Substack Revenue Calculator

Calculate your estimated revenue and fees for your Substack newsletter

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Adjust your pricing and subscriber numbers to see how they affect your revenue.

Subscription Pricing

Subscriber Numbers

Free to Paid Conversion

Estimated Paid Subscribers: 150

You can manually adjust paid subscriber numbers if you already know them.

Estimated Revenue Breakdown
Your projected annual revenue and fees.

Revenue Sources

Monthly subscriptions (annual)$7,200.00
Annual subscriptions$1,100.00
Founding members$800.00
Gross Revenue$9,100.00

Platform Fees

Substack fee (10%)-$910.00
Stripe fee (2.9% + $0.30/transaction)-$704.90
Net Revenue$7,485.10
5,150
Total Subscribers
(150 paid)
$49.90
Net Revenue per Paid Subscriber

Fee Information:

  • Substack charges 10% of your gross revenue.
  • Stripe charges 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction for payment processing.
  • Monthly subscribers are assumed to pay 12 times per year.
  • These calculations are estimates and actual fees may vary.

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