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Ghost

Beautiful, modern publishing with email newsletters and paid subscriptions built-in. Used by Platformer, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.

ghost.org Source★ 55.8KMITCreator Economy & Community / Newsletter & Blogging Platforms

AI Benchmark
Monthly visits
392.7K
Down23.7%MoMSep 2026
ARR
$11.2MClaimed
≈ $930.4K/mo · 2026-10-01Indiedex
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
Felix Rieseberg
@felixrieseberg· 114.1K followersCo-created with John O'Nolan, Paul Davis +1 more
Launched
12y ago
2014-01-14 · Est.

Traffic & revenue

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026
Monthly equivalent revenueSelf-reported, unverified · Indiedex
  • Nov 2026$750KSelf-reported $9M/yr · monthly equiv.
  • Oct 2026$930.4KSelf-reported $11.2M/yr · monthly equiv.
Events3 revenue disclosures · 1 change · 1 marketing move

Revenue evidence

Publicly disclosed & verified revenue figures, sorted by date
  • 2026-11-07$9M/yr(≈ $750K/mo)ClaimedPublic Disclosure
  • 2026-10-03$874K/moClaimedIndie Hackers
  • 2026-10-01$11.2M/yr(≈ $930.4K/mo)ClaimedIndiedex

    “"Live feed shows $11,164,787 annual run rate; dated by fetch day." Source: Ghost about page (live) (Oct 2026)”

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on DevHuntLaunch

    Ghost — Open-source publishing and newsletter platform

    Oct 7 · 38d agoLaunch page

    At the time: 392.7K visits/mo1 concurrent move
  • Ghost launched on Product HuntLaunch

    The open source product that generates $100M+ for creators

    Aug 4, 2025 · 16mo agoSource

  • Ghost launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Federating to join the world's largest publishing network

    Apr 22, 2024 · 2y agoSource

  • Ghost launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Publishing, newsletters, memberships & subscriptions

    May 23, 2022 · 4y agoSource

  • Ghost launched on Product HuntLaunch

    Newsletters, memberships, subscriptions - all in one place

    Mar 16, 2021 · 5y agoSource

Third-party reviews & case dossiers

Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics
Indiedex
2013-01-01Source

Ghost about page (live)

selfh.st★ 55.8K Stars · 12.1K ForksMITTypeScript
2013-05-04Source
Replaces / alternatives to:
Medium · Substack

Blog and newsletter platform

IdeaWave$1M-10M ARR
2026-11-07Source

Beautiful, modern publishing with email newsletters and paid subscriptions built-in. Used by Platformer, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.

Arrfounder

Beautiful, modern publishing with email newsletters and paid subscriptions built-in. Used by Platformer, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-11-12
GitHub Stars
★ 55.8K
Forks
12.1K
License
MIT
Primary language
TypeScript
COSS Monetization Path:Community Self-Hosted (MIT · Docker) → Managed Cloud (Free)
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Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Direct46%
  • Organic Search33%
  • Referrals13%
  • Social5%
  • Other4%

Countries

  • United States44%
  • India9%
  • United Kingdom4%
  • France3%
  • Brazil3%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2005-06-25

KeywordMonthly volume
ghost294.6K
ghost cms6,890
ghost blog4,480
ghost website1,310
ghost platform1,040

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Public pricing: Open Source (MIT)Raw source text; structured plans are extracted after website capture.

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2014-01-14

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

No page snapshots yet. Once followed, home and pricing pages are captured weekly.

    Changes

    1. Nov 1 · 13d ago

      Removed technology: AlgoliaFeatures

      Algolia→—

    Questions & evidence

    How much website traffic does Ghost get?
    Vaneform estimates 392.7K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate does not measure paying customers or revenue.Source

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