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Best Newsletters to Subscribe To (+ Free Newsletter Finder)

A free newsletter finder with the newsletters I recommend, by category, with what each one covers and how to subscribe.

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Navid Moazzezby Navid Moazzez·Updated Sept 29, 2026·3 min read

Find newsletters worth your inbox by topic, platform, how often they arrive and what they cost. My picks come first, and each one opens its own page.

104 newsletters

Navid Insider logo

Navid Insider

Navid Moazzez

Navid Moazzez on the AI OS, discipline and health, written for people building something of their own.

WeeklyFree
BusinessSelf-help
The Neuron logo

The Neuron

NENoah Edelman

Daily AI news and insights delivered in a fun, digestible format. One of the fastest-growing AI newsletters.

DailyFree
AITech
Neural Network Newsletter logo

Neural Network Newsletter

Andrew Huberman

Huberman Lab's monthly newsletter of science-based protocols for better sleep, focus and performance from Dr. Andrew Huberman.

MonthlyFree
Health & longevityScience
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Peter Attia MD

Peter Attia

Peter Attia's free weekly newsletter on longevity, nutrition, exercise, sleep and disease prevention.

WeeklyFree
Health & longevityScience

1% Better

CKColby Kultgen

Small compounding improvements, one short issue at a time.

WeeklyFree
Self-helpProductivity

3 Minute Monday

CWChris Williamson

A short Monday note on mindset and self-improvement, readable in three minutes.

WeeklyFree
Self-help

5-Bullet Friday

Tim Ferriss

Five things Tim Ferriss found interesting this week: tools, books, experiments.

WeeklyFree
Self-helpProductivity

AI Breakfast

AI research and industry news, covered in more depth than the daily roundups manage.

Three times a weekFree
AIBusiness

Alex & Books

AWAlex Wieckowski

Book recommendations and reading systems for people who want to finish more.

WeeklyFree
Self-helpCulture

Austin Kleon's Newsletter

Austin Kleon

Creativity, reading and making work, from the author of Steal Like an Artist.

WeeklyFree
Self-helpWriting
Bankless logo

Bankless

Daily crypto and DeFi coverage for people actually using the protocols.

DailyFree
Crypto

Becoming Minimalist

JBJoshua Becker

Simple living and decluttering, aimed at families rather than solo minimalists.

Twice a monthFree
Self-helpLifestyle
Behind the Craft newsletter by Peter Yang

Behind the Craft

Peter Yang

Practical AI tutorials and interviews for busy people, from a product leader who left the job to write full time.

WeeklyFree
BusinessAI

Ben's Bites

BTBen Tossell

AI news and tools for people who want to build with them rather than read about them.

Twice a weekFree
AIEducation

Benedict's Newsletter

BEBenedict Evans

Weekly analysis of the structural shifts in tech, not the daily news cycle.

WeeklyFree
Tech

BiggerPockets

BiggerPockets

Property investing strategy, deal analysis and market data from the largest real estate community online.

WeeklyFree
Real estateFinance

Billion Dollar Principles

TBTom Bilyeu

The mindset shifts and systems behind scaling a consumer brand to a billion-dollar exit.

Free
BusinessSelf-help

Brain Food

SPShane Parrish

Mental models and decision-making frameworks, drawn from history, philosophy and cognitive science.

WeeklyFree
Self-helpBusiness
CoinDesk Newsletters logo

CoinDesk Newsletters

A family of newsletters spanning markets, policy, and institutional crypto.

Varies by editionFree
Crypto

Commercial Observer

Commercial Observer

Daily commercial real estate news, leases, financing and the deals moving major markets.

DailyFree
Real estateFinance
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Contrarian Thinking

Codie Sanchez

Buying boring businesses as a path to wealth, argued against the conventional advice.

WeeklyFree
BusinessFinance

Creative Hive

MPMei Pak

Marketing for handmade and product businesses, from someone running one.

WeeklyFree
BusinessMarketing
Creator Science logo

Creator Science

JCJay Clouse

Documented experiments on what actually works in the creator business.

WeeklyFree
Creator economyMarketing

Curiosity Chronicle

Sahil Bloom

Big ideas on growth, wealth and decision-making, broken into usable pieces.

WeeklyFree
Self-helpBusiness
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This free newsletter finder has the newsletters I recommend, sorted by category, with my picks first.

Open a category to see its full list, or open a newsletter to see what it covers, who it's for and how to subscribe.

Here's what an email newsletter is, what makes a great one, and how to get the most out of the ones you read.

What is an email newsletter?

An email newsletter is an email sent on a regular schedule, with ideas, analysis or news on 1 topic. It lands in your inbox, so no algorithm decides whether you see it.

The best ones feel like a letter from someone who knows the topic well, not like marketing.

What makes a great newsletter?

The newsletters on this list do most of these:

  • It has 1 clear topic. You know what you're getting before you open it.
  • It arrives when it says it will. Daily, weekly or monthly, but on schedule.
  • It's worth the time. Every issue teaches you something or saves you time.
  • It's written by someone with real experience. The writer does the thing they write about.
  • It respects your inbox. The ads and offers never outweigh the content.

How to get the most value from newsletters

A few habits make newsletters useful instead of noisy:

  • Subscribe to fewer. 5 to 10 newsletters you read beat 30 you skim.
  • Give them their own place. A filter or folder keeps them out of your work email.
  • Read them in 1 sitting. Treat them as a reading list, not as mail to clear.
  • Save the best ideas. Keep notes on what you want to try.
  • Unsubscribe without guilt. If you skip 3 issues in a row, it's not for you.

Free vs paid newsletters

Most newsletters here are free. Some add a paid tier with extra issues, deeper analysis or a community.

A paid newsletter is worth it when the writer has access or experience you can't get elsewhere. For general news, the free ones are usually enough.

Best newsletter platforms

Most newsletters are sent from 3 platforms. Substack has discovery built in, beehiiv is built for growth and ads, and Kit suits creators who sell their own products.

If you're starting your own, my email marketing pricing comparison shows what each one costs.

How to find a newsletter worth reading

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My picks

My picks are the newsletters I read myself and would send a friend first. They come first in every category.

Who is the newsletter finder for?

It's for anyone who wants fewer, better emails:

More tools are on my free tools page.

Final thoughts on finding newsletters worth reading

The best newsletter is the one you open every time it arrives. Start with 1 category you care about, subscribe to 2 or 3, and keep only the ones you look forward to.

FAQs about the newsletter finder

Questions about the newsletter finder? Here's what to know.

A newsletter is an email sent on a regular schedule with ideas, analysis or news on 1 topic.

It reaches your inbox without an algorithm deciding whether you see it.

Start with a category you care about, then open my picks at the top of it.

A curated list is faster than a directory that ranks by size.

Every newsletter here is one I read myself and found worth the inbox space.

There are no paid placements.

Most are free.

Some have a paid tier with extra issues or a community, and each one shows its price.

Fewer than you think.

5 to 10 newsletters you read beat 30 you skim.

Substack, beehiiv and Kit send most newsletters.

Substack has discovery built in, beehiiv is built for growth and ads, and Kit suits creators who sell their own products.

Usually from sponsors, paid subscriptions and their own products.

Many use all 3.

When the writer has access or experience you can't get elsewhere, yes.

For general news, the free ones are usually enough.

All the time.

I add newsletters as they prove themselves, and take off any that stop publishing.

Send them all to 1 folder with a filter, then read them in 1 sitting.

Treat them as a reading list, not as mail.

Pick a platform and 1 specific topic you can write about every week, then publish before you have a list.

Consistency matters more than design early on.

I did.

I'm Navid Moazzez, and I made the newsletter finder as one of my free tools on navid.me.

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Navid Moazzez

AI business strategist & AI OS builder

Navid Moazzez helps creators and founders master AI and build their own AI Operating System (AI OS) to automate their business and life.

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