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Email Newsletter Sponsorship CPM Calculator
What your newsletter subscribers are worth to advertisers.
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Newsletter CPM benchmarks (2026)
Finance and B2B newsletters command $50–80 CPM — the highest in media — because readers are wealthy, educated, and have high purchase intent. A 10,000-subscriber finance newsletter can charge $500–800 per ad placement.
Pricing based on opens, not list size
Premium newsletters price on "opens sent" (actual opens), not total subscribers. A 10k list at 40% open rate = 4,000 opens. Some advertisers pay $100+ CPM on opens. Track this metric and negotiate with it.
⚡ CalcWolf Insight
Email newsletters see the highest ROI of any digital marketing channel ($42 per $1 spent). For creators, newsletters are 3–5× more monetizable per follower than social media.
Frequently asked questions
How much should I charge for a newsletter sponsorship?▾
Start with your CPM × your list size ÷ 1,000. For a 10,000-sub finance newsletter: $65 × 10 = $650/placement. As you grow, negotiate upward with open rate data.
What is a good newsletter open rate?▾
Industry average is 20-25%. Above 30% is good, above 40% is excellent. Niche newsletters with engaged audiences regularly achieve 40-60%. Open rate directly affects sponsor CPM — a 40% open rate newsletter can charge 2-3x the CPM of a 20% open rate newsletter with the same list size.
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