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Craigslist has never disclosed its finances, so every revenue figure is an estimate. The famous $694M stat is a frozen 2018 peak; AIM Group data shows it has fallen to about $302M by 2024. Here is the sourced ledger and the operator lesson.
Midjourney has never disclosed revenue, so 2026 estimates run from $150M to $500M ARR. Here is the sourced ledger, the pricing math, and the number that actually holds.
Obsidian has never disclosed revenue, so 2026 estimates run from about $2M to $25M. Here is the sourced ledger, the pricing math, and the number that holds.
Simple Analytics never took a cent of funding and grew almost entirely by word of mouth. The dated ledger runs from $30K ARR in 2019 to a ~$500K/year third-party estimate in 2026. The number is real. The lesson underneath it is slower than it looks.
Fathom Analytics has never published its revenue, on purpose. The only figure in circulation is a third-party estimate of $5M to $10M ARR. Inside the privacy company that keeps its own numbers private.
Plausible crossed $1M ARR in 2022 from $64 MRR in 2019, bootstrapped and profitable. The real growth lever was not privacy. It was hiring a distribution co-founder.
HeadshotPro is cited everywhere as a $300K-a-month solo business. Danny Postma stopped sharing revenue in 2023. Here is what is actually sourced, and what it teaches operators.
