Daily Beast subscribers were far more likely to pay for at least three news titles
Share with three or more tracked paid news subscriptions, August 2024–August 2026
Share paying for at least three news titles
Source: YipitData U.S. e-receipt panel. Daily Beast subscribers n=61; other news subscribers n=68,643. The Daily Beast cohort is small, so its exact percentage is imprecise.
Chart data
| Series | Share paying for at least three news titles |
|---|---|
| Daily Beast subscribers | 72.1% |
| Other news subscribers | 4.1% |
How many paid news titles did each subscriber group hold?
Daily Beast subscribers held 3.52 paid news titles on average, compared with 1.22 for other news subscribers. Only 16.4% of the Daily Beast group paid for exactly one title, while 83.7% of the benchmark did. These counts describe subscriptions observed during the same 24-month period, not the order in which people added them.
Does a multi-title stack show that The Daily Beast was added last or canceled first?
No. The analysis measures co-payment during one period and does not establish which title came first, which subscription was used most, or what a subscriber later canceled. Billing-channel differences can affect which titles appear, and the Daily Beast sample of 61 makes its exact percentages less precise.
Assumptions & Methodologies
We analyzed YipitData’s U.S. e-receipt panel from August 2024–August 2026. The cohort included 61 established, active panelists with a Daily Beast subscription; the benchmark included 68,643 similarly observed subscribers to other tracked news titles and excluded Daily Beast subscribers. Title counts used distinct paid news subscriptions during the window. App-store and direct-billing visibility varies, and one app-store email can contain several subscriptions. The Daily Beast cohort is small, so exact rates are imprecise. The comparison is a static co-payment snapshot and does not establish subscription order, cancellation, usage, or causation.