Substack

Substack Inc.
Type of site	Subscription platform
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Created by	Chris Best; Hamish McKenzie; Jairaj Sethi;
Revenue	US$9 million (2021)
Employees	94 (June 2022)
URL	substack.com
Commercial	Yes
Launched	2017
Current status	Live

Substack is an American online platform that provides publishing, payment, analytics, and design infrastructure to support subscription-based content, including newsletters, podcasts, and video.^[5]^[6] It allows writers to send digital content directly to subscribers.^[7]^[8] Founded in 2017, Substack is headquartered in San Francisco.^[9]

^ Mullin, Benjamin (26 May 2022). "Substack Drops Fund-Raising Efforts as Market Sours". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Substack has told investors that it had revenue of about $9 million in 2021
^ Fischer, Sara (29 June 2022). "Substack lays off 13 employees, roughly 14% of company". Axios. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ "Substack celebrates its first birthday with 25K paying newsletter subscribers". TechCrunch. 16 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference substack-pro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Kafka, Peter (16 October 2017). "Meet the startup that wants to help you build a subscription newsletter business overnight". Vox. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ Lorenz, Taylor (29 November 2023). "Newsletter platform Substack takes aim at YouTube". The Washington Post.
^ "Analysis | A classic Silicon Valley tactic – losing money to crush rivals – comes in for scrutiny". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ Fatemi, Falon. "The Rise Of Substack – And What's Behind It". Forbes. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ "Here's How the Top Newsletter Platforms Challenging Substack Stack Up". TheWrap. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[1] Mullin, Benjamin (26 May 2022). "Substack Drops Fund-Raising Efforts as Market Sours". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Substack has told investors that it had revenue of about $9 million in 2021

[2] Fischer, Sara (29 June 2022). "Substack lays off 13 employees, roughly 14% of company". Axios. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

[3] "Substack celebrates its first birthday with 25K paying newsletter subscribers". TechCrunch. 16 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.

[substack-pro-4] Cite error: The named reference substack-pro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Vox-2017-5] Kafka, Peter (16 October 2017). "Meet the startup that wants to help you build a subscription newsletter business overnight". Vox. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[Lorenz-6] Lorenz, Taylor (29 November 2023). "Newsletter platform Substack takes aim at YouTube". The Washington Post.

[7] "Analysis | A classic Silicon Valley tactic – losing money to crush rivals – comes in for scrutiny". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 6 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[8] Fatemi, Falon. "The Rise Of Substack – And What's Behind It". Forbes. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[9] "Here's How the Top Newsletter Platforms Challenging Substack Stack Up". TheWrap. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

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