | $1.2M – $2.0M / yr | Strong growth |
| 2 | Ask Polly | Heather Havrilesky | ~138k | $240k – $440k / yr | Strong growth |
| 3 | The Open Journal with Pamela Anderson | Pamela Anderson | ~158k | $180k – $340k / yr | Strong growth |
| 4 | More to Hate | Kate Manne | ~43k | $150k – $290k / yr | Strong growth |
| 5 | Classical Wisdom | Classical Wisdom | ~111k | $150k – $290k / yr | Strong growth |
| 6 | ŽIŽEK GOADS AND PRODS | Slavoj Žižek | ~131k | $150k – $290k / yr | Strong growth |
| 7 | The Stoic Manual | Stoic Philosophy | ~201k | $150k – $290k / yr | Strong growth |
| 8 | The Forbidden Files | ixcarus | ~191k | $150k – $270k / yr | Strong growth |
| 9 | Alex O'Connor | Alex O'Connor | ~70k | $130k – $230k / yr | Strong growth |
| 10 | Kitap Kulübü | Pelin Dilara Colak | ~40k | $120k – $220k / yr | Strong growth |
| 11 | Escaping Flatland | Henrik Karlsson | ~67k | $120k – $220k / yr | Strong growth |
| 12 | Stoic Wisdoms | Stoic Wisdoms | ~399k | $120k – $220k / yr | Strong growth |
| 13 | BOSS Letter | BOSS | Beauty Of SaaS | ~24k | $110k – $200k / yr | Strong growth |
| 14 | Rupert Spira - The Transparency of Things | Rupert Spira | ~14k | $98k – $180k / yr | Strong growth |
| 15 | Sarah Blondin | Sarah Blondin | ~70k | $91k – $170k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 16 | Johnathan Bi | Johnathan Bi | ~35k | $77k – $140k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 17 | Useful Fictions | Cate Hall | ~35k | $59k – $120k / yr | Strong growth |
| 18 | Commonplace Philosophy | Jared Henderson | ~51k | $57k – $120k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 19 | Mini Philosophy | Jonny Thomson | ~80k | $57k – $120k / yr | Strong growth |
| 20 | Sherry Ning | Sherry Ning | ~41k | $54k – $110k / yr | Strong growth |
| 21 | Rutger Bregman | Rutger Bregman | ~27k | $51k – $110k / yr | Strong growth |
| 22 | Coleman’s Corner | Coleman Hughes | ~31k | $50k – $100k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 23 | Soul Surgery | BONESAW | ~23k | $49k – $100k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 24 | Deconstructionology with Jim Palmer | Jim Palmer | ~27k | $49k – $100k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 25 | Jason Reza Jorjani | Jason Reza Jorjani | ~8.0k | $48k – $100k / yr | Mostly flat |
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