This product update looks and feels a bit different than usual, because it is.

Yesterday, we hosted our first-ever Summer Release Event. Thousands of you joined us live as we introduced the next era of beehiiv to the world.

And based on the overwhelming feedback, I think we nailed it 🎯.

We covered a lot yesterday, so consider this a recap of everything we announced. It’s all live in-platform, and I can’t wait to see what you build.

Welcome to the all-new beehiiv 🐝.

p.s. - Missed the event? You can watch all 21 glorious minutes right here.

p.p.s. - To celebrate the event, we’re offering 20% off any annual plan through the end of July. Claim the offer while you can.

Audience ownership has always been at the heart of what we’re building at beehiiv.

Your newsletter gives you a direct relationship with your readers. Community takes that one step further by giving readers a place to connect and build deeper relationships on a platform that’s owned by you, not faceless algorithms.

And when you bring the right people together, the community itself becomes part of the value you provide.

Whether they’re united by a shared love of design, startups, or even the World Cup, human connection is more important than ever. And starting today, you can foster those connections on beehiiv.

Let me show you how it works using my new community for Big Desk Energy.

You can create a free community open to everyone, or a paid community that requires a subscription to access.

Next, you can seed your community with the content your audience already loves. Your posts and podcasts sync in real time, giving members something to engage with from day one.

Then, make it your own. This is YOUR community: customize the design and overall experience to match your unique aesthetic.

That branding carries through to your own Community app, giving your audience a familiar place to return to again and again. Staying top of mind and cutting through the noise just got a whole lot easier.

When you’re ready to launch, invite your existing contacts to join. They’ll land directly in the community feed, the central hub for content, conversations, and everything happening in your community.

Members can share text, images, and audio, with video coming soon. They can also comment, reply, react, and repost, turning the feed into an active, ongoing conversation.

You can also create custom channels for more focused conversations. If you’ve used Slack or Discord, it’ll feel instantly familiar. For Big Desk Energy, I created channels for #Hiring, #SF, #NYC, and #LA.

And because every newsletter post or podcast episode can sync directly to your community, each new release becomes a conversation for your members to join.

Every member has their own profile, and you can follow the people you want to hear more from to personalize your feed.

We also built a complete messaging suite, so members can connect through direct messages or spin up group chats.

As your community grows, keeping conversations healthy and on-topic becomes increasingly important. That’s why we built native moderation tools that make it easy to identify and remove bad actors.

And because analytics are central to everything we do, you’ll have a clear view of member engagement, community health, and revenue every step of the way.

Building a community on beehiiv is fundamentally better than using a standalone community platform. Your audience, content, and business operations already live here, which unlocks advantages like:

And there’s so much more coming soon.

beehiiv is the one platform you need to power your entire content business. And now, that includes Community.

Back in March, we became the first newsletter platform to launch an MCP. We still hear from customers every day about how much it has transformed the way they work with AI.

Yesterday, we introduced Copilot, our in-app agent that never sleeps, knows your audience, and is ready whenever you need it.

Think of it as a native MCP, built directly into the beehiiv platform.

Ask Copilot to surface engagement trends, analyze your top-performing content, build an automation, or help launch your next revenue stream.

From question, to answer, to action — it all starts with just a prompt.

You don’t have to build your content empire alone. With Copilot, you have an expert operator by your side, every step of the way.

Introducing the best writing experience on the internet.

The editor sits at the heart of beehiiv, and we’ve spent the entire year rebuilding it from the ground up. Our all-new visual editor delivers:

Early reviews have been glowing. And while I could keep describing what’s possible, this is something you really need to experience for yourself.

The all-new visual editor is currently available as an opt-in beta ✨.

To celebrate the Summer Release Event, we’re offering 20% off any annual plan through the end of July. We rarely discount the platform, but we were so excited about these updates that we couldn’t resist.

Programmatic Ads are the newest way to earn with the beehiiv Ad Network. Think YouTube ads, but for your newsletter.

Now, there are two ways to leverage the Ad Network:

Newsletters on beehiiv are already earning more than $1M every month through premium sponsorships from brands like Ramp, HubSpot, Kalshi, and AG1.

With Programmatic Ads, you can put that monetization on autopilot. We’re currently accepting publishers off the waitlist on a rolling basis.

beehiiv is the one platform you need to power your entire content business.

Beyond everything above, we also introduced massive updates to many of our existing products and features. The goal is simple: deliver a world-class experience across every part of the platform.

Here’s a quick recap:

Podcasts.
Host, distribute, and monetize your show where your audience already lives. We also introduced new subscription tools, deeper analytics, and integrations with leading third-party platforms.

Digital Products.
Guides, templates, webinars, coaching—whatever you know, you can sell on beehiiv. We also made it possible to launch products in a single click, added more scheduling flexibility for coaching, and introduced powerful new webinar capabilities.

Paid Subscriptions.
Now the most complete subscription toolkit in the industry, full stop. We introduced group subscriptions, metered paywalls, free and paid trials, discounts and promotions, donations, and a brand new analytics suite.

Website Builder.
Describe the website you want, and our AI-powered builder brings it to life. It’s the home base for your newsletter, podcast, products, and everything else you create, and we’re making it better with dozens of updates every week.

As much as I love newsletters, this update is probably better experienced through video. Well, that and we spent a ton of money on the event, so I’d really appreciate it if you watched.

Give it a watch, subscribe to the channel, and drop a comment. I’ll reply to every one.

I can’t wait to see what you build 🤝