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 61K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #9 in the Newsletters communities list.
Roughly 25K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Substack, Struggling, and Annoying. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention substack and newsletter.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2023: 7K members
- 2024: 10K members
- 2025: 22K members
- 2026: 21K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 2K members
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 62 members
Themes
- Advice Requests9 posts in the past month
- wanted some advice
- Looking for feeback
- Feedback and guidance on Substack growth
#19Advice Requestswanted some advice · Looking for feeback · Feedback and guidance on Substack growth - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- need someone to talk me through setting up Substack and domain forwarding
- Request for substack
#22Solution Requestsneed someone to talk me through setting up Substack and domain forwarding · Request for substack - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Using Stripe on Substack is giving me a huge headache
#31Pain & AngerUsing Stripe on Substack is giving me a huge headache
Topics
- Substack22 posts in the past month#122Substack
- Struggling13 posts in the past month#213Struggling
- Annoying5 posts in the past month#35Annoying
- Hate4 posts in the past month#44Hate
- Tired3 posts in the past month#53Tired
Flair
- Discussion19 posts in the past month
- Starting a Substack from zero, what do you wish you’d known in your first 6 months?
- My one viral post got 1,507 shares and 4 paying subscribers. My average Wednesday post gets 4 as well.
- Freewall is working....
#119DiscussionStarting a Substack from zero, what do you wish you’d known in your first 6 months? · My one viral post got 1,507 shares and 4 paying subscribers. My average Wednesday post gets 4 as well. · Freewall is working.... - Tech Support3 posts in the past month
- Has anyone successfully recovered a banned Substack account? I need your advice.
- Can you change the colour of individual posts?
- Can i subscribe anonymously?
#23Tech SupportHas anyone successfully recovered a banned Substack account? I need your advice. · Can you change the colour of individual posts? · Can i subscribe anonymously? - Feature Suggestion1 post in the past month
- A platform to contact Substack publishers?
#31Feature SuggestionA platform to contact Substack publishers? - Other Platforms1 post in the past month
- is it acc good??
#41Other Platformsis it acc good??
Product recommendations
- substack16 posts in the past month
- Best way to grow Substack?
- Best strategy to get paid subscribers
- Hit 25 Subs on Substack—What’s Your Best Growth Tip?
#116substackBest way to grow Substack? · Best strategy to get paid subscribers · Hit 25 Subs on Substack—What’s Your Best Growth Tip? - newsletter9 posts in the past month
- 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? 👉👈
#29newsletterLooking 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? 👉👈
Community Reviews
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 61K 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.
Monthly Stats
- 14
- Views /mo (+17%)
- 13
- Visitors /mo (+8%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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