Featured, the AI co-pilot for PR, has added 6,251 beehiiv newsletters to its Find Independent Writers search, a move that directly addresses the growing challenge of reaching independent newsletter writers who rarely appear in traditional media directories. The addition lets PR professionals and subject-matter experts search for newsletter writers by topic using plain language, view details such as authors, topics, publishing cadence, linked social accounts, and displayed subscriber counts, and draft a pitch from the same screen. Results can also be downloaded as a CSV.
The timing reflects a structural shift in journalism. Muck Rack's State of Creator Journalism report, published October 28, 2025, found that one in three journalists now self-publish independently. Meanwhile, beehiiv's own State of Paid Newsletters 2026 report, published June 22, 2026, says subscription revenue on the platform grew from $8 million in 2024 to $19 million in 2025, underscoring the commercial viability of independent newsletters.
Featured's analysis of its database, detailed in The State of beehiiv for PR, shows that 81.6% of the 6,251 beehiiv newsletters published at least once in the last 30 days, and 47.7% published 12 or more times in the last 90 days. Among those that display a subscriber count, the median is 17,000, and 294 show 10,000 or more. The largest categories are business (27.0%), technology (16.8%), artificial intelligence (14.6%), marketing (10.5%), community (10.5%), news (10.4%), and finance (9.9%). Notably, 57.0% link a LinkedIn profile, and 85.7% link at least one social account, making these writers relatively easy to reach.
"beehiiv writers publish fast, and most of them link a LinkedIn or Instagram profile, which makes them easy to reach and easy to pitch badly," said Brett Farmiloe, founder and CEO of Featured. "A pitch that lands is one that names the newsletter's last issue and offers something the next issue needs. We built this search so a PR professional can find the five beehiiv newsletters that already cover their subject, not blast five hundred. Relevance over volume is the whole product."
The tool is designed to replace the laborious process of checking publications one at a time. A user can type a request such as "find beehiiv newsletters about personal finance" to narrow results to that platform, or search across Substack, beehiiv, Ghost, and Medium simultaneously. Find Independent Writers is available now on Featured on every plan, including the free plan, with no credit card required. The company also owns and operates HARO and Connectively as standalone products.
For PR professionals, the implication is clear: as independent newsletters continue to grow in reach and revenue, the ability to find and pitch their writers by topic is becoming essential. Featured's addition of beehiiv newsletters to its searchable database is a direct response to that shift, offering a way to identify relevant writers quickly and pitch them with context rather than volume.
