The Ultimate Guide to 100 Best AI Newsletters on Substack in 2025
Discover the top AI newsletters curated through ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity research - ranked by subscriber count with personal recommendations.
All the best reading on AI, right here, on Substack.
Let me level with you: This isn’t THE ultimate guide of AI publications on Substack. It’s MY ultimate guide, and frankly, that’s probably better than whatever algorithmic fever dream you’d get elsewhere.
I went full nerd on this. I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity (using their research features) to cough up their best AI-focused Substack recommendations. I combined those with my own subscriptions, then did what any obsessive would do—crawled through the “Recommended” sections of many publications. The result is—quite coincidentally—exactly 100 AI-focused newsletters that don’t suck.
Note: I deliberately ignored Substack’s bestseller lists. Sure, some popular newsletters are missing, but that’s only because none of the AIs—or any of the publications I surveyed—bothered to recommend them. Not my problem. This approach actually left room for some deserving underdogs at the bottom of the list, which is refreshing in a world where follower count often trumps substance.
For the ranking of these 100 publications, I relied on Substack’s own subscriber numbers. (Twelve additional newsletters don’t publish their stats—you’ll find those on a separate list.)
About those stars (⭐)? For three months, I tracked every Substack post I shared. Yes, I stray somewhat across the spectrum, so deal with it. The number of stars reflects my share count—basically my personal stamp of “this didn’t waste my time.” The entries marked with 🆕? Those are newcomers (new to me, at least) that I plan to follow from now on.
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Enjoy the rabbit hole. 🐰
Jurgen
100 Best AI Newsletters on Substack
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Got any idea how much work it was to make this list? Hint: a lot! If you want to enjoy the full, unclipped version, I kindly ask you pay for one of the cappuccinos I needed while doing all this work. Guess what? A one-month fee for my newsletter is exactly the price of a medium latte at my favorite coffee bar. Isn’t that coincidence? 🙏🏻☕😀
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Amazing list right here, thank you for the shoutout! 🙌🏻
Grateful to be listed here in such great company ☕