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Sludge
@readsludgeTracked since May 2026
creating investigative journalism on money in politics.
Paid members10
-9.1% past 30 days
Total audience24
incl. free followers
Observed monthly earnings$47
Starting price$5/mo
5 membership tiers
Membership tiers
Where the 24 observed tier members sit
Largest observed tier is $0 Free— the bar only uses public tier patron counts.
$0/moFree1458.3% of observed tier members
$5/moMember937.5% of observed tier members
$9/moMember plus Thank-You14.2% of observed tier members
$25/moMuckraking Supporter00% of observed tier members
$100/moSLUDGE logo t-shirt00% of observed tier members
Growth signals — Sludge
-9.1%
Membership10 paid members · past 30 days
111110
May 202624 weeks trackedNow
$46.58
Observed earningsest. monthly · shown publicly
$51$49$47
May 202624 weeks trackedNow
Sludge
Charts only use Sludge's observed public history. Closest rivals are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.
Competitive set
5 closest rivals by category & sizeHow Sludge stacks up against its closest rivals
Rank by paid members#4 of 52 behind The Tale & Thread Society
30-day growth-9.1%Rival growth unavailable
Next to overtake0members behind Worstgen
#CreatorPaid members30-dayEst. gross / movs you
1
The Tale & Thread SocietyNews12Unavailable$70.83 2 ahead2
MalwareTechNews10Unavailable$149.85 -0 behind3
WorstgenNews10Unavailable$47.05 -0 behind4SludgeYouNews10-9.1%$46.58—
5SludgeYouNews10-9.1%$46.58—
ACTIVE MEASURESNews9Unavailable$50.45 1 behindStandings cover the closest rivals by category & audience size — vs you shows how far each sits ahead of or behind Sludge. Click any rival to open their page.
What they publish
Recent posts
55Profile posts0 postsLast month100%Members-only
10 of 55 previews capturedCaptured 10 distinct previews versus 55 public posts, with 5 rows in the latest crawl.
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