stats of the stack

an advent gift for nosy people

For the past two years I’ve done a “year in review” stats post. Here’s 2023 and 2024. Some people have the ability not to take things personally such that they can get really into the nitty gritty of stats. They know exactly how many people unsubscribe when they send out a post. They monitor who subscribes and who pays and what they click on and so on.

I am not one of those people. I really cannot handle that level of knowledge. It makes me feel like a stupid baby that I can’t. On the other hand, this moment to moment knowledge isn’t very useful even if you aren’t a stupid baby.

All numbers are from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2025.

Subscribers

November 2024

• 5,354 total subscribers

• 251 paid subscribers (~4.7% of total)

November 2025

• 9,205 total subscribers (~71% growth)

• 346 paid subscribers (~3.7% of total; ~38% growth)

I’m going to make a prediction that next year will not see dramatic growth like this year’s. This year had the book announcement and the ghost stories popped up in the Sub…