Best Reader-supported Substack Newsletters Newsletters in 2026
NewsletterFIT tracks 10 newsletters that cover Reader-supported Substack newsletters as a primary topic, 7 of them with posts in the last 90 days. By publicly shown subscriber count, the largest are consuming (1K) and Sturg Writes It Down (200).
Updated Nov 13, 2026 · sorted by publicly shown subscribers · methodology
- 1consuming1K subscribers
Substacklast post Aug 13, 2026
CONSUMING is a newsletter about youth culture, identity, and anthropology in the age of the internet.
Likely audience: culture critics
- 2Sturg Writes It Down200 subscribers
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 9 days ago
From recent posts: A Substack writer publishes a quick-hits NFL Week 8 power rankings edition after losing their original draft, covering team results, player stats, and playoff implications.
Likely audience: NFL fans
- 3
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 6 days ago
From the offseason to the postseason, across every IDP position group, we've got you covered.
Likely audience: fantasy football managers
- 4
SubstackSeveral times a week · last post 5 days ago
Poetry & Personal Essays & Short Stories
Likely audience: art buyers
- 5
SubstackEvery two weeks · last post 10 days ago
A music newsletter by Polaris Prize-winning rapper and former Edmonton poet laureate Rollie Pemberton a.k.a. Cadence Weapon
Likely audience: music fans
- 6
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 40 days ago
From recent posts: The article reproduces a satirical, profanity-laden statement attributed to Senator Susan Collins about an FBI investigation, then reports that her Biddeford office was vandalized with graffiti reading "TRUMP WHORE." It…
Likely audience: Substack subscribers
- 7
SubstackMonthly or less · last post 30 days ago
Sick Sad Motherslug is mostly about music I like, sometimes about books and movies I like, and occasionally about other things I like.
Likely audience: music fans
- 8
SubstackMonthly or less · last post Aug 17, 2026
From recent posts: This newsletter publishes long-form essays on philosophy, music theory, and social theory. Recent issues examine the tension between performative behavior and authentic presence, the epistemology of mind-independent…
Likely audience: readers interested in philosophy and social media critique
- 9
Substacklast post Jul 27, 2026
News from Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, for the PLG community and beyond.
Likely audience: Brooklyn residents
- 10
Substacklast post Jul 20, 2025
From recent posts: The author reflects on an unfinished investigation into Merle Ross, a suspect in Carl's disappearance, examining newspaper archives, arrests, a cabin fire, and lost police records while acknowledging their theories are…
Likely audience: true crime readers
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- Slipping Out…Drown the Thought
- IDP Bets…The IDP Show
- 2026 Rest-of-Season…The IDP Show
- DL Streaming…The IDP Show
- Johny The…The IDP Show
- Week 9…The IDP Show
- The Sturg’s…Sturg Writes It Down
- Ambient Activity…Cadence Weapon
