The Free Press
Bari Weiss started with a Substack and a point of view. Paramount just made her editor-in-chief of CBS News. From a newsletter to a newsroom to the top of a broadcast network — all of it runs on Substack.
Acquired by Paramount for $150M
“One journalist’s newsletter slowly grew into a 21st-century newsroom.”
Bari Weiss
Lenny's Newsletter
Lenny Rachitsky was one person sharing what he knew about building products. Now he runs the most-read publication in tech — with a podcast, a paid community, and an audience that shows up because they trust him.
1.2M+ subscribers
“You own your audience. That was the benefit of Substack.”
Lenny Rachitsky
Silver Bulletin
Nate Silver took his election model with him when he left ABC and built it into the most trusted data publication in the country. When everyone else was hedging, his readers had the numbers.
310K+ subscribers
“It's very good money, and definitely more than I was making working for a network.”
Nate Silver
Newsletter, podcast, video, live stream. One subscription.
Roles, permissions, shared drafts. Run multiple newsletters through sections.
It’s your brand first — customize your site, font, layout, and colors.
Automated recovery flows for lapsed and at-risk subscribers.
Subscriber-only chats, comment threads, and live discussions. Paid readers who talk to you, and each other stick around longer.
Monthly, annual, founding, group, gift. Choose the plan that fits how you want to subscribe.
Trigger onboarding, win-back, and upgrade flows by behavior, location.
For custom integrations. Connect Substack with your own tools and workflows.
Substack is free to start and free to run. There are no limits on the number of emails you send. When you turn on paid subscriptions, we take 10% of subscription revenue — and nothing else. Our business only works if yours does.
What’s included:
The Substack network drives roughly 30% of new paid subscribers. On a $10K per month publication, that's about $3K per month in revenue you didn't pay to acquire. Most publications recoup the platform fee in distribution alone by month three.
Substack Defender covers defamation claims, IP disputes, and SLAPP suits against your reporting. A standalone media liability retainer can run up to $500K per year — on Substack, you’re covered.
Payments clearing in 140 plus countries. Enterprise deliverability. No ESP contract, no payment processor integration, no custom build.
Real people who've worked in media, helping you set up, launch, and grow. We don't disappear after you sign up.
Professional photography and no licensing headaches. Worth $7,500+ per year.
When something breaks or you have a question, you get a real person.
Your words, your subscribers, your brand. If you ever want to leave, you take everything with you — export your subscriber list, take your archive, and your payment relationships with readers. That's the whole point.
50+
Publications making over $1M annually on Substack
5M+
Active subscriptions across the network
100,000+
Writers and creators publishing on Substack
Most migrations can happen within a week and we’re here to help.
Import subscribers. Map paid tiers. Transfer your archive with link redirects. Set up your domain.
You don’t lose a day. Your readers will not notice the switch.
