🌱 How the average Tribute author grows

Yesterday we put your intuition to the test: we asked how many subscribers the average author reaches in a year. More than half of you answered "over 100" — and you were right. Your instincts didn't let you down 🔥

Now, here's why that number matters so much.

The most common doubt an author has before starting a paid channel sounds like this:

"I've only got a couple hundred subscribers on my open channel — what monetization? Who would even come? Monetization is for big channels anyway."

We looked at the data, and we'd like to put your mind at ease.

Big paid channels were all small once too — and our numbers back that up. Almost no one comes to Tribute with a ready-made audience of thousands. People start with a dozen or so, and that's completely normal.

Here's what the average author's journey looks like, starting from their very first subscriber:

⭐️ first week — around 12 subscribers
⭐️ first month — 22
⭐️ three months — 43
⭐️ six months — 69
⭐️ one year — 119

Over a year, the audience grows almost tenfold. The growth is steady and gradual — the key is to keep creating quality content regularly.

The takeaway is simple: to start earning from subscriptions, you don't have to wait until your main channel grows to several thousand. Your first subscribers show up right from the start, and the audience builds month after month.

You can open a subscription right in the Tribute bot in just a few minutes 👇