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Wait But Why
@waitbutwhyTracked since May 2026
Creating high-quality blog posts.
Paid members1,701
-1.1% past 30 days
Total audience6.3K
incl. free followers
Estimated monthly gross$3.4K
$1.7K-$5.1K modeled range
Starting price$1/mo
7 membership tiers
Membership tiers
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$0/moFreeHiddenPatron count not public
$1/moPledge $1 per monthHiddenPATREON-EXCLUSIVE POSTS. Every Friday, I’ll share something I worked on that week or learned in my research, or a sneak peek at one of the dozens of topics in my “future posts” list. We’ll have fun. On the last Friday of the month, I’ll post a video where I’ll talk about various things and answer patron questions.
$3/moPledge $3 per monthHiddenTHREE'S A CROWD. Don't know what that means but it was a famous saying involving the number three so I ran with it. In any case, for the price of a cup of coffee (in New York at least) a month, your pledge will add up to a very meaningful amount over the course of a year.
$5/moPledge $5 per monthHiddenALL CHINESE EMPERORS CAN READ WBW FOR FREE BECAUSE OF YOU. More than 1 million people visit WBW each month, and if each of them pledged just a penny, we'd hit our goal. None of the 494 emperors in China's history have pledged anything yet, but your monthly pledge has them all covered.
$10/moPledge $10 per monthHiddenYOU'RE KIND OF A HEROIC PERSON. Pledging $10 or more a month puts you in hero territory. We all have a handful of monthly $10 costs, and we seriously appreciate you carving out one of yours for us.
$25/moPledge $25 per monthHiddenI DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BUT I HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU. After a year at this level, you'll have singlehandedly covered a full week of WBW hosting. Legit.
$100/moPledge $100 per monthHiddenI CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS EVEN A TIER. No site should ever expect this level of generosity from any reader, and if anyone decides to donate at this above-and-beyond level (which single-handedly pays for a month of our hosting over the course of a year), just know that somewhere out there, we're drowning in an uncomfortable amount of gratitude.
Growth signals — Wait But Why
-1.1%
Membership1,701 paid members · past 30 days
1.7K1.7K1.7K
May 202624 weeks trackedNow
$3.4K
Estimated grossest. monthly · Low confidence
$3.5K$3.4K$3.4K
May 202624 weeks trackedNow
Wait But Why
Charts only use Wait But Why'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 Wait But Why stacks up against its closest rivals
Rank by paid members#1 of 5Leads the known set
30-day growth-1.1%Rival growth unavailable
Lead over #2+45ahead of Brae
#CreatorPaid members30-dayEst. gross / movs you
1WBWait But WhyYouWriting1,701-1.1%$3.4K—
2BBraeWriting1,656Unavailable$3.3K 45 behind3CACaptain AwkwardWriting1,582Unavailable$3.2K 119 behind4SLStephanie Li and Chris ThomasWriting1,174Unavailable$2.1K 527 behind5
XperimentWriting1,165Unavailable$2.3K 536 behindStandings cover the closest rivals by category & audience size — vs you shows how far each sits ahead of or behind Wait But Why. Click any rival to open their page.
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