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Probably this: [1] 80k * $7/month * 12 months/year = $6.7M/year [1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/19/ed-zitron-on-big-tech-backlash-boom-and
by svantana 3mo ago
Probably this: [1]
80k * $7/month * 12 months/year = $6.7M/year
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/19/ed-zitron-on-big-tech-backlash-boom-and-bust-ai-has-taught-us-that-people-are-excited-to-replace-human-beings#:~:text=His%20tech%20newsletter%2C%20Where%E2%80%99s%20Your%20Ed%20At%2C%20now%20has%20more%20than%2080%2C000%20subscribers https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/19/ed-zitron...
- opsnooperfax 3mo agoI find that completely unbelievable. There’s too much high-quality free information for me to ever consume to even think about paying for it, let alone something of mediocre quality. Are we sure the newsletter subscribership isn’t just a total fabrication? Or that it isn’t just a money laundering scheme?
- dzonga 3mo agowrong math: usually 1-5% of subscribers are paying customers.
- evil-olive 3mo agothat's confusing "subscribers" and "paid subscribers". from Zitron's own website [0]: > I have 84,000 subscribers and a 55-60% open rate, as well as an 8-11% clickthrough rate. if the 84k number was all paid subscribers, then the "55-60% open rate" would mean that ~40% of his paying audience doesn't bother to read the thing they're paying for, which does not add up. also, that's in the "Can I Advertise On Your Newsletter?" section. if there were an even higher number of non-paying subscribers, he'd have an obvious incentive to mention that, because the total number of eyeballs is what a potential advertiser cares about. 0: https://www.wheresyoured.at/about/ https://www.wheresyoured.at/about/