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Off-platform income for Substack authors

The income earned by Substack authors from sources other than subscriptions, such as sponsorships and book deals.

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Jan 14, 2026
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Which Substack newsletters earned over $1M in subscriptions in 2025, and how were those figures calculated?

Substack’s CEO said more than 50 authors earned over $1 million in paid subscriptions in 2025, a claim reported widely but not fully verifiable from public data . Independent analyses such as Press Ga...

Jan 14, 2026
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Which Substack publishers have significant sponsorship or investor income beyond subscription figures?

Public reporting shows that a subset of headline Substack publishers supplement subscription revenue with brand sponsorships or outside investment, but the ecosystem’s privately negotiated deals and S...

Feb 3, 2026

Which Substack writers gained the largest subscriber growth in 2025?

The reporting does not provide a single, definitive leaderboard of ’s fastest-growing writers, but multiple sources point to a mix of legacy media stars, platform-native viral winners, and a handful o...

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