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Substack

Privately Held
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Online Audio And Video Media2,000+ employeesFounded 2017🇺🇸 United States

Substack is a new media app that connects you with the creators, ideas, and communities you care about most. Founded in 2017, Substack is building a new economic engine for culture by putting publishers in charge and enabling subscribers to support the work they deeply value. There are more than 5 million paid subscriptions to writers and creators across the Substack network.

Founded
2017
Employees
2,000+
Industry
Online Audio And Video Media
Company type
Privately Held
Headquarters
🇺🇸San Francisco, California
Specialties
PublishingOnline MediaMediaTechnologyOnline Audio And Video Media
0 / 5
Active markets
China · Japan · Australia
0
New markets
Low
Confidence
mostly early signals
+100%
Momentum
vs prior period
32 / 100
Expansion Score
Developing
Stages2Exploring2Investing1Landing
4 signals · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
ChinaJapanAustralia
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating
+2more marketsLocked
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Activity pulse

New Marketing & PR activity — 4 fresh signals just appeared.

Last 90 days
Hiring
0
No activity
Marketing & PR
4New
Advertising
Product & Tech
0
No activity
+2more categoriesLocked
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Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇦🇺Australia1st market entered · 2024Advancing
Investing
1 signalInvesting stage
2
🇨🇳China2nd market entered · 2024Advancing
Landing
3 signalsLanding stage
3
🇯🇵Japan3rd market entered · 2025Advancing
Exploring
3 signalsExploring stage
+2more marketsLocked
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Current stageLandingSetting up on the ground
Confidence39%Low
Tracking since2024first signal

Recent signals

Advertising🇬🇧 United Kingdomlast wk.

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Advertising🇦🇺 Australialast wk.

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Substack is a new media app that connects you with the creators, ideas, and communities you care about most. Founded in 2017, Substack is building a new economic engine for culture by putting publishers in charge and enabling subscribers to support the work they deeply value. There are more than 5 million paid subscriptions to writers and creators across the Substack network.

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