Categories/U.S. Politics
Top U.S. Politics Substacks by Revenue
Public estimates for the highest-revenue u.s. politics newsletters on Substack. Figures are rounded ranges, not exact totals.
| # | Publication | Author | Subs | Est. revenue | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bulwark | The Bulwark | ~1M | $10.6M – $17.6M / yr | Mostly flat |
| 2 | The Free Press | Bari Weiss | ~1.5M | $10.2M – $17.0M / yr | Strong growth |
| 3 | Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | ~3M | $5.3M – $8.8M / yr | Mostly flat |
| 4 | Meidas+ | MeidasTouch Network | ~885k | $2.0M – $3.3M / yr | Mostly flat |
| 5 | Zeteo | Mehdi Hasan | ~713k | $1.5M – $2.5M / yr | Strong growth |
| 6 | Robert Reich | Robert Reich | ~1.1M | $1.5M – $2.5M / yr | Mostly flat |
| 7 | Paul Krugman | Paul Krugman | ~629k | $1.2M – $2.0M / yr | Strong growth |
| 8 | Silver Bulletin | Nate Silver | ~345k | $980k – $1.6M / yr | Strong growth |
| 9 | The Borowitz Report | Andy Borowitz | ~616k | $980k – $1.6M / yr | Declining |
| 10 | Adam Kinzinger | Adam Kinzinger | ~503k | $980k – $1.6M / yr | Strong growth |
| 11 | Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance | Joyce Vance | ~592k | $900k – $1.5M / yr | Declining |
| 12 | Lincoln Square Media | Lincoln Square Media | ~312k | $830k – $1.4M / yr | Declining |
| 13 | Steady | Dan Rather | ~539k | $830k – $1.4M / yr | Declining |
| 14 | Heather Delaney Reese | Heather Delaney Reese | ~157k | $830k – $1.4M / yr | Strong growth |
| 15 | Popular Information | Judd Legum | ~546k | $830k – $1.4M / yr | Strong growth |
| 16 | Racket News | Matt Taibbi | ~439k | $670k – $1.2M / yr | Declining |
| 17 | The Contrarian | The Contrarian | ~469k | $660k – $1.2M / yr | Declining |
| 18 | The Contrarian | The Contrarian | ~466k | $650k – $1.2M / yr | Declining |
| 19 | The Jim Acosta Show | Jim Acosta | ~305k | $640k – $1.2M / yr | Mostly flat |
| 20 | The Warning with Steve Schmidt | Steve Schmidt | ~181k | $640k – $1.2M / yr | Mostly flat |
| 21 | Slow Boring | Matthew Yglesias | ~202k | $620k – $1.2M / yr | Strong growth |
| 22 | The Preamble | Sharon McMahon | ~319k | $620k – $1.1M / yr | Declining |
| 23 | The Good in Us by Mary L. Trump | Mary L Trump | ~428k | $600k – $1.1M / yr | Declining |
| 24 | The Message Box | Dan Pfeiffer | ~165k | $600k – $1.1M / yr | Declining |
| 25 | Endless Urgency with Mike Nellis | Mike Nellis | ~1M | $570k – $1.1M / yr | Declining |
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