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Dan Luu

@danluuTracked since May 2026

Observed Jul 31, 2026 · staleModeled revenue

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creating programming blog posts.

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Paid members

129

−3% · 30 days

Total audience

1,421

incl. free followers

Estimated monthly gross

$6.2K

$3.1K–$9.3K modeled range

Starting price

$24/mo

5 membership tiers

Membership tiers

Pricing and benefits captured publicly

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$0/moFreePublic prices and benefits only

$24/moShort-form postsYou'll get access to my patreon posts, which are things that are too long for twitter and too short or half-baked for my blog.

$256/moSponsorAcknowledgement/mention as "sponsor" on each post published while sponsoring at tier, plus short-form posts.

$2,048/moMajor sponsorAcknowledgement/mention as "major sponsor" on each post published while sponsoring at tier, plus short-form posts.

$16,384/moPatronAcknowledgement/mention as "patron" on each post published while sponsoring at tier, plus short-form posts.

Growth signals — Dan Luu

−3%

129 paid members · past 30 days

Membership

135129122

May 202614 weeks trackedNow

Dan Luu129 members · $6.2K/mo

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

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#38 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

Dan Luu's paid members rank in Recommended cohort
Rank	Creator and why included	Paid members	Gap vs Dan Luu	Freshness
#1	Bartosz CiechanowskiWritingContent relevance + business context	544	415 more	Aug 3, 2026
#2	Gwern BranwenWritingContent relevance + business context	279	150 more	Aug 5, 2026
#3	Dan LuuProfileWritingPaid members position in Recommended cohort	129	Reference	Jul 31, 2026Stale
#4	Al SweigartWritingContent relevance + business context	21	108 fewer	Aug 9, 2026
#5	Arabella FlynnWritingContent relevance + business context	18	111 fewer	Jul 24, 2026Stale

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

What they publish

Recent posts

83Profile posts0 postsLast month91.7%Members-only

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I was sort of busyNo public preview was captured for this post.Article9d agoPublic 0 0 Join to unlock 7 2 Share Gift LockedNo public preview was captured for this post.Article9d ago$24 tier & up 0 2 Join to unlock 4 1 Share Gift LockedNo public preview was captured for this post.Article9d ago$24 tier & up 0 1 View 0 commentsNo public preview was captured for this post.Article9d ago$24 tier & up 0 0 Join to unlock 3 2 Share Gift LockedNo public preview was captured for this post.Article9d ago$24 tier & up 0 2 View 0 commentsExercises in benchmarking and experimental design, part 4ImageApr 28, 2025$24 tier & up 0 0 The review-industrial complex (and the analyst newsletter industrial complex)Pretty much every time I go looking for review of something I find that the most popular reviewers leave out key information as they repeat ...ArticleMar 31, 2025$24 tier & up 5 2 View 0 commentsExercises in benchmarking and experimental design, part 3ImageDec 25, 2024$24 tier & up 0 0 Some comments on moving to CanadaI moved to Canada four and a half years ago and got citizenship about a year ago. If you're interested, the process is quite straightforward...ArticleNov 7, 2024$24 tier & up 7 5 Concussions and modern medicineIt's been a little more than a year since my girlfriend's concussion and I don't know that I have anything coherent to say, but I thought I'...ArticleOct 7, 2024$24 tier & up 5 5 The utter dominance of U.S. techHere's Wikipedia's current list of the total market cap of companies grouped by country, priced in USD, which is supposedly source by World ...ArticleSep 9, 2024$24 tier & up 9 2

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