beehiiv growth + Newsletters booming

January 21, 2026 |
Keenen Charles

This week beehiiv shared they expect to nearly double their revenue this year. It's another sign of continued growth of the newsletter industry and there's another article looking at that.

Also the featured newsletters this week cover history, productivity, AI, and more!

📰 News & Articles

beehiiv expects revenue to nearly double on newsletter boom

Beehiiv expects to nearly double annual revenue to $50 million this year as the newsletter startup challenges Substack.

Why Substack — and newsletters — are booming

From social media fatigue to the search for trust: newsletters are reshaping information with ritual reading habits, record growth, and new business models.

The Strategy That 2x’d The Dink’s Daily Subscriber Rate

A look at how The Dink used a referral program to rapidly grow their newsletter subscribers.

Newsletter Ad Placement & Design Tips for Publishers

Some helpful tips on newsletter ad placement and design that can improve engagement and revenue.

⭐ Featured Newsletters

Shine in the Margins

Practical insight to navigate academia with your mental health intact

AI Maker

Practical frameworks and experiments to integrate AI in your workflow

Today In History

What happened on this day in history?

The Productivity Revolution

The thinking person's productivity newsletter.

Life Design With Nelle

Life and Career Design for Mid-Career Professionals

See Ya

This is our weekly newsletter covering tips and tools for newsletter operators and everything else happening in the email newsletter space. Hope you enjoyed it!

Keenen Charles

Keenen is the creator of InboxReads and a believer in the future of newsletters and email for sharing great content.

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