r/Substack is a subreddit with 57k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses substack, struggling, hate, pangram, and annoying.
A place to discuss Substack, the newsletters, and the platform. (No self-promotion)
Popular Themes in r/Substack
#1
Advice Requests
: "Just started my substack. Seems I'm writing into the void. How do I go from 0 the first 1000 subscribers. Help! Any tips welcome."
21 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Running list of Pangram’s “AI Detection” errors and other related Substack errors."
6 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Confused about the point of Substack"
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Other options than substack"
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "Just received a paid sponsorship offer on email, is this legit?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Substack
#1
Substack
: "Confused about the point of Substack"
93 posts
#2
Struggling
14 posts
#3
Hate
11 posts
#4
Pangram
: "Pangram Hack - Why Subscribe when you can use Substack to scan your articles for free?"
7 posts
#5
Annoying
6 posts
#6
Notes
: "Is the only way to grow on substack to spam Notes?"
5 posts
#7
Ai Detector
: "The Ai Detector makes me feel… scared?"
4 posts
#8
Tired
3 posts
#9
Struggling With
3 posts
#10
Spam
: "Is the only way to grow on substack to Spam notes?"
3 posts
Flair Used in r/Substack
#1
Discussion
: "The "Pangram" AI detector flagged my COMPLETELY ORIGINAL essay and I am genuinely shaking rn. This tool needs to be BANNED."
59 posts
#2
Tech Support
: "Well I did it."
13 posts
#3
Other Platforms
: "Other options than substack"
1 post
#4
Feature Suggestion
: "Who Wrote This Essay?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/Substack
Yearly
+24k members(73.4%)
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Last updated: August 27, 2026