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Armchair Academics

@armchairacademicsTracked since May 2026

creating educational videos and mini-documentaries.

Observed Aug 23, 2026Public earnings

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Paid members

−7.7% · 30-day rate from 28 observed days

Total audience

163

incl. free followers

Observed monthly earnings

$43

Starting price

$2/mo

4 membership tiers

Where the 163 observed tier members sit

Membership tiers

$092%

Largest observed tier is $0 Free. Tier totals include free-tier members and come from the Aug 23, 2026 public snapshot, so they do not reconcile to the paid-member total.

$0/moFree15092% of observed tier members

$2/moUndergraduate74.3% of observed tier members

$5/moMaster's42.5% of observed tier members

$9/moPhD21.2% of observed tier members

Growth signals: Armchair Academics

−7.7%

13 paid members · 30-day rate from 28 observed days

Membership

141312

May 202617 weeks trackedNow

Armchair Academics13 members · $43/mo

The chart only uses Armchair Academics's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.

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#58 of 9 cohort creators measured

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8 of 9 cohort creators have a measured paid-member count; the other 1 remains unranked for this metric.Ranking data · includes stale rows

Armchair Academics's paid members rank in Recommended cohort
Rank	Creator and why included	Paid members	Gap vs Armchair Academics	Freshness
#3	The Cynical HistorianPodcastsContent relevance + business context	266	253 more	Aug 17, 2026
#4	Art of the ProblemPodcastsContent relevance + business context	75	62 more	Aug 23, 2026
#5	Armchair AcademicsProfilePodcastsPaid members position in Recommended cohort	13	Reference	Aug 23, 2026
#6	Michael KilmanPodcastsContent relevance + business context	7	6 fewer	Aug 23, 2026
#7	Robert GarmongPodcastsContent relevance + business context	2	11 fewer	Aug 15, 2026

The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around Armchair Academics; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.

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Article Latest postPublicScript: The Rise of the Dalai Lamas

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The Rise of the Dalai Lamas: How Monks Came to Rule TibetJune 7ArticleJune 7Public 0 0 Dr. Daniel Wojahn | Tibet During the Yuan-era and Tibetan-Mongolian Relations in the 13th CenturyJul 9, 2025ArticleJul 9, 2025Public 0 0 Professor Lewis Doney | Dunhuang, the Silk Roads, and the history of the Tibetan Empire (Part 2)Jul 8, 2025ImageJul 8, 2025Public 0 0 Professor Lewis Doney | Dunhuang, the Silk Roads, and the history of the Tibetan Empire (Part 1)Jun 21, 2025ImageJun 21, 2025Public 0 0 The (Almost) Exhaustive Reading List | Tibet Under the Mongol EmpireApr 10, 2025ArticleApr 10, 2025Public 0 0 Script: Tibet Under the Mongol Empire | Episode 5Apr 10, 2025ArticleApr 10, 2025Public 0 0 Tibet Under the Mongol Empire | The History of Tibetan Buddhism and the Yuan DynastyApr 10, 2025 View post The Mongol invasions of Tibet in 1240 and 1244 reshaped the political and religious world of Central Asia. Faced with the unprecedented threat of foreign conquest, the Tibetan clans and schools of Tibetan Buddhism were forced to adapt and seek out new forms of patronage to survive. In this episode of The Animated History of Tibet we explore the history of the Tibetan Plateau at the height of the Mongol Empire and the later court of Kublai Khan. The journey will take us across all of Asia, from the sheltered valleys of the Yarlung River to the distant battlefields of the Yuan Dynasty.ArticleApr 10, 2025Public 0 0 The (Almost) Exhaustive Reading List: The Tibetan RenaissanceAug 2, 2024ArticleAug 2, 2024Public 0 0 The Tibetan Buddhist Renaissance | An Animated HistoryAug 2, 2024ArticleAug 2, 2024Public 0 0 Script: The Fall of the Tibetan Empire (Ep3 Part 1)Jun 1, 2024ImageJun 1, 2024Public 0 0 The Fall of the Tibetan Empire | An Animated HistoryJun 1, 2024ArticleJun 1, 2024Public 0 0

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