How many employees work at Substack?

Substack, Inc. has 4,281 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 50.4%.

Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025

About Substack

Substack lets writers connect with their audience on their own terms and earn money doing it. We make it simple for writers to publish to an email list that they own, get discovered on the web, and charge for subscriptions. More than 500,000 people pay to subscribe to writers across the Substack network, and the top writers make millions of dollars a year. Substack’s model depends on the success of writers using Substack – we only make money when they do. “Substack makes it dead simple to start a newsletter and get paid for it.” – Judd Legum, author of Popular Information "Substack gives me a way to connect with my audience on my own terms.” – Lyz Lenz, author of God Land and Men Yell At Me Make something that matters Great writing is valuable. It respects readers' time, their intelligence, and their trust. It helps us make sense of and change the culture we live in. At Substack, we're building a business model that enables great writing to thrive. Learn more about our opportunity and mission. We are a small but growing team, and there is more to build than we could ever imagine. That’s why we need you. We aim to take pragmatic approaches to problem solving while shipping high-quality products that allow the writing on Substack to take the spotlight. Every person at the company participates in customer support. We do this to build empathy with our users and enable us to build better products. We believe that a diverse team will help us build a product that best serves the needs of a wildly diverse ecosystem of writers. So whatever your background or perspective, we’d welcome your input to help build the best possible version of Substack.

As of September 2025

Substack
workforce metrics

Headcount

4.3k

Avg. Salary

$47.8k

Tenure

2.0yr

Growth Rate

50.4%

Hiring Rate

Attrition Rate

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Employee Headcount

Interactive chart of Substack annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.

  • Substack total number of employees in 2025 was 4,310.383, a 50.4% increase from 2024.
  • Substack total number of employees in 2024 was 2,933.461, a 41.9% increase from 2023.
  • Substack total number of employees in 2023 was 1,919.811, a 44.0% increase from 2022.

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Employee Geographic Breakdown

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Employee Role Breakdown

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Employee Compensation

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Active Job Postings

Interactive chart of Substack annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.

  • Substack active job postings in 2025 was 94, a 52.3% increase from 2024.
  • Substack active job postings in 2024 was 81, a 51.2% increase from 2023.
  • Substack active job postings in 2023 was 48, a 15.4% decline from 2022.

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