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The Pragmatic Engineer

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The largest paid technical newsletter on software engineering at scale.

Operated by Gergely Orosz · founded 2021 · audience: Senior engineers, EMs, and CTOs.

Subscribers

1.0M

Open rate

49%

Opens / send

490K

Blended CPM

$53

Primary placement

$26K

Est. monthly ad rev

$210K

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Placements & pricing

Primary sponsor$26K$53 CPM
Deep dive$42K$86 CPM

Modeled reach · trailing 12 months

Momentum signal +47 — directional growth heat versus the rest of the index.

Who advertises here

Brands observed sponsoring The Pragmatic Engineer

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