Substack Dashboard service

The Substack Dashboard isn’t just another tool—it provides a data-driven roadmap for writers who want to grow their newsletters strategically. By analyzing data, this dashboard offers unparalleled insights into what drives engagement and subscriber growth.

I’ve built the Substack Dashboard to give writers like you unprecedented insights into what drives newsletter growth. Right now, I’m offering early access to a select group of Substackers who want to be part of an exclusive VIP community of data-driven creators.

🔹 Access actual engagement trends in thousands of newsletters
🔹 Learn from best-performing Posts and Notes across Substack
🔹 Get expert guidance on applying analytics to scale your newsletter

You have a one-week free trial, and your monthly subscription payment will be charged after that.

If you have any questions about this service or need support, please send an email to finntropy@gmail.com

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Database Content

The Substack Dashboard contains data gathered from

• 100,996 publications (newsletters)
• 100,826 users (authors)
• 10 user links (links to other social media sites)
• 2,857,860 posts
• 1,762,843 notes

The database is actively updated, so these numbers may change frequently.

Search

You can search users and usernames using % as a wildcard. For example, you can find Kristina God by her username %kristinagod%.

Filters

Currently, the Substack dashboard provides the following filters on the top menu:

• category
• user
• bestseller tier
• datasource
• date/time range

You can use the search function to find what you are looking for and filters to see more details of the selected user and his/her publications, subscriptions, posts, and notes.

User Details

The user details section provides data for the selected period, such as posts and notes published, total words written, and total engagement. It also shows the selected person's number of publications and subscriptions, with breakdowns by type.

Content

The content section shows the topics the user writes about as a word cloud from post titles and Notes body. The breakdown of posts by type and audience is provided.

The dashboard provides each post and note with engagement metrics as sortable columns, allowing you to quickly find the highest-performing content for this user. Click the column to sort the table by respective metrics. These tables also have clickable links to get to each post or note with one click.

Engagement

The engagement section shows the engagement metrics (reactions, restacks, comments) over time, visualizing the growth over a selected time period.

Engagement by posting hours (UTC timezone) of Posts and Notes helps find the optimal time to post for a user's audience. The heatmap views show how this changes over time as the audience profile changes.

We provide a similar analysis of the posts and notes on the weekdays for the best engagement.

Consistency

Many writers know that consistency is vital for growth. The following section provides visibility of how consistently the writer is posting per hour, per day, per weekday, and month.

Statistics

The statistics section shows interesting details, such as

• Publications by activity
• Most productive users
• Subscriber benefits by type and bestseller tier

This section can help to identify other growth strategies that you haven't considered so far.

Future

The Substack Dashboard service is an analytics platform that provides new insights and views to the authors, newsletters/publications, posts and notes engagement, and subscribers.

The dataset has grown from 13K to 101K newsletters in just a few months, and new exciting data, such as subscribers, is frequently being added.

FAQ

Q: How have you collected this data?

A: We use publicly available Substack web pages and advanced algorithms to collect and organize the data.

Q: Can I see my own Substack data?

A: If you have published a Substack newsletter, we will likely already have your data. If some data is missing, as a subscriber, you can send an email request to ensure we include your Substack username in our collection list.

Q: Can I request some new data to be added?

A: As long as the data is publicly available, we can discuss your specific use case and how we could accommodate your data request as a subscriber.

Q: How can I cancel my subscription?

A: After your purchase, you will receive two emails. The first will have the subject "You've subscribed to Substack Dashboard service!"—see the section with "If you would like to manage your membership, you can visit"—it has a link to manage your subscription, including cancellation.