r/Substack

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About r/Substack

A place to discuss Substack, the newsletters, and the platform. (No self-promotion)

The community at a glance

r/Substack is a Subreddit for Writers and Newsletter Writers with roughly 56K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Newsletters topic page.

Roughly 24K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Substack, Struggling, and Hate. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention substack and newsletter.

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56K Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +24K members
Growth: +76.9% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2023: 7K members
  • 2024: 10K members
  • 2025: 22K members
  • 2026: 16K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 2K members
  • Oct: 2K members
  • Nov: 2K members
  • Dec: 2K members
  • Jan: 2K members
  • Feb: 2K members
  • Mar: 2K members
  • Apr: 2K members
  • May: 2K members
  • Jun: 2K members
  • Jul: 2K members
  • Aug: 724 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Having hard time monetizing my Newsletter
    2. Submitting to Literary Magazines/Journals?
    3. Tips for writing something people want to comment on?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Having hard time monetizing my Newsletter · Submitting to Literary Magazines/Journals? · Tips for writing something people want to comment on?
    5
  • Pain & Anger
    4 posts in the past month
    1. For a company that’s been around as long as Substack, their app and mobile website shouldn’t be as buggy as they are.
    2. Another unsupportive friend rant
    3. The Rant
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    For a company that’s been around as long as Substack, their app and mobile website shouldn’t be as buggy as they are. · Another unsupportive friend rant · The Rant
    4
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. user recommendations
    2. Ways to earn online (writing) without having to use stripe
    #3
    Solution Requests
    user recommendations · Ways to earn online (writing) without having to use stripe
    2
  • Opportunities
    1 post in the past month
    1. Exploring to sell my 20k AI Newsletter
    #4
    Opportunities
    Exploring to sell my 20k AI Newsletter
    1
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. I accidentally built a 1000 subscriber niche EU Tech policy newsletter. How would you monetise it?
    #5
    Money Talk
    I accidentally built a 1000 subscriber niche EU Tech policy newsletter. How would you monetise it?
    1

Topics

  • Substack
    50 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for a Writing Partner for a Meaningful Substack
    #1
    Substack
    Looking for a Writing Partner for a Meaningful Substack
    50
  • Struggling
    20 posts in the past month
    #2
    Struggling
    20
  • Hate
    10 posts in the past month
    #3
    Hate
    10
  • Annoying
    6 posts in the past month
    #4
    Annoying
    6
  • Writer
    6 posts in the past month
    #5
    Writer
    6

Flair

  • Discussion
    46 posts in the past month
    1. The "Pangram" AI detector flagged my COMPLETELY ORIGINAL essay and I am genuinely shaking rn. This tool needs to be BANNED.
    2. Controversial Post: It's hilarious seeing people who should not be successful on Substack, a writing platform, freak out now that their AI use is called out.
    3. Substack is toast
    #1
    Discussion
    The "Pangram" AI detector flagged my COMPLETELY ORIGINAL essay and I am genuinely shaking rn. This tool needs to be BANNED. · Controversial Post: It's hilarious seeing people who should not be successful on Substack, a writing platform, freak out now that their AI use is called out. · Substack is toast
    46
  • Tech Support
    19 posts in the past month
    1. How to find the detector?
    2. how do you add a playable spotify track to your substack?
    3. account suspended
    #2
    Tech Support
    How to find the detector? · how do you add a playable spotify track to your substack? · account suspended
    19
  • Other Platforms
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Is it wise to use Substack to grow your self-hosted blog/newsletter?
    2. Promoting your content on X can actually bring in some good numbers
    #3
    Other Platforms
    Is it wise to use Substack to grow your self-hosted blog/newsletter? · Promoting your content on X can actually bring in some good numbers
    2

Product recommendations

  • substack
    16 posts in the past month
    1. Best way to grow Substack?
    2. Best strategy to get paid subscribers
    3. Hit 25 Subs on Substack—What’s Your Best Growth Tip?
    #1
    substack
    Best way to grow Substack? · Best strategy to get paid subscribers · Hit 25 Subs on Substack—What’s Your Best Growth Tip?
    16
  • newsletter
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for new newsletters who wanna sub and recommend each other
    2. Looking to collaborate with other newsletter authors for recommending each other
    3. ...any newbies here who wanna sub to each other and recommend each other? 👉👈
    #2
    newsletter
    Looking for new newsletters who wanna sub and recommend each other · Looking to collaborate with other newsletter authors for recommending each other · ...any newbies here who wanna sub to each other and recommend each other? 👉👈
    9
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/Substack for?
Best for Writers and Newsletter Writers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/Substack free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/Substack have?
Roughly 56K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/Substack on?
r/Substack runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/Substack cover?
On the Hive Index, r/Substack is organized under Writers, Newsletter Writers.
How do I join r/Substack?
You can join r/Substack by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Writing communities like?
Communities for writers of all kinds, from fiction and screenwriting to technical writing and journalism. Discord and Reddit have large general writing communities for feedback and accountability, with more specialized groups for specific genres, craft topics, and publication paths like self-publishing and traditional querying.
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