beehiiv Profit Calculator
Bring your three beehiiv revenue streams into one monthly forecast without counting plan costs twice. Model paid subscriptions, Ad Network creator share, and either Boost payout model, then see each stream's gross and costs, the shared plan and operating costs, tax reserve, net monthly earnings, effective cost rate, and the audience volume needed for your target.
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Compare what remains from your beehiiv sales after the costs and fees you enter, then test a conservative and target scenario. It covers combined beehiiv newsletter profit from paid subscriptions, Ad Network revenue, and Boosts after platform shares, processing, plan costs, taxes, and....
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Paid subscriptions
Monthly paid subscribers in the forecast.
Monthly price per paid subscriber.
Paid subscription costs
Provisional 2.9% starting assumption.
Provisional $0.30 per paid subscriber payment.
Applies the editable surcharge to paid-subscription gross when enabled.
Provisional 1% scenario, editable.
Plan and overhead
Plan prices are provisional planning scenarios. Use Custom for your actual monthly fee.
Used when Custom plan is selected.
Editing, design, research, software, and other newsletter costs.
Ad Network
Monthly advertiser revenue before creator share.
Boosts
Choose direct referral payout or gross advertiser budget less platform share.
Expected monthly referrals for the direct-payout model.
Provisional $1.50 direct creator payout, editable.
Used when Gross advertiser budget is selected.
Taxes
Editable reserve applied after all streams and costs when profit is positive.
Targets
Optional target used for the gap and paid-subscriber requirement metrics.
Results
Live estimates based on your inputs and editable fee assumptions.
Paid subscriptions gross
$3,000.00
Paid subscriptions beehiiv share
$300.00
Paid subscriptions processing
$177.00
Plan fee allocated to paid stream
$49.00
The shared monthly plan fee is allocated here when paid subscribers exist, then subtracted once.
Paid stream net after plan
$2,474.00
Ad Network gross
$1,500.00
Ad Network platform share
$375.00
Ad Network creator revenue
$1,125.00
Boosts gross
$150.00
Boosts platform share
$0.00
Boosts creator revenue
$150.00
Total gross revenue
$4,650.00
Monthly plan fee
$49.00
Other monthly costs
$250.00
Tax reserve
$874.75
Net monthly earnings
$2,624.25
Effective cost rate
43.6%
Net profit margin
Excellent56.4%
Paid subscribers needed for target
360
Paid subscribers to break even
0
Target status
Forecast is $375.75 below the $3000.00 target.
What this means
Combined gross is $4650.00 and net monthly earnings are $2624.25 after $2025.75 in modeled costs. Forecast is $375.75 below the $3000.00 target.
beehiiv monthly profit breakdown
Interactive breakdown of fees, costs, and remaining profit.
Distribution
- Paid platform share$300.006.5%
- Paid processing$177.003.8%
- Ad platform share$375.008.1%
- Plan fee$49.001.1%
- Other costs$250.005.4%
- Tax reserve$874.7518.8%
- Net earnings$2,624.2556.4%
Total $4,650.00 · 7 segments · interactive
Line-item breakdown
Dollar amounts, share of revenue, and visual proportion.
- Paid subscriptions gross
- $3,000.00
- Paid subscription costs
- $477.00
- Ad Network gross
- $1,500.00
- Ad Network creator revenue
- $1,125.00
- Boosts gross
- $150.00
- Boosts creator revenue
- $150.00
- Total gross revenue
- $4,650.00
- Plan fee
- $49.00
- Other costs
- $250.00
- Tax reserve
- $874.75
- Net monthly earnings
- $2,624.25
- Effective cost rate
- 43.6%
- Net profit margin
- 56.4%
- Paid subscribers needed
- 360
Assumptions used
- • Paid gross $3000.00 less beehiiv share $300.00 and processing $177.00.
- • Ad Network creator share is 75.0%, producing $1125.00 creator revenue from $1500.00 gross.
- • Boost model is Direct payout per referral, producing $150.00 creator revenue from $150.00 gross.
- • Grow-like plan fee $49.00 is subtracted once; other costs are $250.00.
- • Pre-tax net $3499.00, tax reserve $874.75, after-tax net $2624.25.
- • All shares, rates, plan prices, payouts, costs, and tax reserves are editable provisional planning assumptions.
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Generated 9/11/2026, 3:20:53 AM · Currency USD
Inputs
- Paid subscribers: 300
- Monthly subscription price: 10
- beehiiv share of paid subscriptions (%): 10
- Stripe-style processing (%): 2.9
- Processing fixed fee per subscriber: 0.3
- Include foreign-card or FX surcharge: false
- Foreign-card or FX surcharge (%): 1
- beehiiv plan scenario: grow
- Custom monthly plan fee: 49
- Ad Network gross revenue: 1500
- Ad Network creator share (%): 75
- Boost payout model: directPayout
- Boost referred subscribers: 100
- Boost payout per referral: 1.5
- Boost gross advertiser budget: 500
- Boosts platform share (%): 25
- Other monthly costs: 250
- Tax reserve on positive profit (%): 25
- Target net monthly earnings: 3000
Results
- Paid subscriptions gross: $3,000.00
- Paid subscription costs: $477.00
- Ad Network gross: $1,500.00
- Ad Network creator revenue: $1,125.00
- Boosts gross: $150.00
- Boosts creator revenue: $150.00
- Total gross revenue: $4,650.00
- Plan fee: $49.00
- Other costs: $250.00
- Tax reserve: $874.75
- Net monthly earnings: $2,624.25
- Effective cost rate: 43.6%
- Net profit margin: 56.4%
- Paid subscribers needed: 360
Interpretation
Combined gross is $4650.00 and net monthly earnings are $2624.25 after $2025.75 in modeled costs. Forecast is $375.75 below the $3000.00 target.
How it works
Methodology & formulas
This calculator is transparent by design. Review the steps and formulas so you can trust the estimate and adjust assumptions when your dashboard differs.
Calculation steps
- 1Calculate paid-subscription gross and its beehiiv, processing, and FX costs.
- 2Calculate Ad Network gross, platform share, and creator revenue.
- 3Calculate Boosts gross and creator revenue using the selected model.
- 4Subtract the shared plan fee once, then subtract other monthly costs.
- 5Reserve tax only on positive pre-tax profit.
- 6Report each stream separately, then total gross, net earnings, effective cost rate, margin, and paid-subscriber target metrics.
Formulas
- PaidGross = paidSubscribers × price
- PaidCosts = paidGross × (beehiiv% + Stripe% + FX% when enabled) + paidSubscribers × fixed
- AdCreator = adGross × creatorShare%; AdPlatform = adGross − AdCreator
- BoostCreator = referrals × directPayout, or boostBudget × (1 − platformShare%)
- PreTaxNet = paidGross + adCreator + boostCreator − paidCosts − planFee − otherCosts
- TaxReserve = max(0, PreTaxNet) × taxReserve%
- NetMonthly = PreTaxNet − taxReserve
- PaidSubscribersForTarget solves NetMonthly ≥ target at the current price and other stream volumes
Important assumptions
- Paid subscription gross equals paid subscribers × monthly price. Paid costs include provisional beehiiv share, Stripe-style processing, fixed processing, and optional FX surcharge.
- The Ad Network starts at a provisional 75% creator share. Platform share is the complement of that input.
- Boosts use direct referrals × provisional $1.50 payout, or gross advertiser budget × (1 − provisional 25% platform share).
- The monthly plan fee is subtracted exactly once. It is allocated to the paid stream when paid subscribers exist; if paid subscribers are zero, it remains shared overhead.
- Other monthly costs and tax reserve are separate inputs. Tax reserve applies only when pre-tax profit is positive.
- All rates, plan prices, payouts, and shares are provisional editable planning context. Verify current beehiiv terms before acting.
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Official references
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Defaults are editable estimates. Match them to your current account, provider statement, official authority, lender, or adviser before making a pricing or investment decision.
Calculator model reviewed: August 9, 2026. This date covers the page and calculator guidance, not a guarantee that every live platform rate or term was re-audited on that date.
Worked example
Three-stream beehiiv forecast
300 paid subscribers at $10, $1,500 Ad Network gross at 75% creator share, 100 direct Boost referrals at $1.50, Grow-like $49 plan, $250 other costs, and 25% tax reserve.
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